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- Retail space is vacant along Michigan Avenue Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Chicago. Along the iconic shopping and tourist strip known as the Magnificent Mile, storefronts sit vacant, casualties of the pandemic, crime and retail trends that were moving away from in-person shopping even before COVID-19. (AP Photo Erin Hooley)
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Tax the rich? Chicago mayoral hopefuls debate city budget
By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press
Sun,03/26/23-6:50AM , 550 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — Ken Kunz used to know everyone in the North Side Chicago neighborhood where he's lived for more than 40 years. But crossing paths with old friends is rare these days because longtime residents have been pushed out by new development and soaring property taxes.
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- Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson, left, and Paul Vallas participate in a public safety forum in Chicago, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. In heavily Democratic Chicago, the race to be the city's next mayor is between a progressive union member, Johnson, and a more moderate former schools CEO, Vallas. The increasingly bitter April 4 contest is another example of broader tension among Democrats. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
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In Chicago mayor's race, 2 hopefuls reflect Democrats' split
By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press
Sun,03/19/23-6:42AM , 637 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — Before they were rivals to be Chicago’s next mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson both worked in education, though their career paths — like their views on the city's future — were very different.
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- Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, D-Ill., participates in a forum with other Chicago mayoral candidates hosted by the Chicago Women Take Action Alliance Jan. 14, 2023, at the Chicago Temple in Chicago. Garcia, who continues to seek the mayor's office, forced then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel to a runoff in 2015. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
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How Chicago elects a mayor, and why a winner may take weeks
By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press
Mon,02/27/23-11:17PM , 475 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks — and a runoff election — before a winner is declared.
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- AP correspondent Norman Hall reports: Election 2023-Chicago Mayor
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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff
By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press
Mon,02/27/23-11:13PM , 396 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who
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