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The two candidates for Chicago mayor have very different ideas about the future of the heavily Democratic city.

The next mayor will also oversee the impending move to an elected school board — and a new teachers union contract.

Millions of dollars have been poured into the mayoral runoff, and just over two weeks out from Election Day, contributions are still streaming in.

Mayoral candidate and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has raised approximately $7.64 million in contributions to his committee, Friends of Brandon Johnson, Tribune analysis reveals.

Since launching his mayoral campaign, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas has raised more than $12.1 million in contributions to his committee, Vallas for Mayor, Tribune analysis reveals.

Vallas criticized school closures that were tied to labor actions by the Chicago Teachers Union, of which Brandon Johnson is an organizer.

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García entered the mayor's race as a frontrunner but staggered to a fourth-place finish in the first round of voting.

Brandon Johnson, who's seeking to become Chicago's next mayor, struggled this week to defend past comments he made that signaled support for the “defund the police” movement.

Brandon Johnson sought to tie today's woes to Paul Vallas' time at City Hall in the 1990s, while Vallas said Johnson tax plans woulnd't just affect the rich.

West Side Ald. Chris Taliaferro joined several others in having to win a runoff in less than three weeks in order to keep his seat.

Johnson and Vallas have tried to distance themselves from statements they've made in the past, Johnson on defunding police and Vallas on loosening restrictions on their conduct.

The appointment of David Brown’s replacement will be the first major test for the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability.

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The candidates hope support from labor will help turn out voters and pay for expensive TV ads.

Next mayor will be tasked with implementing sweeping new Chicago Police Department strategies and reforms.

Both candidates have an education background but differ greatly on school issues.

When the law that made Chicago’s mayoral elections nonpartisan was passed, many of the city’s top Black political leaders feared it would all but guarantee Chicago’s mayors would be white.

Do you need to apply again to vote by mail? Will your polling site be the same? Your questions about the next election are answered here.

Johnson repeatedly brought up the issue of race at the debate, which Vallas mostly sought to deflect.

Vallas campaign acknowledged the statements were "offensive" and "should not have been liked."

Vallas criticized his opponent less frequently while attempting to defend his record.

The endorsements mark the latest jockeying by the two mayoral candidates for support ahead of the April 4 runoff election.

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Preckwinkle and Johnson serve together on the Cook County Board and both are former teachers who've had teachers union backing.

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Paul Vallas, who wants to add more police officers, and Brandon Johnson, who wants more spending on social services, are competing in the April 4 runoff.

It was Lori Lightfoot, not Brandon Johnson, who won all of the Black-majority wards in last week's first-round election.

Both candidates may need to upset their bases and move toward the middle to win the runoff, some observers say.

Two local races are reminders of the significance of state and local politics in seeing how voters are leaning.

The next mayor will see the Board of Ed transition to an elected panel, the result of a state law that Lightfoot opposed.

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The cash and manpower these groups can bestow could help swing many of the 14 remaining head-to-head contests in which they opt to get involved.

Johnson points to comments Vallas made on podcast.

Move by Paul Vallas allows business interests and wealthy donors to write him big checks and unions to do the same for Brandon Johnson.

After Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s defeat, Tuesday's two top voter getters, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, head to a runoff election April 4 and take different approaches on crime.

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Alderman Raymond Lopez praised former public school executive Paul Vallas, who led the field in Tuesday's jungle election for Chicago's mayorship.

The two rivals turned negative in the first day of campaigning in the April 4 mayoral runoff.

The head of the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois announced their resignations Wednesday.

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

Here’s a look at the total number and percentage of votes that were cast in each precinct for Chicago's mayoral race.

Four years ago, Rodriguez Sanchez upended the longtime reign of the Mell family in the ward in a razor-thin election.

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot attributed her election loss to racism and sexism in comments to reporters Tuesday night.

Who are Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, the two candidates headed into an April runoff election to become Chicago's next mayor after putting an end to incumbent Mayor Lightfoot's one-term tenure?

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the third-largest city in the U.S. (March 1)

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Chicago's mayoral election and some City Council races will go to a runoff. What does that mean?

Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded defeat, 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 mayor.

Unofficial results in the Chicago mayor's race showed Paul Vallas with 36% of the vote with 75% of the precincts reporting.

Candidates vying to be one of the top two finishers and qualify for the runoff election in five weeks on April 4.

Chicago voters have denied Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term.

The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same.

For years, Republicans have sought to win over voters by depicting Democratic-led cities as lawless centers of violence that need tough-on-crime policies.

Mississippi scored twice on wild pitches in a three-run eighth inning and the Rebels won their first national baseball title, sweeping Oklahoma in the College World Series finals with a 4-2 victory.

Iowa center Luka Garza (55) celebrates with teammate Jordan Bohannon (3) after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Minnesota, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. The Iowa senior guard had 19 points and a career-high 14 assists, Luka Garza had 33 points and the No. “If it wasn’t for Luka making his layups, I wouldn’t have 14 assists,” Bohannon said. Minnesota (10-4, 3-4) rallied from a 63-45 deficit to get within five twice late in the second half. The 1,000th point came on a free throw with 17:48 left in the second half.

Iowa guard Joe Wieskamp (10) and Minnesota guard Gabe Kalscheur (22) vie for the ball in overtime of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)MINNEAPOLIS – Brandon Johnson made all four his 3-point attempts in overtime and finished with 26 points and nine rebounds, leading Minnesota's late surge to upset No. They trailed by seven points with 44 seconds left in regulation and outscored the Hawkeyes 29-15 the rest of the way. Then Carr hit the tying 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds remaining, bringing the Gophers bench players leaping onto the court. Garza started gobbling up rebounds and turning them into gimme putbacks, and Iowa looked like it was in control.

Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus tracker reported more than 50.2 million COVID-19 cases globally as of Sunday. Coronavirus cases and deaths also continue to soar in the U.S., as they are in many countries. Health officials also reported 1,038 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases, bringing the state’s total so far to nearly 122,000. Globally, there have been nearly 50 million positive cases and more than 1.2 million deaths from COVID-19. With those adjustments and the latest reported cases, the statewide case total reached 53,671 with 1,104 deaths.

(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska on Saturday reported hitting a daily record in new coronavirus cases. ———MILAN – Italy registered a record 39,811 daily confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday. — Nebraska reported a record 2,681 coronavirus cases and a record 748 people in the hospital. The world reached 400,000 daily confirmed cases on Oct. 15; 500,000 on Oct. 26, and 600,000 on Friday. The global death toll hit a daily record of 11,024 confirmed deaths on Wednesday.