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March 2013

What Happens After Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon Quits Pat Quinn's Team

03/26/13

What Happens After Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon Quits Pat Quinn's Team

Pat Quinn's second-in-command has another office in mind. This Q&A takes a shot at figuring out Simon's next move.

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A Ted Cruz Missile, Aimed At Rahm Emanuel

03/19/13

A Ted Cruz Missile, Aimed At Rahm Emanuel

The Texas senator likes sparring with Chicago's mayor. Is this a preview for 2016 or 2020?

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Karen Lewis Says Good Riddance to Penny Pritzker

03/14/13

Karen Lewis Says Good Riddance to Penny Pritzker

The CTU head talks about the outgoing school board member, as well as Rahm Emanuel, Arne Duncan, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Bruce Rauner, and more.

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Jon Carson Will Soon Be Obama's Most Important Man in Chicago

03/12/13

Jon Carson Will Soon Be Obama's Most Important Man in Chicago

The brilliant organizer from rural Wisconsin is coming to Chicago to lead Organizing for Action. There, he'll try to make Republicans a permanent minority.

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Why Are There So Few Female Governors?

03/05/13

Why Are There So Few Female Governors?

As Illinois mourns Dawn Clark Netsch, the first female gubernatorial candidate from either major party in the state, a look at why so few women have broken through that glass ceiling.

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The Next Move for Chicago's Diplomat, Marshall Bouton

03/05/13

The Next Move for Chicago's Diplomat, Marshall Bouton

After more than a decade running the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Bouton is returning to the east coast, to be replaced by Ivo Daalder, U.S. Ambassador to NATO.

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Carol FelsenthalFelsenthal Files is a blog by author Carol Felsenthal, a lifelong Chicagoan and self-proclaimed political junkie. Her focus here will be Chicago politics, which, in the age of Obama, extends to the national and international spheres. Felsenthal is a regular blogger for The Hill and The Huffington Post and has written several books, including Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House. Among her many stories for Chicago are memorable profiles of Michelle Obama and Rod Blagojevich.