Tara Stamps says she’ll step down as Brandon Johnson’s campaign chair after Sun-Times inquiries
The Sun-Times asked why she held the prominent role with Friends of Brandon Johnson given that she's an employee of the Chicago Teachers Union, which is in the midst of talks with Chicago Public ...
12 times 'Saturday Night Live' made a cultural bang over the past 50 years
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years ...
Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker
Hours before Gov. JB Pritzker suffered a rare defeat in Springfield over a hemp bill opposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, the ...
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Illinois ‘super mayor’ Tiffany Henyard uses cops to harass enemies, puts face on posters across town ‘like a dictator’: residents
The eccentric self-described “super mayor” of a Chicago ... doing out there with Maduro? His face is all over like I’m the ...
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Black History Month film series brings diverse local talent, perspectives to Music Box Theatre
Amir George noticed the pictures of three notable figures on his grandmother’s wall: Martin Luther King Jr., Jesus Christ and Harold Washington. The inclusion of Chicago’s first Black mayor is ...
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NYC woman among crash victims in Potomac River, mayor says
A New York woman was aboard the American Airlines jet when the plane collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River, Mayor Eric ... and my prayers go out to her loved ones." ...
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Editorial: We should know what's in the mayor's 'gift room' — and who did the giving
Every now and then, Buckingham Palace will roll out ... Mayor Brandon Johnson and his predecessors haven't disclosed who's given the mayor what, and why. According to a report released Jan. 29 by ...
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Istanbul Mayor Appears in Court Amid Concerns About Crackdown on Turkish Opposition
Istanbul Mayor Appears in Court Amid Concerns About Crackdown on Turkish Opposition By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition ...
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Rep. Tlaib defends immigrants as Mayor Duggan is slammed for calling some 'illegal'
The news conference was held on the same day that several immigrant, Latino, Asian American and Black groups released a statement criticizing Detroit Mayor Mike ... comes out and says, 'I'm ...
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Gary mayor, police announce suspect arrested, charged in death of local woman
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton at a Tuesday news conference ... p.m. showed “muzzle flashes” toward the Charger. Its driver got out and returned fire. Two male passengers got out and ran.
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Henry Marsh, first Black mayor of Richmond, dies at 91
Henry L. Marsh III, a civil rights lawyer and long-serving Virginia state senator who in 1977 became the first Black mayor of Richmond, ushering in an era of African American leadership in the ...
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Mayor Eric Adams called to testify before Congress on New York's sanctuary city status
Comer sent a letter to Adams, along with the mayors of Boston, Chicago and Denver. The first page of the letter, which was shared on social media, says sanctuary cities' policies "hinder the ...