Chicago Federation of Labor declines to endorse: After officials at the umbrella organization that includes about 300 unions met Monday with Lightfoot and Preckwinkle, they decided to stay neutral as they did in the first round of the campaign, according to CFL President Bob Reiter. Individual unions within the CFL could still opt to back one candidate ahead of the April 2 election. Before the endorsement meetings, Reiter noted Preckwinkle has a track record of working with labor organizations as alderman and now president of the Cook County Board. But he also said Lightfoot’s campaign platform has been pro-labor, and said things weren’t as clear cut as if a candidate such as Bill Daley with a history of anti-labor positions had made the runoff. (John Byrne)