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With a thinly veiled shot at the management style of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a South Side City Council member announced her candidacy Wednesday.

A University of Chicago Crime Lab model offered a way to assign officers, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Supt. David Brown chose a more timid approach. Ald. Sophia King said if elected mayor, she’ll act more boldly.

This is baby steps, its not 100 percent of where you wanted to be in any particular place. how do you characterize it? >> well ali, first of all i am very proud of the progressive caucus for holding the light as you said. if you remember when the infrastructure bill came over to us, there was no build back better and there is no legislation -- passed through the house, and what you are seeing today in the inflation reduction act is significant -- in this bill and i will tell you that while i am ...

That was just cruel in my view to all the people out there who were suffering with this high cost of insulin and price gouging. >> millions and millions of people. its one of the most common of inflections afflictions in the united states. washington congresswoman pramila jayapal is the chair of the progressive caucus, thank you for joining us. appreciate your. time >> thank you ali. >> there are key primary elections in four key states tonight. minnesota that could shrink them at democratic maj...

Becca Balint, the leader of the Vermont Senate, has won the Democratic primary for the state’s lone U.S. House seat. She is now poised to become the first woman — and openly LGBTQ+ person — the state sends to Washington.What was initially believed to...

Historic investments in tackle climate issues. >> that bill could head to the presidents desk as early as friday. that historical legislation is a smaller version of the presidents bill backed by better bill. that legislation was result the result of hard negotiations of the league of the progressive caucus, she held the line when monumental parts of that legislation more on the chopping block. so its worth hearing from her about what she thinks of the inflation reduction act and what is being l...

A smaller version of the presidents build back better bill. that legislation was result the result of hard negotiations of the league of the progressive caucus, she held the line when monumental parts of that legislation more on the chopping block. so its worth hearing from her about what she thinks of the inflation reduction act and what is being left out of it. oining us now is congressman pramila jayapal from washington. thank you for being here good to see you again. >> ali, its always great...

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.

The lakefront alderman chairs the City Council's Progressive Caucus.

Hyde Park Ald. Sophia King (4th Ward) announced she will run for mayor, promising to lead Chicago through collaboration — not confrontation — in an attempt to draw a clear distinction with Mayor Lori Lightfoot who has touted her combative approach while in office.