Law Prof and Novelist Lori Andrews Untangles Today’s Strangest Biotech Cases
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Snowpocalypse Then: How the Blizzard of 1979 Cost the Election for Michael Bilandic
A perfect storm of weather, clout, and PR doomed the incumbent mayor in his primary battle against Jane Byrne.
A Look at Miguel del Valle, a Regular Chicago Guy Who Wants to Be Mayor
Miguel del Valle doesn’t have much money—peanuts compared to Rahm Emanuel and Gery Chico, and way less even than Patricia Watkins and Carol Moseley Braun. When I asked him yesterday afternoon if there would be runoff on February 22nd, he answered, “My guess is Rahm is going to buy one of the spots; as for the second, I hope I’m that person…
How CBBS and Robot Wisdom Made the Web as We Know It
An appreciation of Chicago internet pioneers Ward Christensen, Randy Suess, and Jorn Barger
What the Sun-Times' Rahm Endorsement Doesn't Say
It was no surprise to me that the Sun-Times endorsed Rahm Emanuel today, the first day of early voting. The paper was a strong supporter of Rahm’s right to stay on the ballot, and the editorial board seemed to be strongly in his corner. There’s a line in the endorsement that caught my eye…
Some Unanswered Questions in the Mayoral Debate
The City Club/Chicago Tribune-sponsored mayoral debate at the WGN studios Thursday was lively enough, but some of the more interesting exchanges happened afterwards, off camera, when each of the four participants took five minutes of questions from the press. I asked the first candidate up, Miguel del Valle, why he hadn’t…
Patricia Van Pelt Watkins’ Gritty and Inspiring Life Story
Mayoral candidate Patricia Watkins has seen her share of tough times—she spent her formative years at Cabrini-Green, she was addicted to drugs at one point, and her daughter died in a plane crash at 17. The 53-year-old community organizer who founded Target Area Development Corp., a “grassroots social justice organization,” has been in the mayor’s race from the start. But the first-time candidate has polled as low as…
Q & A with MacArthur Foundation President Robert Gallucci
Interview conducted and condensed by Jeff Bailey You spent 21 years in diplomacy, mostly at the State Department, and 13 at Georgetown’s foreign-service school. Then the presidency of the $5 billion MacArthur Foundation was offered to you. It’s like being named a MacArthur genius grantee times 10,000. How did it happen? A search firm came … Read more
Northwestern Law Prof on Rahm's Prospects Now
Weeks ago, when most people thought that the challenge to Rahm Emanuel’s residency status was a lost cause, Northwestern Law Professor Sam Tenenbaum dissented. He reminded me of that today when I called him for his reaction to the Illinois Appeals Court ruling that Rahm is ineligible to run for mayor because he does not meet the residency requirement of having lived in Chicago for a year prior to…
How Would Young Richard M. Daley Run?
CHICAGOMAG.COM EXCLUSIVE: If Daley were running for mayor this year, what are some issues he would raise? Listen to historical clips and read about the city’s problems—then and now.