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Who has endorsed Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson in the Chicago mayoral runoff?

Updating lists of prominent endorsements from key political figures and organizations for each of Chicago’s mayoral runoff candidates.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

Highland Park massacre survivor responds to Nashville tragedy, ward races intensify and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

Lightfoot put Knudsen in 43rd Ward seat — and into runoff against challenger Comer

Five months after a City Council appointment from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. Timmy Knudsen only got about a quarter of the vote in February. Now he’s lining up other Democratic support to survive a runoff with Brian Comer.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

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It’s Democratic establishment vs. progressives in two North Side ward runoffs

A housing organizer faces a Walgreens executive in the 46th Ward. In the 48th, a housing developer backed by the outgoing alderperson is running against a small business owner who would be the first Filipina on the City Council.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

Vallas, Johnson commit to resurrecting Department of Environment at forum on Southwest Side

At a forum in Pilsen, both mayoral candidates vowed to revive the shuttered agency to improve air, water quality and enforce ordinances to bring polluters into compliance.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

If a hospital still asks you to mask up, do it

Advocate Health is relaxing its pandemic rules on mask-wearing and patient visitation, but many hospitals are keeping their mask mandates.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

Battle of the Scotts: Rivals share last name, some ideas in West Side’s 24th Ward runoff

Ald. Monique Scott, who was appointed to the role less than a year ago, is facing Creative Scott, a small-business owner and political outsider. While their histories differ, the two candidates share more than the same last name.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 27, 2023

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The fight for control of school boards, April runoff races heat up and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 27, 2023

Incumbent Ald. Chris Taliaferro in runoff to keep 29th Ward seat

Taliaferro, chairman of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, faces CB Johnson, leader of a nonprofit that helps people recover from drug use. On Feb. 28, Johnson ran strongest in the ward’s lowest-income areas.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 27, 2023

Best-dressed in show: Ranking the top Cubs and White Sox uniforms

Primary. Throwbacks. Alternates. The Cubs and Sox have worn many uniforms, but which are the best?

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 27, 2023

Rev. Al Sharpton joins Brandon Johnson at get-out-the-vote rally in West Garfield Park

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson were invited to the rally. Sharpton didn’t endorse Johnson, but he told the crowd to ‘let the record show who showed up’ to the event.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 27, 2023

‘Proud that I am Greek’: Heritage Parade brings community together

Leading the parade down Halsted Street were the colorful, traditionally dressed dancers of the Perifania School of Hellenic Music and Dance, which has been marching in the parade for about a decade.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 27, 2023

Bill Zehme, master of the celebrity profile, journalism’s ‘bastard stepchild,’ dies at 64

Chicago author Bill Zehme had a genius for writing celebrity profiles and making friends. He wrote biographies of Frank Sinatra, Andy Kaufman and Jay Leno.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 26, 2023

Sen. Dick Durbin endorses Paul Vallas, calls him ‘bridge to uniting’ Chicago

Durbin made the endorsement Sunday, with former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White at his side, at Athena Restaurant on Halsted Street in Greektown, feet away from the saganaki flames.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 26, 2023

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Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 26, 2023

Simeon’s Trey Butler on cusp of big things

In his first two high school seasons, Trey Butler established himself as one of the best players in the Public League and the state.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 26, 2023

Taking a Daley out of 11th Ward seat easier than taking Daley’s out of ward race

With former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson’s conviction, it may seem that the Daley family’s grip on the 11th Ward is slipping. But despite boundary and demographic changes in the ward, the Daleys and their allies are still exerting influence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023

Johnson, Vallas make policy commitments to community coalition at mayoral town hall

The town hall-style forum with an audience of more than 700 was light on attacks between the two men vying for the mayor’s office.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023

Polling Place: How you voted on Blackhawks’ decision not to warm up in ‘Pride’ jerseys

Pride Night is scheduled for Sunday at the United Center, where the Blackhawks will skate against the Canucks.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023

America must end its dependence on fossil fuels. Stop the Willow oil-drilling project.

We should be taking steps to reduce oil drilling, with a carbon-fee-and-dividend plan and eliminating subsidies to the oil, natural gas and coal industries.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023

Next mayor must take police reform seriously — here’s how

To start, the city’s next police superintendent must be committed to reform. A half-hearted effort will never build trust between cops and the community, and that’s bad news when it comes to curbing crime.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023

CTA adds more Blue Line trains as ridership grows, Kennedy construction begins

As commuters return to the city for work, the CTA is adding more trains to a large portion of its Blue Line route as it braces for an influx of commuters and O’Hare-bound travelers trying to avoid the Kennedy Expressway.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

New voices — with a few familiar names —battle for City Council microphones in 10th, and 30th wards

Residents in both wards want stronger public safety and more community investment. And each race features some political newcomers with last names that might ring a bell with some residents.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

Scandal-prone Ald. Gardiner mum about reelection bid against rival who feels ‘great about going into the runoff’

Ald. Jim Gardiner did not respond to the Sun-Times’ requests for an interview about his runoff campaign. Challenger Megan Mathias said many residents complained to her about Gardiner’s inaccessibility but hesitated to donate to her campaign because they “feared retaliation.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

How Johnson and Vallas became rivals for mayor, COVID’s lasting impact on hospitals and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

Chicago shows off its ‘named’ snowplows

The seven snowplows named in the inaugural “You Name a Snowplow Contest” were put on display Friday at the Grand Avenue Salt Dome.

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