Fiona Ortiz
By Fiona Ortiz
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Food Food Critic and Meat ‘Evangelist’ Josh Ozersky Dies in Chicago
Josh Ozersky in 2013 in an episode of Ozersky.tv. (Reuters) – Josh Ozersky, an award-winning food critic who preached the wonders of eating meat and founded the Meatopia outdoor food festival, has died in Chicago at age 47. Ozersky was found dead on Monday in a room in Chicago’s Conrad Hotel, the Cook County Medical…
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Fast Forward Rahm Emanuel Opens 10% Lead in Chicago
(Reuters) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has opened a 10 percentage point lead in his re-election bid against Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, an opinion poll on Sunday showed, though his challenger received a hard-won labor union’s endorsement that could bring in campaign cash and volunteers. The Chicago mayor’s race went to an unprecedented run-off when well-funded…
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News Chicago Underdog Chuy Garcia Aims To Unseat Rahm Emanuel
Mayoral underdog Jesus “Chuy” Garcia has a fighting chance in an April runoff election against well-funded incumbent Rahm Emanuel but political insiders say he must broaden his coalition beyond the Hispanic voters and disgruntled teachers who boosted him so far. Garcia must also persuade tough-minded Chicagoans that he can do a better job than the…
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