Carol Felsenthal
3 years
ago
Rahm Still Has His Rubber Stamp City Council
A recently released study confirms that, despite his low approval and upcoming election, Mayor Emanuel continues to get whatever he wants from the city’s aldermen.
3 years
ago
Remembering Judy Baar Topinka, a Critical Force in Illinois Politics
The Illinois comptroller died on Wednesday after complications from a stroke.
3 years
ago
How Jesse Sharkey Became the New Head of the CTU
The new head of the Chicago Teachers Union opens up about how he first got started in teaching.
3 years
ago
Chuck Todd’s New Obama Biography Goes Deep on Chicago White House Staffers
Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett, David Axelrod, Bill Daley, and their many internal conflicts feature heavily in The Stranger.
3 years
ago
Remembering Jane Byrne
Chicago’s first and only female mayor, who defeated Michael Bilandic in the 1979 Democratic primary, died Friday morning at age 81.
3 years
ago
Is Bruce Rauner Pro-Choice, Anti-Choice, or Just an Opportunist?
The candidate for governor spent the primary flirting with social conservatives and now trumpets his bipartisan credentials. Which is it?
3 years
ago
Rauner and Blacks—More than a Marriage of Convenience?
A look at the candidate’s ties with Illinois’s black community reveals relationships that long predate his campaign.
3 years
ago
Rauner Leads in Endorsements, But There’s Still One Big One Left
Newspaper endorsements roll in for Rauner, but nothing yet from the paper in our state’s capital. Why?
3 years
ago
Does Pat Quinn Have a Personal Life?
A look inside the world of the 65-year-old governor reveals a man obsessed with work—and uncomfortable away from it.
3 years
ago
