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Mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza is interviewed by reporter Fran Spielman in the Sun-Times newsroom Thursday, November 15, 2018. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times

Mendoza says her first term as mayor would be different than Emanuel's third

After Susana Mendoza jumped into the race for mayor just eight days after being re-elected state comptroller, surrogates for County Board President Toni Preckwinkle promptly declared Mendoza’s first term would be more like Emanuel’s third. In an interview with the Sun-Times, Mendoza pushed back.

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Alderman, trying to quit, wants city to ban menthol-flavored tobacco products

MIAMI - MARCH 30: Menthol cigarettes are seen for sale on a shelf at a Quick Stop store on March 30, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Today in Washington, DC a public hearing began before a committee of outside experts that advises the Food and Drug Administration as they weigh the evidence of menthol's impact on smokers' use and health. The FDA could eventually ban or phase out the menthol cigarettes that some experts say can be more enticing and possibly addicting than regular cigarettes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) R:MerlinGetty_PhotosGYI0060048090.jpg

“I started smoking a menthol cigarette when I was 16 ... I’m 40. It’s been a part of my life ever since," said Ald. Ray Lopez, who's trying to quit.

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