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Ald. Jim Gardiner listens during a City Council meeting on March 15, 2023, at City Hall. The last four years have been marked by allegations he used his power as alderman to target political opponents.

In contentious 45th Ward race, Ald. Jim Gardiner tries to secure reelection over attorney Megan Mathias

March 21, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Ald. Jim Gardiner nearly shook off four years of scandals and controversy and five opponents to secure an outright victory in the February election in the Northwest Side 45th Ward....

Chicago City Hall on March 15, 2023. Fourteen aldermanic runoffs are on the April 4 ballot.

Votes from Chicago’s February election are official and there will be 14 races for City Council in addition to the race for mayor

March 19, 2023 at 11:25 a.m.

The votes from the first round of Chicago's election on Feb. 28 were made official Wednesday and West Side Ald. Chris Taliaferro joined several others in having to win a...

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas and Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th, talk to customers during a meet-and-greet at Ann Sather Restaurant on Feb. 25, 2023, in the Lakeview neighborhood.

Race, always an issue in Chicago politics, was a key factor behind creating runoff for mayor

March 10, 2023 at 3:07 p.m.

Chicago's April election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson features candidates with some of the starkest political differences in a head-to-head matchup since the city started having mayoral runoffs more...

Stacy Davis Gates, center, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, stands among the supporters of Brandon Johnson as he announces his candidacy for mayor at Seward Park on Oct. 27, 2022.

City Council winners and losers: How special interests, unions and super PAC-backed candidates fared in the election

March 3, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Unions, super PACs and political organizations that threw their money and support behind slates of Chicago City Council candidates are tallying their batting averages for the first round of voting...

Lawyer Bill Conway, with his wife Brittany, gives a victory speech at his election night gathering for his 34th Ward bid on Feb. 28, 2023, at Carnivale restaurant.

34th Ward race: Billionaire’s son emerges as winner, set on addressing crime and development

March 1, 2023 at 1:17 p.m.

The brand-new 34th ward, which encompasses most of the western half the Loop and stretches into Greektown and Fulton Market, has a brand-new alderman. Bill Conway — a former Cook...

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez speaks before a vote on curfew for teens was enacted by a skeptical Chicago City Council meeting, May 25, 2022.

33rd Ward race: Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez declares victory over political ‘machine’: ‘Their time is over’

March 1, 2023 at 1:18 p.m.

Four years ago, Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez upended the longtime reign of the Mell family in the ward in a razor-thin election, going on to become one of the city council's...

Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st, speaks on election night from Subterranean in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood on Feb. 28, 2023.

In City Council races, most incumbent aldermen are holding on to their seats or advancing to runoffs

February 28, 2023 at 11:51 p.m.

In a Chicago aldermanic election marked by a dozen aldermen calling it quits, incumbent City Council members who did run Tuesday had an overwhelmingly good night. Only one incumbent was...

Ald. Jim Gardiner, 45th, at a City Council meeting in in 2019.

In 45th Ward, embattled Ald. Jim Gardiner is top vote-getter, likely headed to runoff with Megan Mathias

February 28, 2023 at 10:36 p.m.

One-term Ald. Jim Gardiner has been dogged by controversy since winning a close race to represent the Northwest Side Park in 2019. Yet Tuesday he was pulling far ahead of...

Jeylu Gutierrez, candidate for alderman of 14th Ward, canvasses in the Gage Park neighborhood Feb. 2.

14th Ward race: Seat held by Ald. Ed Burke since 1969 won by Jeylu Gutierrez

February 28, 2023 at 11:25 p.m.

In the Southwest Side 14th Ward, progressive candidate Jeylu Gutierrez opened up a lead over Raúl Reyes in her bid to become the first new council member in the ward...

Ald. Daniel La Spata (cq), 1st, hangs out at his watch party on election night at Subterranean on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. La Spata is seeking reelection in the 1st Ward. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

1st Ward race: Incumbent La Spata nears outright victory but might face Royko in runoff; Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno falls short in comeback effort

February 28, 2023 at 11:18 p.m.

In the Northwest Side 1st Ward, progressive first-term incumbent Ald. Daniel La Spata was fending off challenges and close to garnering more than half the vote to avoid a runoff...

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