Chicago To Get Its First Black Female Mayor, Both Candidates Head To Runoff
Preckwinkle, a former history teacher who has spent decades in Chicago politics, has also focused on the importance of offering a strong public school education. Endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, Preckwinkle backs a moratorium on school closings and charter school expansions. Preckwinkle has been Cook County Board president since 2010; before that, she was alderman of the city's 4th ward for 19 years.
"We may not yet be at the finish line, but we should acknowledge that history is being made," Preckwinkle said Tuesday night, according to the."It's clear we're at a defining moment in our city's history, but the challenges that our city faces are not simply ideological. It's not enough to say Chicago stands at a crossroads. We need to fight to change its course.
On Tuesday night, the two candidates began to highlight the differences between them."There was little talk of common ground," thePreckwinkle said that while her opponent"was taking multiple appointments in the Daley and Emanuel administrations, I fought the power elite who have been trying to hold this city back.
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