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In the closing days of the Nov. 8 campaign, TV sets will continue blaring millions of dollars worth of ads involving candidates for governor and a pair of state Supreme Court seats all the way down to myriad congressional and state legislative contests.
But the real work for the campaigns now comes down to “GOTV,” the get-out-the-vote efforts to ensure candidates’ base voters show up at the polls as well as the remaining late-deciding persuadable voters — a number that dwindles with each day of early voting and voting by mail.
And President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will both make appearances in the Chicago area in coming days to try to shore up Democratic congressional candidates’ election chances in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
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Chrissy Sanders, 32, had just finished taking her 6-year-old son trick-or-treating on Halloween night and arrived at the vigil for a friend in East Garfield Park a little late, around 8:30 p.m. As Sanders began to pay respects with friends and loved ones of the woman who died, Sanders’ female cousin told her, “I’m taking the kids to the car,” and took Sanders’ 6-year-old and her two small children to their car parked nearby on California Avenue.
“I’m so glad” she scooped them up and away from the scene, Sanders said of her cousin. Sanders stood between two cars, talking about funeral arrangements, and then began to cross the street. She heard assailants “let off 20 to 30 rounds” and somebody scream, “Get down!”
As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration makes its final pleas to aldermen to approve her 2023 budget recommendation, a new analysis suggests they are not getting the complete picture on the biggest budget item — police — and other city departments.
A new analysis from a former employee of the City Council’s Office of Financial Analysis suggests the Police Department’s stated budget has vastly underestimated the true annual cost of the department.
In an election year roiled by a sputtering economy and divisive issues including abortion and crime, two decades of Democratic dominance in the Illinois General Assembly will be put to the test on Nov. 8.
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