CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces eight challengers in a fierce mayoral election and risks being ousted from City Hall after one term. Here’s why the election, at a time of widespread ...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is bracing for the very real possibility of a voter rebuke. AP. Chicago isn’t the only city dealing with these problems. But it’s the only one with an election right now.

With days to go before Chicago’s mayoral election — and a virtual certainty that no one will win the seat outright — candidates are focused on turning out their political bases to secure a ...

From left, the Chicago mayoral candidates Ja’Mal Green, Sophia King, Kam Buckner, Willie Wilson, Brandon Johnson, Paul Vallas, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Roderick Sawyer and Jesús G. García before ...

What’s more, mail-in ballots, which are far outpacing any previous mayoral election in Chicago, could be key. Those ballots can be submitted until midnight on Election Day, and so long as they ...

Chicago voters head to the polls on April 4 for a mayoral runoff election to choose the Democratic nominee. This local race is exposing divisions within the Democratic Party.

Brandon Johnson became Chicago mayor-elect on April 4, receiving 52% of the vote over Paul Vallas’ 47%. The runoff election results were certified Tuesday by the Chicago Board of Election Com… ...

Who won the Chicago mayoral election? None of the nine candidates won a majority in the officially nonpartisan election Tuesday. That means the top two vote-getters advance to an April 4 runoff.

The 2023 Chicago Mayoral Election is just four days away. But between the latest poll results and the latest numbers of mail-in ballots coming in, residents may not know who their next city leader ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Election Day in Chicago was Tuesday, Feb. 28, and voters headed to the polls to cast their ballots for Chicago mayor, members of Chicago City Council and, for the first time ...

Chicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks — and a runoff election — before a winner is declared. Full Episode. Sunday, Jun 22. Close Menu. PBS NewsHour.

Chicago’s Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid on Tuesday. Getty Images. In the first three weeks of 2023, crime rates skyrocketed by 61% compared to the previous year.