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Mother and daughter Dolores White, right, and Kimberly Kull vote early Feb. 24, 2019, at the Mount Greenwood Park field house in Chicago.

It’s time: Voters to pick from largest field of mayoral candidates in Chicago’s 181-year history

May 15, 2019 at 5:34 p.m.

Chicago voters will head to the polls Tuesday to pick from a record 14 contenders to become the city’s next mayor, an exercise that almost certainly will narrow the field...

Chicago’s candidates for mayor raised $28.9 million: Here’s who tallied the most

May 12, 2019 at 1:41 p.m.

Chicago's 14 mayoral candidates have raised a collective total of $28.9 million. Here is a breakdown of how much each has raised as of Feb. 25 and the top donor...

Toni Preckwinkle waves to a supporter at the Women for Toni rally at the Northeastern Illinois University student union auditorium Feb. 23, 2019.

Chicago’s 14 mayoral candidates scurry for votes in final weekend of campaigning

May 15, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

Bill Daley walked into the crowded sanctuary at the Indiana Avenue Pentecostal Church of God on Sunday afternoon and received the blessing of the Bronzeville congregation — literally. The elderly...

In final days of wide-open race, Chicago mayoral candidates scramble to boost voter turnout

May 15, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

In the most crowded, wide-open race for Chicago mayor in modern history, 14 candidates are scrambling in the final days to push their supporters to the polls amid concerns about...

Candidates Lori Lightfoot and Gery Chico have a laugh during a Chicago mayoral candidate forum at the Copernicus Center on Chicago's Northwest side, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.

How mayoral candidate Gery Chico turned City Hall experience into lucrative law practice

May 15, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

Perhaps none of the 14 candidates vying to become Chicago’s next mayor knows the ins and outs of City Hall better than Gery Chico. His resume is long on jobs...

Chicago mayoral candidates La Shawn Ford and Lori Lightfoot prepare for a live mayoral forum at the Renee Crown Public Media Center on Feb. 19, 2019.

From police reform to the Chicago question of whether ketchup goes on a hot dog, mayoral candidates debate

May 15, 2019 at 5:32 p.m.

Five Chicago mayoral candidates differed on how to address the Fraternal Order of Police and other issues involving city cops but engaged in little criticism of their rivals during the...

Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas, from left seated, Willie Wilson, Toni Preckwinkle, Bill Daley and Susana Mendoza prepare for a live mayoral forum at the Renee Crown Public Media Center at WTTW on Feb. 18, 2019, in Chicago.

In a final televised Chicago mayoral debate, state Comptroller Susana Mendoza goes on offense again

May 15, 2019 at 5:32 p.m.

Three top-tier candidates in the crowded race to become Chicago’s next mayor sought to differentiate themselves in a final televised debate Monday night before the Feb. 26 election, but much...

Mayoral candidates Paul Vallas, from left, Susana Mendoza, Gery Chico, Willie Wilson, and Toni Preckwinkle attend the FOX 32 Chicago Mayoral Forum at the Union League Club Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Chicago.

Bill Daley backs out of Chicago mayoral debate, giving Toni Preckwinkle some political cover

May 15, 2019 at 5:31 p.m.

Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Daley backed out of one of the few televised debates ahead of the Feb. 26 election on Thursday, opening himself up to a series of free...

Chicago mayoral candidates Susana Mendoza, left, and Toni Preckwinkle participate in a forum organized by Crain's Chicago Business at Venue Six10, 610 S. Michigan Ave., in Chicago, on Feb. 6, 2019.

Toni Preckwinkle faces slew of attacks in latest Chicago mayor’s forum

May 15, 2019 at 5:31 p.m.

If facing the most political attacks were the sole measure of a candidate’s chances of winning, then Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle would have emerged Wednesday night as the...

Mayoral candidates, top row from left: Gery Chico, Bill Daley, Amara Enyia, Bob Fioretti, La Shawn Ford, Jeremiah Joyce Jr., John Kozlar. Bottom row, from left: Lori Lightfoot, Garry McCarthy, Susana Mendoza, Toni Preckwinkle, Neal Sales-Griffin, Paul Vallas, Willie Wilson.

How a federal City Hall corruption investigation is dominating Chicago’s crowded race for mayor

May 15, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

Amid the wiretaps, FBI raids and emergence of a corruption scandal momentous even by Chicago standards, the race to become the city’s next mayor largely has become a campaign about...

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