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Roderick Sawyer hopes to be part of another mayoral dynasty

Sawyer, the son of Eugene Sawyer, Chicago’s mayor from 1987-89, is giving up his 6th Ward City Council seat with the goal of turning Lori Lightfoot into a one-term mayor.

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Lightfoot attacks Vallas at women’s forum for staying ‘silent’ in aftermath of Roe v. Wade decision

Paul Vallas said he was always supported access to abortion and promised Saturday to defend it “for anyone coming to Chicago.”

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Challenging ballot petitions, a Chicago political tradition, may be on its way out

Objections to nominating petitions reach a 40-year low in this year’s municipal election cycle. “I think everybody was surprised at how few challenges there were,” said longtime Chicago election attorney Michael Dorf.

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Sawyer to stay on ballot after Wilson ally drops petition challenge

Former state Sen. Rickey Hendon withdrew his objection to Ald. Roderick Sawyer’s petition signatures at Willie Wilson’s request a day after a heated hearing at the election board offices.

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Battle over Sawyer’s campaign signatures from Wilson ally Hendon gets testy during hearing

Willie Wilson adviser and former state Sen. Rickey Hendon alleged that 6th Ward Ald. Roderick Sawyer didn’t have enough valid signatures to remain on the upcoming mayoral ballot.

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Chicago mayoral candidates pledge to give media access to police scanner traffic as city moves to encryption

CHICAGO — Most of Chicago’s major mayoral candidates said they would undo Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial plan to block live transmission of Police Department scanner traffic from the media if they are elected next year.

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Petition challenges could narrow field of Black candidates for Chicago mayor

Millionaire businessman Willie Wilson is trying to knock retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer off the ballot. Community activist Ja’Mal Green is challenging Wilson. And former state Sen. Rickey Hendon, a top Wilson adviser, is challenging Green.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot files for reelection; US Rep. ‘Chuy’ García and Alderman Roderick Sawyer round out crowded field for top City Hall job

CHICAGO — Calling herself an agent of change and “the only rational choice” for Chicago voters, Mayor Lori Lightfoot filed her paperwork Monday for a reelection run.

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And they’re off: Candidates line up Monday to begin filing to run in the 2023 Chicago mayor and City Council election

CHICAGO — Monday morning, the Chicago Board of Elections Loop Super Site filled up with a motley collection of political power players, good government enthusiasts, wannabes, optimists, has-beens, never-wases and other characters looking to stamp their ticket to City Hall for the next four years.

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11 Chicago mayoral candidates attend forum at Temple Sholom

The candidates addressing took questions on public safety, housing insecurity, antisemitism and education. Mayor Lori Lightfoot did not attend.

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Lightfoot raises another $1 million for reelection bid. Is it enough to pull away from a crowded field of challengers?

With four months to go before she faces Chicago voters, Mayor Lori Lightfoot still hasn’t secured an overwhelming financial advantage over rival candidates seeking to make her a one-termer at City Hall.

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Poll shows Congressman Garcia in strong starting position if he runs for Chicago mayor

The poll was commissioned by the Nuestro PAC, a national political action committee that’s urging U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia to run against Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other contenders.

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Sawyer cut as speaker at ribbon-cutting in his ward after spat with Lightfoot, he says

Mayoral challenger Roderick Sawyer demanded Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologize for comments about his late father, Mayor Eugene Sawyer, at a petition-signing event on the South Side.

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Discover Financial Services call center opens in former Target store in Chatham

Retiring U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., who led protests after the Target closing was announced, had the gleeful final word at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the call center.

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South Side leaders call for return of Kennedy-King president

Gregory Thomas was removed this week. Ald. Roderick Sawyer said, “We are concerned for a president who has done such spectacular work for our community college ... to be so unceremoniously fired.”

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Chicago Park District vows to open some pools July 5 — but won’t say how many

“We’re doing everything we can to get as many pools across the city open,” said Daphne Johnson, the Park District’s chief program officer.

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Lightfoot spared almost certain defeat on vote to raise speed camera ticket threshold

The City Council’s Finance Committee was poised to force the mayor to stop issuing $35 tickets to motorists caught going 6 to 9 mph over the speed limit when Chairman Scott Waguespack abruptly recessed the meeting.

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Facing stiff headwinds, Lightfoot launches campaign for a second-term

After a video release and fundraiser on Tuesday, the piece-by-piece rollout of a campaign that has long been a given continues Wednesday with kick-off on the West Side, flanked by a handful of alderpersons.

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Rubber stamp no more? City Council sheds reputation under Lightfoot, new report shows

From June 12, 2019 through March 23, 2022, Lightfoot survived 131 divided roll calls, according to the new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago. That’s compared to just 54 during the last of Richard M. Daley’s six terms and 67 divided roll calls during the first of Rahm…

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Handful of West Side alderpersons to stand with Lightfoot as she launches reelection bid Wednesday

Black Caucus Chair Jason Ervin (28th), Emma Mitts (37th) and Chris Taliaferro (29th) will be on hand for the mayor’s announcement.

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Son of former mayor joins growing field to unseat Lori Lightfoot

Ald. Roderick Sawyer’s father, Eugene Sawyer, was mayor in the late 1980s. Roderick Sawyer chairs the City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations and is a former chair of the council’s Black Caucus. He’s the fifth candidate seeking to deny Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term.

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Whole Foods to close 6 stores nationally, including one in a Chicago 'food desert'

CHICAGO — Six years ago Whole Foods Market opened a store with much fanfare in Englewood, a South Side neighborhood that had few other groceries at the time. Lines of customers, many of them clutching Whole Foods tote bags, stretched out the door on opening day. Live music filled the…

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South Side tenants demanding improvements to apartments push for citywide changes

After months of seeking repairs to their apartment buildings, some South Side residents demand even more changes to improve the quality of life for renters, they say.

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Taxing times for popular South Side restaurant eased by county agency

Josephine’s Cooking in Chatham hasn’t paid its property taxes in 12 years. Thanks to the actions of the Cook County Land Bank Authority, it’s avoided losing the property through a tax sale.

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