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Black, Gay Woman Elected As Chicago Mayor In Historic Vote
In a historic first, a gay African-American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence.
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Former White House Aide Rahm Emanuel Re-Elected Chicago's Mayor
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel won re-election Tuesday as Chicago's mayor in the city's first runoff vote, news reports said.
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Jane Byrne, Chicago's First Female Mayor, Dies
Jane Byrne, who capitalized on Chicago's slow reaction to a snowstorm to score one of the biggest election upsets in the city's history and become its first female mayor, died on Friday. She was 80.
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Black, Gay Woman Elected As Chicago Mayor In Historic Vote
In a historic first, a gay African-American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence.
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Former White House Aide Rahm Emanuel Re-Elected Chicago's Mayor
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel won re-election Tuesday as Chicago's mayor in the city's first runoff vote, news reports said.
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Jane Byrne, Chicago's First Female Mayor, Dies
Jane Byrne, who capitalized on Chicago's slow reaction to a snowstorm to score one of the biggest election upsets in the city's history and become its first female mayor, died on Friday. She was 80.
