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Current, former City Council colleagues call Burke conviction ‘sad’ and ‘a tragedy’

There’s affection and respect for the man who mentored far more colleagues than he bullied during his record 54-year reign. Ald. Ray Lopez said Burke’s ‘fingerprints are on so much of what is Chicago. To have this as the final act of a remarkable career is a tragedy.’

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Brickbat: The Chicago Way

The Chicago Board of Ethics fined Ald. Jim Gardiner $20,000 for retaliating against a frequent critic. The city Inspector General's office found Gardiner "directed city employees to issue unfounded citations for overgrown weeds and rodents to the home" of the critic.

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Lori Lightfoot, Jim Gardiner accused of ethics violations that could trigger fines

As the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ-FM Radio reported, the Lightfoot reelection campaign sent more than 9,900 emails to CPS and City Colleges staff over a period of months.

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FBI: Gardiner may have given developer who’d been ‘good to me’ ticket to Lightfoot reform inaugural during bribery scheme

Ald. Jim Gardiner has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing as a result of the feds’ investigation, which dates back more than three years. FBI affidavits show the feds spent a year struggling to view thousands of text messages.

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7 takeaways from the inauguration of Brandon Johnson — including an awkward hug

Chicago’s new mayor delivered his inaugural address to a cheering crowd on Monday. Before his swearing in, he shared an embrace with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

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The long goodbye: City Council honors Mayor Lori Lightfoot, 13 departing members

Tears were shed, good-natured barbs traded, hatchets buried. One would never have known Ald. Edward Burke is leaving under the cloud of a federal indictment or that the mayor’s relationship with the Council was so contentious,

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Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson tries to influence City Council reorganization

Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Johnson’s transition team, refused to pinpoint specific changes amid reports that several committee chairs could lose those posts.

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Scandal-plagued Gardiner wins re-election in 45th Ward, newcomer holds slim lead in 30th Ward

Ald. James Gardiner received more than 55% of the votes in his race, leading attorney Megan Mathias to concede. In the 30th Ward, Ruth Cruz garnered over 51% of the vote against Jessica Gutiérrez, though mail-in ballots still need to be tallied.

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Chicago voters dismayed by low turnout in mayor’s race: ‘It’s a shame’

After a frustratingly low voting numbers in February, there was hope that more people would cast a ballot this time around. But young voters ages 18-24 did improve their numbers slightly from the February election.

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Scandal-prone Ald. Gardiner mum about reelection bid against rival who feels ‘great about going into the runoff’

Ald. Jim Gardiner did not respond to the Sun-Times’ requests for an interview about his runoff campaign. Challenger Megan Mathias said many residents complained to her about Gardiner’s inaccessibility but hesitated to donate to her campaign because they “feared retaliation.”

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Big issues in Gardiner’s reelection bid in 45th Ward are crime, development — and Gardiner himself

Ald. Jim Gardiner faces five contenders in the Northwest Side ward — and a string of scandals. While the first term incumbent has name recognition, it’s not necessarily the kind of recognition a candidate wants among potential voters.

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Trade union leaders square off in verbal slugfest over stalled crane ordinance

The stalled proposal would require a Chicago crane operators license for any equipment to lift over 1,000 pounds, half the current weight limit. It’s a good thing for Operating Engineers Local 150 that no final vote was taken. If there had been a roll call, the ordinance would surely have…

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Ghost buses and trains haunt Chicagoans, Pritzker’s presidential poll numbers and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Embattled Gardiner gives up Fire Department promotion to seek 2nd term on City Council

“My heart is still with the Chicago Fire Department. But my heart and my devotion lies with residents of the 45th Ward, a community that helped raise me,” Ald. Jim Gardiner said, though he objected to being forced to choose.

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Accused of vendetta in handling of Fire Department promotions, Lightfoot reverses course, promotes 30 to lieutenant

The 2009 lieutenant’s list has been reinstated. It was not immediately known whether mayoral critic Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) was among those promoted from that list.

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Lightfoot accused of scrapping CFD promotion list to punish controversial City Council member

Ald. Jim Gardiner — a Chicago firefighter on a leave of absence — is accusing the mayor, with whom he has clashed repeatedly, of scrapping a CFD promotion list because he was second in line to be promoted to lieutenant.

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Aide to Ald. Gardiner tried to sell machine gun while on city time, authorities say — but he claims it was an antique that didn’t work

“Seeking to illegally sell a dangerous firearm ... on government time using government property demonstrates a shocking disregard for the people,” Attorney General Kwame Raoul said of Charles Sikanich’s alleged actions.

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Catanzara threatens political retribution against three of police union’s strongest City Council supporters

Catanzara wants three former firefighters now on the council — Nick Sposato, Anthony Napolitano and Jim Gardiner — to back Erin Jones, a CPD detective challenging state Sen. Rob Martwick, a favorite of Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2.

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