The Chicago Tribune endorsed Republican Bill Brady over Democrat Pat Quinn on Sunday, but if an editorial ever screamed “We’re holding our noses while we write,” this was it. Neither of these guys is any good, the message seemed to be. It was this kind of analysis that prompted me to call Green Party candidate Rich Whitney…
MOUTH WIDE OPEN: We pick the 40 moments in recent Chicago history that made you stop, blink, and say, “Oh my God!”
WHAT I WAS THINKING: We talk with the 65-year-old founder of Lurie Investments and of Africa Infectious Disease Village Clinics
THE MONEY PIT: When a South Side couple agreed to restore a “house of the future” from the 1933–34 world’s fair in exchange for a free long-term sublease, they had little idea how thoroughly they—and their savings—would be absorbed by the past
Gery Chico has had a great couple of days since announcing that he’s running for mayor. Rich Daley—for whom Chico worked as chief of staff, president of the board of Chicago Public Schools, and, currently, chairman of the City Colleges of Chicago board—sang Chico’s praises Wednesday night on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, describing his staffer as “a wonderful public servant” and “closer to me than…
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It’s a widely held view among politica observers that Mayor Daley, despite his insistence that he’s not taking sides in the mayoral race, is secretly pulling the strings for Rahm Emanuel. Yet, several recent developments suggest the Emanuel-Daley alliance may not be as tight as suggested…
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Cook County Assessor Jim Houlihan has decided not to run for mayor, spokesman Eric Herman said this morning. Houlihan, 67, who told me in April that he was interested in the job whether or not Daley ran again, has changed his mind “after much serious thought and…
Like Rahm Emanuel, his predecessor in the 5th District, Congressman Mike Quigley has his eyes on the job of mayor—but Quigley says he is postponing the decision to run until after the midterm elections on November 2nd. The 51-year-old…
