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Why Can’t We Quit Rod Blagojevich?

August 1, 2022November 12, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

With a new miniseries on Hulu, Blago can’t seem to quit the spotlight — and the public seems to keep eating it up.

Categories News & Issues Tags News & Politics

Opinion: Let’s Take Lake Michigan Away From Indiana

August 1, 2022October 29, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

Making the case to take the shoreline away from Indiana, where steel mills continue to pollute the lake.

Categories News & Issues Tags News & Politics

When Martin Luther King Jr. Lived in Chicago

October 29, 2021October 26, 2021 by Lynette Smith
‘King in Chicago’ topper

Fifty-five years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment on the West Side. He would leave not quite a year later, having learned a frustrating lesson: He could expose the city’s gaping racial wounds, but he could not heal them.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags News & Politics

Opinion: How Illinois Became a One-Party State

August 1, 2022October 19, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

Illinois isn’t the only state with the problem, but it can breed bad government.

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Does Obama Still Need Chicago?

August 1, 2022September 24, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

We may consider Obama a product of Chicago, but he’s as much of the city as he is of Hawaii, New York, or Harvard.

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Q&A: Thomas Geoghegan Thinks We Should All Vote

August 1, 2022September 23, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

A new book from the Chicago lawyer re-imagines American government in a way that is just, fair, and Constitutional.

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The Big Number

August 1, 2022September 23, 2021 by Lynette Smith
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

House Democrats are looking to Illinois to maintain control of their slim majority.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags News & Politics

Why Chicago Was Once a Political Convention Hotspot

August 1, 2022September 14, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

Chicago has played host for more national political conventions than any other city, but now it’s passed over in favor of swing states.

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A Military Pilot’s Look Back at 9/11

September 12, 2021September 9, 2021 by Lynette Smith
Peter Braxton, the twin towers of the World Trade Center

Twenty years ago this month, Peter Braxton was one of the first military pilots in the air over the burning twin towers. It was his first day on the job, and this is his story.

Categories Chicago Magazine Tags Chicago Stories, News & Politics

R. Kelly May Not Be So Lucky in Brooklyn

August 1, 2022September 9, 2021 by Sarah Steimer

Unlike his 2008 trial in Chicago, R. Kelly’s alleged victims are willing to testify in Brooklyn — including one young groupie who attended the Cook County proceedings before being targeted herself.

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