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Bernie Sanders: 'We must address the epidemic of mental illness, the epidemic of drug abuse, the epidemic of poverty and the epidemic of guns'
Brandon Johnson , Candidate for Chicago Mayor of City of Chicago , City of Chicago said Chicago Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson welcomed top Democrat Sen. Bernie Sanders to town in the final days of is campaign in hopes of rallying voters. on Mar 30th.
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Vallas: ‘These cameras and the fees and the fines that are levied are just punishing the working poor most'
Paul Vallas , Chicago Mayoral candidate of City of Chicago , City of Chicago said Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is vowing to dismantle speed cameras now set up in neighborhoods across the city if he is elected in April 4, runoff. on Mar 30th.
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Lavin: city needs 'a mayor who will support and not hinder or defund the police'
Four of Chicago’s leading business groups have endorsed Paul Vallas over rival Brandon Johnson in the April 4 runoff election for mayor.
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Lightfoot's Office on Franczek termination: 'We do not comment on attorney-client relationships'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot terminated chief city labor negotiator Jim Franczek, who served under four prior mayors, following comments that he made endorsing Paul Vallas for mayor over Brandon Johnson
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Vallas: 'There is no substitute for returning to community-based policing'
With their runoff election just days away, Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is accusing rival challenger Brandon Johnson of supporting the “defund the police” movement.
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Johnson blasts Vallas as an 'undercover republican'
Brandon Johnson , Chicago Mayoral candidate of City of Chicago, City of Chicago said on March 8, that his rival Paul Vallas is an undercover republican whose policies have proven crippling for the state.
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Vallas: 'Crime is high. … We do not need defunding of police officers'
Paul Vallas , Chicago Mayoral candidate of City of Chicago , City of Chicago said Chicago Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas has scored the endorsement of former rival Willie Wilson in his run to replace Mayor Lori Lightfoot at City Hall. on Mar 8th.
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City mourns fallen officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso
Hundreds gathered in long lines to pay respects to fallen Chicago Police officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso at the Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn on March 8.
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Lightfoot campaign: 'It was a mistake to reach out to city employees through their work emails'
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that it was a "bad mistake" for her reelection campaign to solicit help from Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago educators to recruit student volunteers.
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Illinois representative on shuttered Kmart being used to house migrants: 'How fast do you want to turn it around into a shelter?'
Outraged community groups are demanding that state officials pump the brakes on a plan that would mean hundreds of migrants bused to the state from Texas are moved into a shuttered West Lawn Kmart at 71st and Pulaski, ABC 7 reported.
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Lightfoot: 'We’re doing what we need to do to make sure that [prior convicts] have the ability to register'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been accused of refusing to outline how her administration plans to solve issues with how the city maintains criminal registries, according to a WBEZ Chicago article.
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LeFurgy: ‘Mayor Lightfoot has said time and again that she has full confidence in Superintendent David Brown’
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown is approaching a crossroads, facing mandatory retirement but earning Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s on-the-record pledge to retain him should she win re-election Feb. 28.
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Bishop Trotter endorses Wilson for mayor: ‘We celebrate him’ for his anti-crime stance
Willie Wilson, a Chicago mayoral candidate, on Wednesday scored the endorsement of a group of local religious leaders as he runs to try to unseat Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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NASCAR official Giese: 'For us, being in Chicago is incredibly important'
Chicago is gearing up for the city’s two-day NASCAR Cup Series event this summer. It is expected to pump more than $113 million into the local economy as 100,000 are predicted to converge on the city for it.
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Brooks: McCormick Foundation donation 'has given us the added momentum and credibility needed to continue our fight'
According to a story on Fox News, Chicago Pastor Corey said his Project Helping Others Obtain Destiny (H.O.O.D.) has secured an $8 million donation from the Robert McCormick Foundation.
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Lightfoot announces 15-year pact with ComEd
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently announced the city has reached a 15-year deal with Commonwealth Edison, calling it "the strongest municipal utility franchise deal in the country."
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Wilson wants to direct new business income toward families who need help paying utilities
Chicago Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson is pushing his "hardship plan" as a way to help people avoid getting their power or heat cut off.
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Wilson: 'I'd rather lose the election versus see somebody starving to death.'
Chicago Mayoral candidate Willie Wilson is defending some of his campaign tactics after several candidates expressed concerns about possible ethical violations stemming from cash giveaways he held on Jan 24th.
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Pritzker: 'What makes me think that we're going to have a diminution of crime in our state is we're doing all of those things. You can't just do one.'
Governor J.B. Pritzker is defending the state's sweeping new gun laws as a step toward making streets safer, while also predicting that the new law will survive all the legal challenges it faces on Jan. 24.
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Lightfoot: 'I think it’s a good thing that the white shirts are out there leading by example and talking to community members about what resources are available for them'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing mounting criticism about her new anti-violence initiative with some saying it is nothing more than a reelection gimmick.