[ad_1] “There’s been this obsession that ‘She’s not nice’ and ‘She rubs people the wrong way.’ Well, we got a lot of shit done,” Lightfoot said during an interview in her office on the 5th Floor of City Hall, describing how her critics have portrayed her. “And I am proud.Continue Reading
[ad_1] Chicago stood out, party leaders said, because of its diversity and strength in the labor movement. Although Democratic Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson ran to the left of Biden on policing, he was backed by the powerful Chicago Teachers Union. Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who is a co-chair of the DNC,Continue Reading
[ad_1] Similarly, Brandon Johnson, a Chicago union organizer, was hammered by his rival for previously leaning into the “defund the police” movement. But he stressed that his opponent Paul Vallas was not actually a Democrat, forcing him to repeatedly defend his credentials. Both Protasiewicz and Johnson prevailed. “Voters showed thatContinue Reading
[ad_1] Vallas and Johnson are vying to succeed incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who lost her reelection bid during the first round of the election Feb. 28. In that contest, Vallas, the only white candidate among nine contenders, came in first with 33 percent of the vote, followed by Johnson atContinue Reading
[ad_1] After besting seven other candidates in the February election, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson represent two polarizing visions on public safety and education. Vallas, a moderate Democrat and former public schools chief, ran almost entirely on addressing the city’s crime. To his left, Johnson, aContinue Reading
[ad_1] “We’re not just passing out palm cards or endorsing, we are involved in the very embryonic stages of running a movement electoral contest that helps us build more people, ideas and energy into our quest for a truly just and equitable public education system in Chicago,” CTU President StacyContinue Reading
[ad_1] But what’s gone largely unsaid — at least officially — is the governor’s own riches. JB Pritzker, a billionaire with presidential potential, is a noted philanthropist and a prolific Democratic donor who cut checks last year for incumbent governors like Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer and the Democratic parties in MinnesotaContinue Reading
[ad_1] Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) supported Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in last week’s election but hasn’t announced anything about the April 4 runoff. Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin haven’t weighed in on the race at all. Some in the party say neither option is particularly compelling.Continue Reading
[ad_1] Things aren’t any easier for Brandon Johnson, Vallas’ Black, left-leaning rival in the April 4 runoff, who won the second spot with 21 percent — and a radically different coalition to go with his perspective on crime, policing and education. The Cook County commissioner’s best opening to pull inContinue Reading
[ad_1] Lightfoot, who was elected in 2019, came under fire from voters and her eight challengers for her handling of crime in Chicago. On Tuesday night, Lightfoot conceded after gaining about 17% of the vote, coming in third behind former public schools chief Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner BrandonContinue Reading