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Anna Valencia, once a rising political star, weighs city clerk re-election after losing badly in secretary of state race

Former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias got 52.7% of the vote to Valencia’s 34.4% to succeed Jesse White as secretary of state.

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Repurposing vacant schools is a no-brainer

A smart, concerted effort, as envisioned by Planning Commissioner Maurice Cox, finally seems to be taking shape nine years after former Mayor Rahm Emanuel closed 50 schools at once.

Chicago Sun-Times

Reopen parts of shuttered schools to revive neighborhoods on South, West sides, mayoral aide suggests

Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox’s said re-purposing parts of closed schools — such as the kitchen or gym — would help a community without “having to marshal all of the resources that it takes to renovate an entire school.”

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Japan philanthropic group begins fund raising for Ukrainians

A Japanese foundation has announced it is launching a fundraising drive to provide more than 1,200 Ukrainian evacuees in Japan with additional financial support for language studies and other needs

The Independent UK

Emanuel: Japan-U.S. alliance shifting to larger domain

In an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Friday, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed his view that the partnership between Japan and the United States had entered a new stage of considering "how to project the alliance into a larger domain that is helpful to the alliance"…

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Lightfoot not the reformer she promised to be, former inspector general says

It might sound like sour grapes from a man who was pushed out. But former Inspector General Joe Ferguson says “relative to the rhetoric of the campaign, certainly performance has not lived up to” what she promised.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rubber stamp no more? City Council sheds reputation under Lightfoot, new report shows

From June 12, 2019 through March 23, 2022, Lightfoot survived 131 divided roll calls, according to the new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago. That’s compared to just 54 during the last of Richard M. Daley’s six terms and 67 divided roll calls during the first of Rahm…

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Chicagoans should be outraged by attack on former police chief, Vallas says

“There is no greater son of Chicago than Terry Hillard,” Paul Vallas tells Sneed, calling the stunning paintball assault last week “highly offensive.”

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Parking meter deal gets even worse for Chicago taxpayers, annual audit shows

Parking meter revenues are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. With 61 years to go on the 75-year lease, Chicago Parking Meters LLC has now recouped its entire $1.16 billion investment, plus $502.5 million more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden hails US-South Korea alliance on tour of Samsung plant

President Joe Biden called the U.S-South Korea alliance “a lynchpin of peace, stability, and prosperity” during a visit Friday to a Samsung Electronics Co. semiconductor complex as he seeks to bolster supply chains that reduce reliance on China.

Tribune News Service

Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

President Joe Biden's six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aims to build rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders

The Independent UK

Whole Foods is leaving Englewood, and city must find new oasis for a food desert

The store’s closing gives the city and the developer a chance to find a grocery store that’s a better fit for the neighborhood

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot: Whole Foods closing ‘gut blow’ to Englewood, but ‘we’re gonna work our tails off’ to find replacement

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her predecessor’s grand experiment was doomed from the start. Many in the community are “hard pressed to pay, for example, 15 bucks a pound for a piece of steak.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: April 29, 2022

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Whole Foods to close stores nationally, including one in Chicago 'food desert'

Whole Foods will close two of its 12 Chicago area stores, including a location Englewood, a poor South Side neighborhood considered a food desert, a spokesperson for the specialty grocer confirmed Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Englewood Whole Foods to close after just 6 years in neighborhood, leaving few healthy options

The store in Englewood Square Shopping Center is among six stores targeted for closure nationwide, including a store in Lincoln Park.

Chicago Sun-Times

Quigley joins Duncan in taking a pass on mayor’s race: What’s it mean?

“It helps the player to be named later,” said Peter Giangreco, a political strategist whose client, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, joined former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan in passing up a run against Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Chicago Tribune

US Rep. Mike Quigley says he won’t run for Chicago mayor in 2023

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley on Thursday announced he will not run for Chicago mayor in 2023.

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Freedom to express any lie you want

Elon Musk buying Twitter a reminder of how much trouble we are in.

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New book: Sen. Duckworth’s pushback after Biden rejects her for VP, worried about Thailand birth

“I’ve beaten every a—h—- who’s come after me with that,” Duckworth told Biden, recounted in “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future.”

Chicago Tribune

Willie Wilson is promising another $1 million in free gas but his giveaways raise campaign questions

Chicago businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson announced he will be giving away another $1 million in gas this Saturday, a move that will provide some relief for city motorists but also, once again, raises thorny questions about Wilson providing handouts to potential voters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ari Emanuel talks about pizza, brotherly fisticuffs and ice baths during a visit to Chicago

While discussing his favorite movies, Emanuel said “If my brothers were here we’d right now get into a fistfight over this conversation.”

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot playing defense as she gears up for tough reelection campaign

CHICAGO — As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot gears up for her expected reelection campaign after three tumultuous years, she finds herself in a familiar position: on the defensive.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The atrocities are unfathomable,’ Ukraine’s former first lady says in agonizing text message

SNEED: Kateryna Yushchenko, who grew up in Chicago, shared heartbreaking details of Russian atrocities including summary executions and mass rape.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor will need more campaign cash to overcome negatives, some observers say

After a first-quarter fundraising frenzy, the mayor has $1.7 million in cash in her primary political account. But veteran political operatives she may need $15 million to mount a successful defense of her record in a re-election campaign.

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