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There is a mayoral race between very different Democrats
Chicago voters will choose between progressive Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and moderate former city schools chief Paul Vallas in the mayoral runoff election on Tuesday. Earlier, Johnson had supported the idea of defunding the police, which was popular among progressives in 2020. Vallas has also backed defunding the police but that idea has since…
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Chicago votes for change
The US’ second-biggest city Chicago will go to a runoff election in April after the top two finishers on Tuesday failed to secure over 50% of votes. Ex- schools chief Paul Vallas, who ran on a “tough-on-crime message”, advanced to the head-to-head match-up against Brandon Johnson, a Cook County commissioner. Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot…