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Chicago’s city council has passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, making it the biggest US city to make the move. The resolution, which was endorsed last week by Mayor Brandon Johnson, was passed with a tie-breaking vote by the progressive city leader on Wednesday. “Our people need to thank a number of other champions of the resolution and of our community, including Alders Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Jessie Fuentes, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Stephanie Coleman, Jeanette Taylor, and Desmon Yancy, and of course, Mayor Brandon Johnson,” said Hatem Abudayyeh, national chair of the US Palestinian …

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