The Nov. 4 general election between NYC mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa drew national interest, including in Illinois, where more than 800 people contributed over $70,000 to candidate campaign funds. Mamdani won the race on a progressive platform that’s drawn comparisons to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s in Chicago.
An artist and a college professor, Elena Ailes has lived in Chicago for more than a decade, moving here from New York City in 2013 largely for “economic reasons.”
But she still cares about her old haunts, where friends and family still reside, and de… [4422 chars]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Published: 2025-12-16T11:30:00Z
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