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The former teacher is the leader in the Chicago mayor’s race
Former US President Barack Obama’s son-in-law David Axelrod will face former Chicago school superintendent Paul Vallas in a runoff election to replace outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot, according to results from the Chicago mayoral election. Lightfoot was defeated by Vallas by a margin of just 17% in the general election. The runoff election will take place…
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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…