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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reacts as she speaks during election night rally at Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council on February 28, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images)

Chicago picks progressive over Lightfoot

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
City So Real (Chicago Story Film, LLC)

"City So Real" celebrates flawed Chicago

Melanie McFarland
U.S. President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr speak in the Oval Office before signing an executive order related to regulating social media (Doug MIlls-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump sends feds to Chicago, Albuquerque

Igor Derysh
Striking Chicago public school teachers and their supporters march through the Loop on October 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

"They have changed Chicago"

Rebecca Burns - In These Times
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Striking Chicago public school teachers and their supporters march through the Loop on October 17, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Teachers on strike against Lightfoot

Kari Lydersen - In These Times
Thousands of Chicago public school teachers and their supporters march through the Loop and in front of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) headquarters on September 10, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. More than 26,000 teachers and support staff hit the picket lines this morning after the Chicago Teachers Union failed to reach an agreement with the city on compensation, benefits and job security. With about 350,000 students, the Chicago school district is the third largest in the United States. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago teachers threaten strike

Kari Lydersen - In These Times
Ivanka Trump; Lori Lightfoot (Getty/Anna Moneymaker/AP/Teresa Crawford)

Ivanka's mask slips

Sophia Tesfaye
Lori Lightfoot delivers a victory speech after defeating Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to become the next mayor of Chicago on April 02, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Getty/Scott Olson)

Chicago: First black woman elected mayor

Shira Tarlo
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