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Crime defines Chicago mayoral race: ‘The No. 1, 2 and 3 issue’

The Chicago mayor — and the 50 City Council members — will have to deal with 66 members of police oversight panels. How much power they wield remains to be seen.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

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.

Roll Call · Feb 28, 2023

Chicago voters go to the polls

Welcome to the Tuesday, February 28 Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Feb 28, 2023

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 · Feb 27, 2023

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.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 25, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

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 · Feb 24, 2023

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Chicago mayoral candidate Vallas’ Twitter account liked offensive, racist posts, which he denies doing himself

CHICAGO — Since losing the 2019 mayor’s race, Paul Vallas has been a prolific poster on social media.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 24, 2023