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South Side Aldermanic Races
Updated At: 11:35 Among the Election Day highlights on the city's South Side: Ald. Freddrenna Lyle will face challenger Roderick Sawyer in an April runoff in Chicago's 6th Ward, while Grammy-award...
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Some aldermanic candidates say they'd happily take Emanuel's leftover cash
Some candidates for Chicago alderman headed to runoff races said Thursday they will seek help from the mayor-elect. Rahm Emanuel said he plans to provide political resources and ideas to candidates who...
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Some runoffs attract hundreds of early voters, others get forgotten
There's one week to go for early voting ahead of the April 5th elections. In Chicago, some aldermanic runoff races are getting a lot more attention than others from voters.There are 14 Chicago runoffs,...
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6th Ward candidates Fredderinna Lyle and Roderick Sawyer debate in advance of...
On Tuesday, April 5, Chicago will hold a runoff election. Voters in 14 wards will decide who will represent them in City Council. The 6th Ward on Chicago's South Side is one of those wards. It includes...
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Voters push out some Emanuel-backed aldermen
Updated with endorsement of Ald. Dixon at 7:47 a.m. Several incumbent aldermen backed by Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel appear to have lost their seats.Emanuel invested more than $280,000 into runoff...
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Fewer women on new Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council will soon have fewer women. Fifteen female aldermen will be sworn in a week from now, down from 19 in the recent council.Leslie Hairston, alderman of Chicago's 5th Ward, said...
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Chicago aldermen demand firing of Police Superintendent McCarthy
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says he plans to stay in his job as long as he can.The police chief spoke to reporters Tuesday, a day after a group of mostly black aldermen called for him...
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Aldermen respond to Mayor’s address calling for more accountability
Chicago aldermen experienced something Wednesday they probably have never seen from a mayor who’s known for his rough and tough exterior: a man near tears. In an emotional moment in a more than 30...
View ArticleMorning Shift: December 10, 2015
Protesters took to the streets Wednesday after Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s speech to the City Council, where he showed a rare moment of contrition about how he handled the Laquan McDonald shooting by a...
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