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None of the City Council members appointed by Lightfoot, who lost her bid for a second term as mayor on Tuesday, won their seats outright.

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...

Nikki Fried, the last Democrat to hold a statewide office in Florida, was selected to chair the Florida Democratic Party as it looks to recover from its latest disastrous election cycle.

The Marte aide, Stephen Wong, made the offensive comments in four voicemails left with the reporter, Lotus Chau of Sing Tao Daily, on Feb. 15 in regards to a disagreement over a news article she had written about the Democratic Council member, her complaint alleged.

Curtis Sliwa, the 2021 GOP mayoral nominee and the founder of the Guardian Angels, has launched a new political club in Astoria Queens aimed at breaking up

During the past three election cycles, Democrats nationally have had a secret weapon: Donald Trump. Over that same period, while it’s gotten less notoriety, Republicans have also received unexpected help from an unlikely source: progressive New York Democrats.

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.

The map favors Republicans. Will it be enough?

But the speaker remains a member of the caucus nonetheless due to an administrative quirk.