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Mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle take their seats before a televised debate at the WMAQ-Ch. 5 studios in Chicago with moderator Carol Marin on March 7, 2019.

Lori Lightfoot questions why Toni Preckwinkle brought up sexual orientation in debate

May 12, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

Attorney Lori Lightfoot on Monday questioned why Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle brought up her sexual orientation in response to a question in last week’s Chicago mayoral debate. Lightfoot,...

From left, Amara Enyia, LaShawn K. Ford, Gery Chico, and Ja'Mal Green, listen in as Lori Lightfoot speaks at a Chicago mayoral candidates forum at the Copernicus Center on Chicago's Northwest Side on Dec. 11, 2018.

Lori Lightfoot picks up endorsement from businessman Willie Wilson in mayor’s race

May 12, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

Attorney Lori Lightfoot picked up a key endorsement Friday in her efforts to court Chicago’s black voters in the city’s mayoral runoff election. Businessman Willie Wilson will be backing her...

Lori Lightfoot, candidate for mayor of Chicago, talks with firefighter Patrick McDermott before getting the endorsement from Firefighters Local 2 at a Bronzeville fire station March 7, 2019.

Lori Lightfoot gets endorsement from Chicago’s Firefighters Union Local 2

May 12, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

Mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot won the backing of Chicago’s firefighters union Thursday, which could give her a boost as she tries to make inroads with residents in vote-rich bungalow belt...

Chicago city treasurer candidate Melissa Conyears-Ervin welcomed her former rival's support, saying he "respects taxpayers and our dollars."

Conyears-Ervin gets endorsement from ex-opponent Gariepy in treasurer’s race

May 12, 2019 at 1:42 p.m.

Onetime city treasurer candidate Peter Gariepy threw his support to state Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin on Tuesday, saying she understands that the money the office invests belongs to the public, not...

Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle appears with supporters, Feb. 26, 2019, at Lake Shore Cafe in the Kenwood neighborhood.

In race for mayor, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle court the 2/3 of Chicago that didn’t vote for them

May 12, 2019 at 1:42 p.m.

For all the history made Tuesday night when Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle advanced into a one-on-one battle to become Chicago’s next mayor, there remained a less glamorous, underlying reality:...

Marianne Lalonde talks with supporters in her campaign office Dec. 2, 2018, in Chicago. Lalonde, who is opposed to the police academy proposal, is set to face 46th Ward Ald. James Cappleman, the chairman of the Zoning Committee, in the April runoff election.

Emanuel’s controversial $95 million police academy plan clears zoning hurdle over objections of Preckwinkle, Lightfoot

May 12, 2019 at 1:42 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel plowed forward with his controversial West Side police and fire academy plan Thursday in the face of calls from both candidates vying to succeed him to halt...

Lori Lightfoot, (izquierda) y Toni Preckwinkle, candidatas a la alcaldía de Chicago.

Afroamericanas se disputan la alcaldía de Chicago

February 27, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

CHICAGO — Lori Lightfoot y Toni Preckwinkle hicieron historia al avanzar hacia una segunda ronda para convertirse en la próxima alcaldesa de Chicago, tras la jornada electoral del 26 de...

Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot speaks with the media inside the CTA station at the Thompson Center on Feb. 27, 2019 in Chicago.

Hours after historic election, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle each argue they’re more progressive than the other

May 15, 2019 at 5:35 p.m.

Just hours after they made history by advancing to a head-to-head runoff to become Chicago’s next mayor, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle showed up at a pair of busy “L”...

Candidates for 44th Ward alderman Elizabeth Shydlowski, from left, incumbent Ald. Tom Tunney and candidate Austin Baidas speak to members of the baiduhai Editorial Board in Chicago on Jan. 21, 2019.

Teary Wrigleyville Ald. Tom Tunney claims victory in fight versus Ricketts family

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

A teary Ald. Tom Tunney claimed victory in his Wrigleyville battle against Cubs owners the Ricketts family, but at least three of his veteran City Council colleagues appeared headed for...

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...

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