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Chicago's 1st Openly Gay, Black Woman Mayor Loses Re-Election
Lori Lightfoot's defeat was seen as a shock in the country's third largest city, which has for decades returned mayors to power. She had won every ward in the city in 2019.
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Black, Gay Woman Elected As Chicago Mayor In Historic Vote
In a historic first, a gay African-American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence.
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Sweet Home Chicago: Barack Obama To Re-Emerge In The City Where It All Began
Former US President Barack Obama on Monday makes his first major appearance since leaving office, having chosen Chicago, the city where his political career started, to emerge from a three-month hiatus from the public eye.
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Chicago Mayor Overhauls Police After Shootings
Embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a major overhaul of the US city's police force Wednesday in the wake of fatal shootings which sparked mass protests.
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I Don't Need Chicago Mayor's Backing To Reach White House: Bernie Sanders
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he did not need the backing of one of rival Hillary Clinton's supporters, embattled Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, to win.
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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief in Wake of Video Release
Chicago's mayor fired the city's police chief Tuesday, a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.
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Former White House Aide Rahm Emanuel Re-Elected Chicago's Mayor
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel won re-election Tuesday as Chicago's mayor in the city's first runoff vote, news reports said.
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Chicago's 1st Openly Gay, Black Woman Mayor Loses Re-Election
Lori Lightfoot's defeat was seen as a shock in the country's third largest city, which has for decades returned mayors to power. She had won every ward in the city in 2019.
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Black, Gay Woman Elected As Chicago Mayor In Historic Vote
In a historic first, a gay African-American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence.
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Sweet Home Chicago: Barack Obama To Re-Emerge In The City Where It All Began
Former US President Barack Obama on Monday makes his first major appearance since leaving office, having chosen Chicago, the city where his political career started, to emerge from a three-month hiatus from the public eye.
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Chicago Mayor Overhauls Police After Shootings
Embattled Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a major overhaul of the US city's police force Wednesday in the wake of fatal shootings which sparked mass protests.
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I Don't Need Chicago Mayor's Backing To Reach White House: Bernie Sanders
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he did not need the backing of one of rival Hillary Clinton's supporters, embattled Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, to win.
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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief in Wake of Video Release
Chicago's mayor fired the city's police chief Tuesday, a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.
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Former White House Aide Rahm Emanuel Re-Elected Chicago's Mayor
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel won re-election Tuesday as Chicago's mayor in the city's first runoff vote, news reports said.
