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Paul Vallas, who pressed for a more conservative approach, narrowly lost to Mr. Johnson, who was little known to voters only months ago.

In a largely liberal city, Chicago voters chose Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner and union organizer, over Paul Vallas, who took a hard line on crime.

Paul Vallas, a former public school executive, has called for a crackdown on crime, while Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner, wants to expand social programs.

In an unscientific WBEZ survey of regular Chicago commuters, many said service, safety and cleanliness have gotten worse since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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

Advocates of automated enforcement argue it saves lives, but despite a dramatic rise in speeding tickets, pedestrian fatalities grew in 2021.

Advocates of automated enforcement argue it saves lives, but despite a dramatic rise in speeding tickets, pedestrian fatalities grew in 2021.

Officials

The DOL proposed a new rule that would allow fiduciaries to consider ESG issues and risk in investment decisions after not enforcing a Trump-era ESG rule.

What people do people know and when do people know it. sometimes its easy to get those information and sometimes, quite frankly, drilling down is hard to get that information. >> there are procedures and probably impatience on the part of the media. richard wolffe, is it possible that the people who first heard about this didnt say, my god, this is going to be just a gusher. i mean, this is going to be horrible and we need to even make the appearance of clamping down. i hate to think about only ...