The latest drama in the slow, tense Walmartization of Chicago is the bankruptcy of Broadway Consolidated, the minority-owned contractor that built the Austin big box. Here’s why the city’s economic and racial history makes Chicago fertile ground for Wal-Mart, and tough for its opponents.
After conferring with his lawyers, John Garrido told me in a telephone conversation this morning that he has decided against a recount in his razor-thin loss to John Arena in 45th Ward runoff. Although he says he suspects irregularities, Garrido has no proof yet—the Board of Elections has not yet released details—and the deadline for filing for a recount is…
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An update on the players, coaches, and others quoted in our story
BOUND FOR GLORY: An oral history of how Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, and the rest of the 1991 NBA champs learned to play together and started the greatest pro sports dynasty the town has ever seen
The latest from Wisconsin is suspicion that the Chicago Way of Voting might have inflated vote totals in Republican-leaning Waukesha County. Or it could just be operator error.
Derrick Rose might not be the best player in the league, or more important to his team than any other player is to any other team. But he’s the most valuable to his franchise and his city… and the league.
CHICAGOMAG.COM EXCLUSIVE: Barack Obama, the man dubbed the organizer in chief, left Chicago for the White House, and the business of community organizing in the city now faces an uncertain future. What’s more, the movement—once rooted in liberalism—is being adopted by groups on the right, including the Tea Party.
The aldermanic runoffs produced an upset in the 36th ward, a near-upset in the 25th ward, and a changing of the guard in the 50th. Reporters and writers are starting to drill down into the results. Plus: more Berny Stone.
I tracked all 14 aldermanic runoff races closely most of the day and late into the evening on Tuesday. Sound boring? Not for me—not with a new mayor coming in and the possibility, slim as it might be, that aldermen under Mayor Emanuel may morph into something more lively than potted plants. Here, some lessons and thoughts I had along the way…
