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MAYOR’s COMMS SHUFFLE — NOW URLACHER SEEKS RE-ELECTION — TEACHER TALKS STALL, KIDS STILL HOME Presented by Uber Driver Stories TOP TALKER Lori Lightfoot’s communications office for nearly 18 months, is leaving, and Kate LeFurgy, deputy director of the office, is stepping up. “Kate has played a critical part in navigating our city through the enormous challenges of the last year,” Lightfoot said in a statement. “She is fiercely committed to our mission of building a transparent, responsive city government that reflects the experience and needs of our residents, and I’m thrille...
Romney calls out fellow Republicans on election myth By Rick Pearson Chicago Tribune/TNS CHICAGO - U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused fellow Republicans of fomenting political division by perpetuating the myth that massive voter fraud denied Donald Trump reelection, and said unity will be difficult to achieve without acknowledging Democratic President Joe Biden won a fair contest. Romney, in a livestreamed interview with Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on behalf of the Economic Club of Chicago, also said he shared hopes that the Jan. 6 uprising at the Capitol might lead to more...
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