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Lori Lightfoot came out of nowhere to win the 2019 Chicago mayor’s race. Can a lesser-known challenger do the same this time?

CHICAGO — At this time in Chicago’s 2019 election cycle, nobody gave Lori Lightfoot a chance to win her long-shot bid for mayor.

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White voters helped propel Lori Lightfoot to the mayor’s office in 2019. Will they stick with her in February?

CHICAGO — When Willie Wilson finished his remarks before the Illinois Polish American Congress in November, the lull in the room lasted long enough for the audience to begin awkwardly fidgeting.

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Cook County Land Bank Authority to hire lawyer for beleaguered county agency

The move comes as an outside review by a former judge, Patricia Brown Holmes, wrapped up, and the agency hires its third leader since June 2021.

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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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Last Republican standing lands on his feet in County Board race, but control of other former GOP seat still up in the air

Before his reelection was certain, Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison said he was saddened by Democratic dominance of the County Board. “I don’t believe that either party should ever have complete control,” he said Tuesday night. “There has to be checks and balances in government.”

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Preckwinkle, Yarbrough hold strong leads over Republican challengers

The early results coming in Tuesday night had Toni Preckwinkle leading in the race for Cook County Board president and Karen Yarbrough ahead in the Cook County clerk contest.

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Last Republican standing ends night still on his feet despite Democratic fight to kick him off Cook County Board

With 100% of precincts reporting, Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison was ahead with 52% of the vote to Democrat Daniel Calandriello’s 48%. Despite his apparent lead, Morrison said he was saddened, as it appeared that Democrats still dominated the County Board.

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How one bakery is celebrating Dia de los Muertos, Madigan’s quiet arraignment and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Deja new? Preckwinkle vs. Fioretti II features same candidates but different party for challenger

Former Ald. Bob Fioretti blames Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for surging crime, claiming she “put the county in danger with reckless spending, over-taxation and flat out incompetence.” She counters that “12 years of hard work in the job I hold” separates her from Fioretti, who is…

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$380 million flyover project expected to ease rail congestion

Planners hope a new rail bridge will resolve one of the largest chokepoints for passenger and freight rail traffic in the nation.

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Provident Hospital to begin accepting ambulances again

Ambulance service will resume Wednesday after being suspended in 2011 to save money and shift focus to outpatient care at the South Side hospital.

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Preckwinkle calls for U.S. help as county faces ‘considerable’ health costs for asylum seekers bused from Texas, Florida

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle condemns “cynical, disgraceful tactic” of Southern Republican governors busing asylum seekers to Chicago.

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Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day — completely, Illinois coalition urges

Les Begay, co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples Day Coalition of Illinois, said he doesn’t want to share the holiday with Columbus anymore.

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No new taxes in 2023 county budget, but questions linger

A look under the hood raises some interesting issues, both promising and concerning.

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Preckwinkle offers Cook County budget with no new taxes, but warns of health-care staffing ‘crisis’

Cook County Board President Preckwinkle is offering bold spending plans, armed with roughly $1 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money. But she needs workers to pull these plans off, and faces more than 4,000 vacancies. “We’re working towards a more just, prosperous and equitable future,”…

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Lonely at the GOP? Only one Republican on County Board fighting to stay — and Democrats see that as one too many

There are just two Republicans on the 17-member Cook County Board: Sean Morrison and Peter Silvestri, who is not running for re-election. Morrison knows the board is vulnerable to losing a conservative voice, which he argues serves as a check on power. “I’m very worried,” he said.

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Cook County tax bills on pace to arrive ‘by end of 2022’

Timeline tight to get bills out in time for property owners to claim a hefty deduction with the IRS.

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More guaranteed income pilots launch as Chicago wraps enrollment for ‘Resilient Communities’ program

As of September, officials said, 5,000 Chicago residents have received at least one $500 payment. They will continue to get $500 a month for 12 months.

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Mayor Lightfoot says the ‘destiny’ of Black Chicagoans is at stake in the 2023 election. But can she win their votes?

CHICAGO — At a South Side diner one recent morning, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot served up a cautionary tale about what might happen if Black voters don’t unite behind her reelection bid.

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Fall birding season kicks off in a Chicago neighborhood once known for steel mills: ‘This is a birding hot spot’

CHICAGO -- The stars arrived early. There was an eastern bluebird bright as the summer sky, a palm warbler with a jaunty chestnut-brown cap, and a snow-white great egret standing 3 feet tall.

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Fioretti announces bid to unseat Preckwinkle as Cook County Board president

Fioretti plans to make public safety a key issue in the campaign.

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Black union pioneers honored on Labor Day

“Despite Jim Crow and the challenges that Black people faced, people who worked on the railroad had an opportunity to build a better life,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said during an event at the Pullman National Monument and State Historic Site.

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County Commissioner Brandon Johnson portrays himself as the ‘collaborative’ and ‘visionary’ leader Chicago needs

A former teacher and an organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, Johnson told the Sun-Times he is “humbled by and grateful for the vote of confidence” from working people urging him to run for mayor and he’s “listening.” He promised a final decision in the next few weeks.

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Ald. Sophia King joins race to unseat Lightfoot

King is chair of the Chicago City Council’s Progressive Caucus. Her husband, Alan, an attorney and house music DJ, is a close friend and basketball-playing buddy of former President Barack Obama.

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