Happy Wednesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Kellen felt that his genius for creating avant-garde zombie opera was best channeled when wearing a particular pair of periwinkle cargo pants.
We don’t often pay attention to municipal elections around the country here, but what happened in Chicago last night was just too entertaining.
Polls have closed in Chicago and incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her reelection bid on Tuesday. Lightfoot was among a field of eight candidates hoping to lead the beleaguered Windy City. At the time of this writing, Paul Vallas—a former head of schools in Chicago, Philadelphia, and New Orleans—leads the pack with 34.6% of the vote (see below for the current tally). Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson is in second, with 20.23%, and Lori Lightfoot is in third, with 16.58%.
