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In a race this close, the candidates have stepped up their campaigning among Muslim and Asian Chicagoans.

Last week, I talked to a writer from New York magazine about the mayor’s race. Chicagoans are used to New Yorkers not thinking about us at all, except to read articles about pizza or watch a TV show about an Italian beef stand, so I asked him why anyone in New York cared who would … Read more

Mount Greenwood and Logan Square offer a look at the issues that matter to Vallas and Johnson supporters.

This will be one of the most polarizing mayoral elections in recent Chicago history.

1. Paul Vallas Vallas is so confident of finishing first on Tuesday he’s acting like he’s already mayor. On Sunday, he held a meet and greet at Barba Yianni, a Greek restaurant in Lincoln Square. The candidate slipped in through the back door, then held a brief press conference in front of microphones from all the … Read more

Until ranked-choice voting comes to Chicago, many can’t vote for their preferred candidate if they want to be strategic.

It’s Baby Boomer vs. Gen X, Back the Blue vs. Black Lives Matter; CPS leadership vs. CTU — and it could be quite the fight.