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City Council holding first meeting of the year | #citycouncil

City Council to hold first meeting of the year City Council to hold first meeting of the year 00:25 CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago City Council holds its first meeting of the new year Wednesday morning. The city is just six weeks away from the mayoral election. Here are the nine candidates: they include Mayor […]

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Who is running for mayor of Chicago? Mayoral candidates answer questions surrounding key topics at Women’s Forum

CHICAGO (WLS) — Eight of the nine candidates vying for Chicago’s mayor took to the stage Saturday for a two-hour Women’s Mayoral Forum at the Chicago Temple. The forum got heated at times as the candidates stuck to the topics but without passing up the opportunity to call one another out. “It was a very […]

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Who is running for mayor of Chicago? Mayoral candidates answer questions surrounding key topics at Women’s Forum

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Why Mayors Are So Unpopular

“I’m not going to sit here and tell you we did everything perfectly. We haven’t,” Lori Lightfoot, Chicago’s mayor, says in a campaign ad released late last year. “But we’ve tried our darndest to make sure we got it right, and when we haven’t—you pick yourself up and you listen and you’re humble and you […]

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Chicago mayoral election 2023: Candidates participate in forum on disability issues as they look for support, votes

CHICAGO (WLS) — The Chicago municipal elections are less than two months away and one of the hottest contests will be the race for Chicago mayor. As of now, there are nine contenders for the seat. Seven of those candidates participated in a forum on disability issues Saturday as they look for support and votes. […]

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Chicago mayor election 2023: Lori Lightfoot launches attack ad against Chuy Garcia as other candidates hit airwaves

CHICAGO (WLS) — The race for Chicago mayor is intensifying in the new year as more candidates are starting to put ads over the airwaves – and along with those ads come new attacks. Mayor Lori Lightfoot went on the attack for the first time in her reelection fight with an animated ad targeting Congressman […]

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Chicago mayoral challenger predicts Lightfoot won’t make runoff election

Chicago mayoral candidate predicts Lightfoot won’t make runoff election It would be the first time ever an incumbent Chicago mayor didn’t make it to the runoff election. CHICAGO – Chicagoans will begin voting for mayor later this month, and we’ll count the ballots on Feb. 28. The campaign is about to heat up, with several […]

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Chicago Public Schools’ Wadsworth Elementary to be used as temporary migrant shelter, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office confirms

CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Lightfoot’s office confirmed that a Chicago Public School building will be used as a temporary shelter for migrants who were bused to the city from border states. Wadsworth Elementary on South Ellis will house about 100 migrants. RELATED: Some Texas migrants find temporary shelter in Rogers Park as Chicago residents help […]

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ABC7 Exclusive: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot one-on-one interview about key issues in run for 2nd term

CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot came out swinging Thursday against the candidate who may pose the greatest threat to her reelection bid. Recent polls suggest Chuy Garcia may be the current front-runner in the race. ABC7 Political Reporter talked with Mayor Lightfoot in an exclusive one-on-one interview about the race and the key issues […]

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Chicago mayoral candidates Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chuy Garcia expected to file for race on deadline for nominating petitions

CHICAGO (WLS) — Monday is the final day for candidates running for mayor of Chicago to turn in their nominating petitions. Candidates who file at 5 p.m. will be entered into a lottery for the final slot on the ballot. The Chicago Board of Elections said so far six people have filed to be on […]