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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has some serious fundraising to do after he launched his reelection campaign at the DuSable History Museum on Sunday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports COVID-19 activity is increasing nationally, but hospitalizations remain low. The Chicago Bears are coming in hot off an explosive season opener against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

Plus, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has moved as many assumed he would – announcing plans to seek a second term. He’s had successes the past three-plus years, like eliminating the subminimum wage for tipped workers and signing off on one of the most generous paid leave ordinances in the nation. But he’s repeatedly clashed with renegade alders, and polling shows he’s a largely unpopular mayor with a big field of rivals to overcome in order to win re-election.