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Chicago-area women made “moderate progress” towards gender parity in the workplace, but race-based disparities emain, according to the Chicago Foundation for Women’s 2018 report on the status of Chicago's women and girls.
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Even as Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced he would not seek a third term as mayor, he pledged to help his City Council allies who are running for re-election and stay active in the political fray.
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The 26th Ward race is now wide open, with state contribution limits lifted after a massive contribution by one of Ald. Roberto Maldonado challengers. New candidates filed in the 12th and 23rd ward races, and the official number of mayoral candidates stands at an even 20.
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OCT 02, 2018
Cook County Comm. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia announced Monday he will not run for mayor, despite an all out campaign to draft him to run. Mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot vowed to take a new approach to violence, while two North Side aldermanic candidates Monday reported huge hauls of campaign cash in some of the most hotly contested races for the City Council. In the 9th Ward, Ald. Anthony Beale has drawn another challenger.
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A former aide to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle detailed how she suffered from repeated incidents of sexism during her career in Chicago and Washington DC politics that had a damaging cumulative effect on her career in an opinion piece published Monday by Think Progress.
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The City Council’s Committee on Housing and Real Estate is set to review the report detailing efforts made in April, May and June to meet the goals laid out in the city’s five-year housing plan at its meeting set to start at 10 a.m. Monday.
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Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson’s office released a draft of its 2019 investigation plans on Friday, which includes potential reviews of the city’s tax increment financing, minimum wage enforcement, and whether the city’s Department of Water Management has a plan to reduce lead levels in drinking water, if necessary.
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In a new episode of his podcast, mayoral candidate Neal Sáles-Griffin recounted his disastrous campaign launch — and blamed himself for the debacle. In the 44th Ward, a former aide to former Gov. Pat Quinn filed to run against Ald. Tom Tunney. Got election mail? Send it to us at [email protected].
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Efforts to repeal the statewide ban on rent control will take center stage at a hearing set for Thursday morning in Chicago, while Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel began the process of picking an independent monitor who will be charged with ensuring Chicago Police officers no longer violate residents’ civil rights.
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SEP 26, 2018
Early voting officially starts Thursday, with the opening of early voting polling places Downtown. Elected officials spent most of Tuesday urging residents to register to vote as part of a nationwide push pegged to National Voter Registration Day. Meanwhile, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will enter budget season without three top aides.
