Chicago mayoral race: Vallas team predicts no clear winner on election night

Paul Vallas’ war room expects Tuesday’s mayoral runoff to be so close, the winner may not be known until days after the election, when most of the mail-in ballots are counted.

'How else can we help you?' Jurors hear and see Madigan's vast patronage system inside ComEd

A close confidant of Michael J. Madigan sat down with a new ComEd CEO in March 2019 and explained how the then-powerful Illinois House speaker had long viewed the massive utility as an “old-fashioned patronage system.”

Chicago mayoral race: New poll shows dead heat between Johnson and Vallas

With one week left until Chicago's mayoral runoff election, a new non-partisan poll released Tuesday shows a neck-and-neck race to the April 4 finish line.

Latino vote could be determining factor in Chicago mayoral election
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Sylvia Puente, president and CEO of the Latino Policy Forum, weighs in on how she expects Chicago Latinos to vote come next Tuesday.

Brandon Johnson promises he won’t cut 'one penny' from CPD

Mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson said Monday he won’t cut “one penny” from the Chicago Police Department’s $1.94 billion budget, reversing previous plans to reduce police spending by $150 million.

Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows Vallas ahead of Johnson

A new poll just released is painting a clearer picture of which Chicago mayoral candidate may come out on top next week.

Chicago labor leaders endorse Paul Vallas for mayor
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Leaders from 23 labor unions that have endorsed Paul Vallas for mayor spoke out for him on Monday, including several who said the tax increases proposed by Johnson are not what Chicago?s battered economy needs right now.

Johnson wants to eliminate 'two-tiered system' among Chicago's public schools
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Candidate for mayor Brandon Johnson said on Monday he would work to give every Chicago public school the same resources as the system's most selective schools.

ComEd CEO 'wanted to make sure that we did everything possible' to earn Madigan's favor, witness testifies

The government’s star witness took the stand at the ComEd bribery trial on Monday as prosecutors presented FBI recordings and internal ComEd documents showing the money went to people who allegedly did no work for the utility company.