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LIVE UPDATES: The nine candidates for Chicago's mayoral election will square off Thursday night in a forum hosted by FOX 32 Chicago and The Lincoln Forum. fox32chicago.com/news/live-upda
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He was possibly the best defensive catcher in baseball history. Spewing a lot of distracting talk to batters.
I got to know Double as a young kid growing up in Chicago. My dad was friends with he & his wife Alberta & I spent memorable times with them in their Bronzeville home.
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Double Duty hitchhiked to Chicago from Alabama at age 17 and played for the Illinois Giants for ≈ $3 a day. He earned his nickname in a double header in 1932 when he caught Satchel Page’s shutout and then pitched his own shutout the next game.
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As we continue the celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth I’ll share some personal memories of my own experiences with Black History right here in Chicago.
Ted Double Duty Radcliffe was a Negro League Baseball player who was born in 1902.
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As long as you wake up…
Get up.
Show up.
Stand up.
Speak up.
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At yesterday’s forum we sat down with mayoral candidates , , , and to hear their plans for Chicago.
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We’re live tweeting our mayoral forum at @thisisUIC with @PaulVallas, @RepKamBuckner, @chicagosmayor, @ChuyChicago and @King4thWard.
Follow along below!
First topic on deck: candidates' plans to handle crime during their first six months in office 
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We've increased our starting hourly rate for Full-Time Bus Operators to $28.99 with a top pay of $38.66 at 33 months! Newly hired Full-Time Bus Operators are eligible to receive a $1,000 signing bonus & up to another $3,000 in additional incentives!
Apply: transitchicago.com/careers/
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I was fortunate to get to know and learn from Andy when he sat on my Board at World Sport Chicago. He loved Chicago and was unapologetic about it. Thank you for all you’ve done for all of us.
Andrew McKenna: Accomplished Chicago businessman dies at 93
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Grateful for another jam-packed day meeting voters across Chicago.
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Thank you to the candidates sharing their vision for #inclusive #industrialpolicy in #Chicago and to our co-hosts
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Co-hosting the #Chicago mayoral debate on industrial policy while hearing the candidates' visions to expand manufacturing opportunities in this great city. #Manufacturing represents 11% of Chicago's GDP & there are 50,000+ unfilled manufacturing jobs in the region!
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Commuters Take Action is proud to endorse for mayor!
Read our full statement of endorsement at ctaction.org/election-2023
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Thank you for all of your work and for your endorsement. I’m so grateful for your support and proud to stand with you in this fight for more equitable, more accessible transportation access for all Chicagoans.
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We value equity, open communication, and action. Most of all, we envision a Chicago that plans ambitiously for the future.
Kam Buckner is the political embodiment of our mission, and the best choice for Chicago's transit future.
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CPS is not a business, it’s an education system. Unfortunately, in 1995, the Republican legislature changed the law so that Paul Vallas, who was unqualified to be a superintendent, could run our schools. Let’s stop treating our babies like commodities.
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Amen. We owe so much more to Lily Grace, Rafi, Ja’lon and every young person in this city who deserves safe streets. Grateful for these families. We have an obligation to do what we know is right.
Better is possible. Better is required.
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Thank you @LilyBeansDad for speaking up! @WBEZreset
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Spookiest question of all the mayoral forums I’ve attended so far: Do you believe in ghosts?
Sophia King: No
Kam Buckner: Ghost buses
Paul Vallas: Yes
Lori Lightfoot: I believe in spirits from the material world
Chuy Garcia: Sometimes
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"We've got to make sure there's real coordination between the city, state's attorney, the chief judge and the sheriff," says.
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"I'm a regular CTA rider. I planned on riding the bus here today but got ghosted," says.
Buckner says we should connect the 32,000 cameras on CTA to a central security system. He also says we should bring back safety ambassadors on trains.
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"We have to stop corporatization and privatization of CPS," says. The next superintendent of CPS should be a superintendent, not a CEO, Buckner says.
