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Chicago’s new mayor has one of the trickiest jobs in politics

Brandon Johnson will struggle to fulfil his grand promises

Brandon Johnson, a progressive Cook County commissioner, in Chicago on Election Day, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The mayoral runoff in Chicago between Paul Vallas, and Johnson includes idiosyncrasies that have nothing to do with ideology: a white candidate against a Black one, the police union against the teachers, even the question of which man is the true Chicagoan. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)Credit: New York Times / Redux / eyevineFor further information please contact eyevinetel: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709e-mail: info@eyevine.comwww.eyevine.com *** Local Caption *** 15875466
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Foodies in Chicago have no shortage of options. Yuppies flock to the West Loop, where the restaurants mostly serve “modern American” small plates. The old school head to steakhouses downtown, and the more adventurous take cabs out to Devon Avenue or 26th Street for Indian or Mexican food. Yet for visiting dignitaries, a relatively new establishment on the South Side, the Bronzeville Winery, has become a favoured location. The reason why is less what it serves, though the food and wine list are both excellent, but what it represents: a hint that Chicago’s deep racial and geographical divides can be lessened.

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