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Bernie Sanders Backs Johnson for Mayor, as Firefighters Union, 5 Black Alderpeople Endorse Vallas

Sanders said he backed Johnson because the Cook County commissioner “understands the struggle of working people.” ....

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David Greising: If Vallas and Johnson can stick with the issues, Chicagoans will be better off

Chicago mayoral runoff candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson clearly are ready to play hardball, not beanbag. ....

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Chicago mayoral election: Here's how the 4 frontrunners plan to make the runoff

If the vote total is close to the 556,758 mayoral ballots cast in 2019, the two hopefuls making the runoff are likely to get 20% each. But the four top-polling contenders each have a different formula to reach that benchmark. ....

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Facing Tough Reelection Battle, Lightfoot Finds Herself Losing City Council Allies

It is nearly unprecedented for City Council committee chairs to urge the defeat of the mayor that hand-picked them for their high-profile positions, which comes with power at City Hall and an annual budget of nearly $200,000. ....

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Budget Committee chair becomes latest member of Lightfoot's leadership team to abandon mayor's reelection bid

Fed up with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s uncollaborative, my-way-or-the-highway approach to the City Council, Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) is endorsing mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson. ....

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