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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, setting stage for race to be between Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded defeat Tuesday night, ending her efforts for a second term and setting the stage for Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson to run against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor.

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Gardiner, Villegas headed to runoff as incumbents (mostly) cruise in Northwest Side wards

James Gardiner faced several scandals in his first term on the City Council; Jessica Gutierrez is poised for a runoff to replace Ariel Reboyras after falling 300 votes short in 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot is out, Vallas and Johnson are in — the April runoff

Mayor Lori Lightfoot finished third in Tuesday’s election with 16.89% of the vote, behind former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas at 33.95% and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson with 20.32%.

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‘Bear Down & Out’: Insightful documentary sums up why Chicago’s on the verge of losing its team

A timely, valuable piece of work, NBC Sports Chicago’s overview is must-see TV for hardcore Bears fans and for anyone in the Chicago area.

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Former Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas secures spot in runoff election for Chicago mayor

CHICAGO — The Associated Press is projecting that former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas won enough votes Tuesday to seal up a spot in the April runoff election for Chicago mayor.

Chicago Tribune

It’s easier when you pick your voters

Chicago’s gerrymandered ward map is the forgotten participant in Tuesday’s City Council elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

Garcia bid to be Chicago’s next mayor falls short - Roll Call

Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García did not qualify for the runoff in Chicago's 9-person race for mayor, according to unofficial results Tuesday.

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Early voters set record in Chicago election, but turnout at polls is ‘sluggish,’ officials say

CHICAGO — It’s election day and Chicago voters have been heading to the polls since 6 a.m. to cast ballots in the hotly contested mayoral race and to vote for aldermen in all 50 wards.

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Chicago voters go to the polls

Welcome to the Tuesday, February 28 Brew.

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How Chicago elects a mayor, and why a winner may take weeks

Chicago is holding a mayoral election, but it will likely take a runoff before a winner is declared

The Independent UK

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot taking on 8 rivals in reelection bid

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection

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The mental toll on guaranteed income pilot applicants, mayoral candidates’ last push and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Chicago mayoral vote, crime is focus in open race

Incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces crowded field in bid for re-election in race where public safety is a major issue.

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Chicago mayoral candidates in final push for every last vote

CHICAGO — The Soul Street Collective band was tearing up the Black Fire Brigade’s fundraiser on Chicago’s South Side Sunday when Mayor Lori Lightfoot walked in the door.

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Prayers up with election countdown: Chicago mayoral candidates canvass churches in final push — and warn of ‘false prophets’

Nine candidates for mayor made some of their final pitches, trying to get souls to the polls across the city with two days to go before the balloting ends.

Chicago Sun-Times

At final rally, Mayor Lori Lightfoot revs up crucial backers: Black women

Lori Lightfoot ran a longshot race in 2019. This time round, the stakes are higher, and her support from Black women is crucial for her re-election to a second term.

Chicago Tribune

With Chicago’s mayoral election just days away, candidates focus on turning out their bases, and making the runoff cutoff

CHICAGO — With days to go before Chicago’s mayoral election — and a virtual certainty that no one will win the seat outright — candidates are focused on turning out their political bases to secure a spot in the April 4 runoff.

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Chicago mayor's race dominated by concerns about crime

For years, Republicans have sought to win over voters by depicting Democratic-led cities as lawless centers of violence that need tough-on-crime policies

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Chicago is expanding the types of 911 calls that get a mental health response

The city’s first crisis response teams together have handled fewer than two calls a day. New 911 protocols are expected to lift that number.

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Jimmy Carter, our nation’s North Star, is leaving us a shining path to follow

Sneed: At 98 years old, America’s moral compass is in hospice care.

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Order kept cleric after sex abuse accusations, the roads to a mayoral runoff and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor, city workers union announce tentative agreement, averting strike before election

A joint statement from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Roberta Lynch, executive director of AFSCME Council 31, said the agreement would “improve the economic security and working lives of thousands of dedicated frontline” employees in about a dozen city departments.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s how the 4 mayoral front-runners plan to make the runoff

If the vote total is close to the 556,758 mayoral ballots cast in 2019, the two hopefuls making the runoff are likely to get 20% each. But the four top-polling contenders each have a different formula to reach that benchmark.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Black mayors lead America’s 4 largest cities, but their skin color is largely beside the point

It is historically significant that America’s four largest cities have Black mayors. Eric Adams of New York, Karen Bass of Los Angeles, Lori Lightfoot of Chicago and Sylvester Turner of Houston run municipalities where 18 million of us live. They are chief executives in charge of some of the most…

Chicago Tribune

Brandon Johnson once said it was a ‘political goal’ to defund police. He’s been less precise running for mayor.

As thousands of Chicagoans took to the streets during 2020′s nationwide racial reckoning on policing, one word captured the fury of that summer: “Defund.”

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