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Today in Chicago History: Harold Washington elected city’s first Black mayor
1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the ...
Aldermen spurning Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget working group: ‘It points to a larger problem’
Of eight aldermen Mayor Brandon Johnson initially asked to join the budget task force, four had not accepted as of Thursday ...
Veteran Chicago Police dispatcher is ready to hang up her headset after 40 years
Dispatchers like Debra White provide a calming voice, and a lifeline in a time of need, for the people in Chicago and our ...
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Legacies of 2 Chicago civil rights legends honored on their birthday
Two Chicago civil rights legends, former Mayor Harold Washington and activist Asa Philip Randolph, were honored on their shared birthday.
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Sanctuary and restriction: A look at Chicago mayors’ wildly different approaches to immigrants
Chicago is no stranger to this spotlight ... mayoral stance in favor of immigrant populations came from Mayor Harold Washington. Before taking office in 1983, he faced a tough campaign that ...
Trump's threat to withhold Chicago's federal funding amounts to 'terrorism,' Mayor Johnson says
"Well, I will just say, you know, outside of a 2016, you know, Cubs World Series ring, I'm not kissing a ring," Mayor Brandon ...
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Applications open for Chicago’s next Poet Laureate
CHICAGO - Chicago is now accepting applications for its next Poet Laureate, officials announced Thursday. Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), in ...