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WBEZ’s Reset on the Road: Lori Lightfoot, Jesus “Chuy” García, Paul Vallas and Kam Buckner join the stage #uicdigital
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I just got ghosted by the 60 Bus! But I’ll see you all soon for the Reset Forum — stream live starting at 11AM: m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zwWkY
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My statement on Paul Vallas’ “turnaround formula” that will run Chicago into the ground:
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Paris Schutz with wttw News, center, scratches his head as mayoral candidates Ja’Mal Green, Sophia King, Kam Buckner, Willie Wilson, Brandon Johnson, Paul Vallas, Lori Lightfoot, and Roderick Sawyer, prepare for a Mayoral Forum at wttw, Tuesday evening. #Chicago #ChiMayor23
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"My housing plan calls for not just adhering to the Bring Chicago Home Plan, increasing the RETT for homes of $1M more, but we have to be more specific. It’s not enough to Bring Chicago Home, we have to Keep Chicago Home." -Kam Buckner
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Everyone except Chuy.
Ja’Mal Green, Ald. Sophia King, 4th, State Rep. Kam Buckner, Willie Wilson, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, Paul Vallas, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and Ald. Roderick Sawyer, 6th, attend a mayoral candidates forum at WTTW Tuesday evening in Chicago.
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"If Chicago is going to truly sustain, we have to grow. I have a plan to grow to 3M people by 2030: that’s going to take us actually working with our business community & making sure there’s real symbiosis between our people and the corporations that will bring jobs to the city."
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"The gang database hasn’t made us safer – it’s made people & communities, many of whom look like me, not be able to walk around this city or participate in a way that's fair & equitable. If we’re going to change this city, we’ve got to change the way we operate." -Kam Buckner
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"We have a murder rate that’s way too high and a clearance rate that’s way too low. We’re spending $4M per cleared case in this city. We have to put money into the organizations doing the work on the ground." -Kam Buckner
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"It’s 2023 and we’re all sitting here having a conversation in Chicago about how to close more schools, how to disinvest in more people and more communities. That is not okay. We have not done enough." -Kam Buckner
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Got 6 minutes to spare? Let me tell you a little bit about myself before tonight’s debate.
Thank you !
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Representative Mary Beth Canty moved to the northwest Chicago suburbs in 2008. After joining the Arlington Heights Village Board in 2019, she wanted to represent the community at a larger scale. Mary Beth is the most recently elected member of the Illinois Black Caucus!
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Kam Buckner: Wilson Red/Purple Line
A complete, comprehensive, accessible, & modern platform.
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Thank you ! I’m honored.
Read the full article — What if the mayoral candidates’ transportation platforms were literally CTA platforms?: chi.streetsblog.org/2023/02/07/wha
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Thank you and the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment Coalition for hosting tonight’s forum and for all your work in making it accessible to so many in the AAPI community.
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Crime isn’t the disease. Crime is the symptom. The disease is lack of investment in true public safety.
If you treat the symptom without addressing the disease, you’ve done nothing.
It’s hard to believe that so many people are either unable or unwilling to understand this.
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Yesterday, the CTA L lines ran:
57% Blue
82% Brown
94% Green
93% Orange
96% Pink
83% Purple
74% Red
65% Yellow
... of scheduled trains. Riders deserve more accurate schedules.
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With just over 3 weeks to Election Day, it’s ALL HANDS ON DECK for the #Kampaign — sign up for a phone bank shift and help us reach voters across the city!
Sign up here: eventbrite.com/e/kam-for-chic
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We are heartbroken to share the news of the death of our president, Laurence Msall, who passed away surrounded by family this afternoon following complications from surgery. He was a brilliant, passionate leader and a dear friend to many.
Full statement: bit.ly/3HUUr1Y
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Fantastic afternoon at the Westside Rising Communities United forum — thank you to all the organizers for a great discussion. #WROVOV
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