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Chicago Set to Vote for New Mayor

HeadlineFeb 22, 2011

Voters in Chicago head to the polls today to pick a replacement to succeed the retiring Mayor Richard Daley. Candidates include President Obama’s former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, former U.S. senator Carol Moseley Braun, former Chicago schools president Gery Chico, and City Clerk Miguel del Valle. If no candidate receives 50 percent of the vote, a runoff will be held in six weeks.

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