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Chicago mayor announces deal to create an elected board to oversee the Chicago Police
The deal would represent a "historic, transformative, and balanced approach to civilian oversight,"…
Connor Perrett,Haven Orecchio…
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Tulsi Gabbard accused Lori Lightfoot of 'anti-white racism' after Lightfoot said she will only interview with journalists of color
The Chicago mayor faced backlash after announcing she would only be interviewed by minority reporte…
Lauren Frias
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reached a deal with the teachers union so students can go back to school on Wednesday
Disputes over COVID-19 measures resulted in about a week of canceled classes in the third-largest s…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Critics slam McDonald's CEO's text message about the shooting deaths of 2 children as 'ignorant, racist, and unacceptable'
In response, Chris Kempczinski said his message, which was sent to Mayor Lightfoot, "lacked the emp…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Chicago mayor defends her decision to work with federal agents but says they can't 'play police' when 'they don't know the first thing about our city'
Lightfoot said she wasn't working with Trump and that the situation was not similar to Portland, wh…
Connor Perrett
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls White House press secretary 'Karen'
"Hey, Karen. Watch your mouth,"Lori Lightfoot said in response to White House press secretary Kayle…
Eliza Relman
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Police officers made popcorn and drank coffee in a Chicago congressman's office while businesses were being looted next door
Officers were caught on videotape lounging relaxing in Rep. Bobby Rush's Chicago campaign office du…
Grace Panetta
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New York City to reopen middle schools as Chicago nears deal to go back to class after contentious battle with teachers
Middle school students in New York could return to classrooms beginning February 25. Some students …
Connor Perrett
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says teachers need to 'get real' and 'serious' about reopening schools, calls closures 'illegal walkout'
The Chicago Teachers Union said Lightfoot rejected their proposal for one week of virtual learning …
Katie Balevic
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New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit mayors tell Trump not to send federal law-enforcement officers over protests
"There could be no possible justification for such an action," Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief J…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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At least 67 people were shot in Chicago over the holiday weekend, killing 13 people, including 2 children
Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a statement following the death of a 7-year-old girl, calling for self-…
Thomas Pallini
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Watch Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's speech to 2020 graduates: 'Solutions to seemingly intractable challenges are not found in 140 characters or on other forms of social media'
In her commencement speech to Northwestern University, Lightfoot challenges the Class of 2020 to be…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot knows there's 'COVID fatigue' in peoples' response to the virus. But letting your guard down now could be a matter of 'life and death,' she says.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke to Insider on Thursday about her city's response to COVID-19, sa…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has 'serious questions' about the national strategic stockpile needed to fight the coronavirus
"I have serious questions as to whether or not there is a robust stockpile at the federal level," s…
Eliza Relman
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New York Mayor Eric Adams to bus asylum seekers upstate, much like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bused asylum seekers to New York City
Just as Eric Adams has decried Abbott for busing immigrants to New York City, local officials upsta…
Katie Balevic
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told Chicago's mayor he'll continue to bus migrants out of Texas 'until Biden secures the border'
The letter came after Chicago's mayor wrote and pleaded with him to stop sending migrants to the mi…
Madison Hall
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Democrats choose Chicago, a target of years of GOP attacks about crime, for 2024 convention
Crime was a defining issue of Chicago's latest mayoral election and has also long been a target for…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Live results: Brandon Johnson defeats Paul Vallas in the Chicago mayoral runoff election
Brandon Johnson bested Paul Vallas in a heated runoff to be Chicago's mayor after voters denied Lor…
John L. Dorman
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Chicago's Mayor Lightfoot is still at odds with parents over sending kids to school: 'She is not actually caring about our children'
Classes have been canceled for four days as the teachers' union and city officials fight over wheth…
Yelena Dzhanova
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10 Things in Politics: China's economy flashes red flags
And Democrats continue to haggle over their massive spending plan.