Incumbents Michelle Harris (8th), Anthony Beale (9th) and Jeanette Taylor (20th) had comfortable leads Tuesday evening. With a wide field of candidates, at least some races are expected to be headed to the April 4 runoff.
Chicago: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who launched a crackdown targeting Arab American businesses in a bizarre effort to confront street gang violence, was thrown out of office by the city’s voters in Tuesday’s nonpartisan election. Lightfoot, who was one of nine candidates running in the city’s election, trailed behind former schools’ CEO Paul Vallas who led with around 34
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Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot say she “misspoke” in telling would-be voters they should “stay home” instead of going to the polls next week to cast ballots for her op.
Should he become mayor of Chicago, Chuy Garcia says he'll use his own family's painful experience to show others that young men can be persuaded to quit the gang life.