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The newly chosen combatants in Round Two of the mayoral sweepstakes are off and running. And with 34.1% of the vote in Round One, Paul Vallas is clearly the front-runner. Experts say Brandon Johnson must reunite progressives and make better inroads with Black voters to beat him,

Known as an excellent attorney and very hard worker, the mayor was an achiever. Yet, in the end, Lori Lightfoot was simply not a good politician. Politics is often about making concessions, building alliances and, quite simply, getting along with others.

Three of those runoffs would involve incumbents appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot over the last year.

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas ran a campaign laser-focused on public safety and support for the police as he advanced to a runoff

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Battles with teachers and police unions cost the city's first Black female mayor a second term.

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CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded defeat Tuesday night, ending her efforts for a second term and setting the stage for Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson to run against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor.

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s failure to advance to a runoff election Tuesday represents an astonishing fall from power four years after she was ushered into City Hall with a promise of reform.