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The cash and manpower these groups can bestow could help swing many of the 14 remaining head-to-head contests in which they opt to get involved.

A dozen members of the City Council chose not to run again; four others were appointed in the past year by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

The Chicago mayoral election is dominating all of the headlines in the city, but there are plenty of other intriguing races that are worth keeping an eye on...

Super PACs representing charter schools, realtors and business interests have spent more than more than $1 million in aldermanic races.

Sixteen candidates are vying to represent the 46th and 48th wards, which encompass Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville and northern Lakeview.

The Get Stuff Done PAC has raised $1.74 million since early December, including $1 million from Michael Sacks, one of Chicago’s richest men and a frequent donor and adviser to former Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

For the City Council, the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board endorses Megan Mathias (45th), Kim Walz (46th), Isaac Freilich Jones (48th), Maria Hadden (49th), and Debra Silverstein (50th).

Ten people are elbowing for position in the 48th Ward, angling to succeed Ald. Harry Osterman, and six are eyeing the neighboring 46th Ward, hoping to succeed Ald. James Cappleman

The Chicago mayoral election is dominating all of the headlines in the city, but there are plenty of other intriguing races that are worth keeping an eye on...

Supporters wearing campaign gear of an aldermanic candidate in the 48th Ward marched with an official contingent from Peirce Elementary School in a weekend parade.