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In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive leader of a city beset by pandemic, crime

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s failure to advance to a runoff election Tuesday represents an astonishing fall from power four years after she was ushered into City Hall with a promise of reform.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, setting stage for race to be between Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded defeat Tuesday night, ending her efforts for a second term and setting the stage for Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson to run against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor.

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Lightfoot is out, Vallas and Johnson are in — the April runoff

Mayor Lori Lightfoot finished third in Tuesday’s election with 16.89% of the vote, behind former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas at 33.95% and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson with 20.32%.

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Former Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas secures spot in runoff election for Chicago mayor

CHICAGO — The Associated Press is projecting that former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas won enough votes Tuesday to seal up a spot in the April runoff election for Chicago mayor.

Chicago Tribune

Garcia bid to be Chicago’s next mayor falls short - Roll Call

Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García did not qualify for the runoff in Chicago's 9-person race for mayor, according to unofficial results Tuesday.

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Early voters set record in Chicago election, but turnout at polls is ‘sluggish,’ officials say

CHICAGO — It’s election day and Chicago voters have been heading to the polls since 6 a.m. to cast ballots in the hotly contested mayoral race and to vote for aldermen in all 50 wards.

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot taking on 8 rivals in reelection bid

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for reelection

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Progressive leaders can blame themselves if Garcia or Johnson fail to make mayoral runoff

Rivals Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia and Brandon Johnson are part of the activist progressive wing that — in another time and place — would be united around one mayoral candidate.

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In Chicago mayoral vote, crime is focus in open race

Incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces crowded field in bid for re-election in race where public safety is a major issue.

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Chicago mayoral candidates in final push for every last vote

CHICAGO — The Soul Street Collective band was tearing up the Black Fire Brigade’s fundraiser on Chicago’s South Side Sunday when Mayor Lori Lightfoot walked in the door.

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Prayers up with election countdown: Chicago mayoral candidates canvass churches in final push — and warn of ‘false prophets’

Nine candidates for mayor made some of their final pitches, trying to get souls to the polls across the city with two days to go before the balloting ends.

Chicago Sun-Times

With Chicago’s mayoral election just days away, candidates focus on turning out their bases, and making the runoff cutoff

CHICAGO — With days to go before Chicago’s mayoral election — and a virtual certainty that no one will win the seat outright — candidates are focused on turning out their political bases to secure a spot in the April 4 runoff.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago mayor's race dominated by concerns about crime

For years, Republicans have sought to win over voters by depicting Democratic-led cities as lawless centers of violence that need tough-on-crime policies

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Order kept cleric after sex abuse accusations, the roads to a mayoral runoff and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Here’s how the 4 mayoral front-runners 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.

Chicago Tribune

Brandon Johnson once said it was a ‘political goal’ to defund police. He’s been less precise running for mayor.

As thousands of Chicagoans took to the streets during 2020′s nationwide racial reckoning on policing, one word captured the fury of that summer: “Defund.”

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Johnson’s momentum could land him in April 4 runoff with Vallas, analyst says

David Axelrod has helped to elect mayors, senators and the nation’s first Black president. While not ready to “write the epitaph” of incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot, he said: “She definitely has a very, very steep uphill climb.”

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Chicago mayoral election takes place next week

Nine candidates are running for mayor of Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 28. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will take place on April 4. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, first elected in 2019, is running for re-election.

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5 mayoral hopefuls discuss community-based answers to gun violence at forum on youth

Good Kids Mad City leaders press candidates on the Peace Book Ordinance, which would divert 2% of police funding for youth-led anti-violence programs in neighborhoods.

Chicago Tribune

Anjanette Young endorses Brandon Johnson for Chicago mayor on anniversary of botched police raid on her home

CHICAGO — Chicago social worker Anjanette Young is endorsing Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson to unseat Mayor Lori Lightfoot, she announced Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman awarded $2.9 million in botched Chicago police raid endorses Johnson for mayor

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson “is committed to making sure that the trauma that I endured ... never happens to another person,” said Anjanette Young, whose home was raided by Chicago police in 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

Garcia questions whether Johnson, a CTU organizer, can be an objective mayor

Brandon Johnson is a paid organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union who helped lead it in two strikes and two job actions since 2012.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Sophia King says Chicago needs a mayor who can represent the ‘entire city — not just segregated parts’ of it

“There is a lot of dissension between the administration and the police and our teachers. With all of my colleagues leaving — 16 of us — we’re at a pivotal point. We really need some stability in this city,” mayoral challenger Sophia King told the City Club of Chicago.

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Bears close deal for Arlington Heights site, Lightfoot targets Johnson and more in your Chicago news roundup

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