Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Thursday, October 27, 2016.
Kirk and Duckworth are both courting the black community in heated Senate race
A few black aldermen skipped a breakfast with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth in Bronzeville after she won the primary, because they believe she “ignored black communities during the primary and didn’t deserve their support in the general election,” according to WBEZ. Duckworth, who had two black opponents in the primary, Andrea Zopp and state senator Napoleon Harris, has worked to improve her relationship with the black community, but incumbent GOP senator Mark Kirk still sees an opportunity to win votes. Kirk recently visited Englewood and appeared in the Bud Billiken Parade, and has visits planned at several barbershops before Election Day. [WBEZ]
