Assessing a Transportation Secretary Rahm
Nobody in Chicago seems to like the idea. But as DOT boss, Emanuel would occupy a post so far removed from ideological policymaking that Obama filled it with a Republican.
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Why the Fair Tax Failed
It’s a testament to the broken trust between voters and Springfield that the bluest state in the Midwest couldn’t pass a graduated income tax.
Illinois Is Really Good at Picking Presidents
In 50 elections since becoming a state, we’ve voted for the winning candidate 41 times.
The Weirdest Race in Illinois
Illinois Republicans are pouring millions into the fight to oust Justice Thomas Kilbride — and they don’t even have a candidate on the ballot.
Is Chicago Coney Barrett–Proof?
Illinois is one of a handful of states with laws protecting both abortion and same-sex marriage. But Barrett, who for years has worked in Chicago, could change plenty about the city.
If Downstate Illinois Seceded
Activists are again asking Congress to split Illinois into two states: Chicago, and everything else.
The Brotherhood’s Last Stand
As demands for reform grow deafening, Chicago’s biggest police union and its firebrand leader are digging in for the fight of their lives.
When Chicago Had an Elected Police Board
Many modern reformers want civilian oversight of CPD. For 14 years, Chicagoans had it.
Why Illinois Votes Like Massachusetts
Vote-rich Chicago was colonized by migrants from Vermont, Massachusetts, and Upstate New York — and it ended up inheriting that region’s political attitudes.
How Dick Durbin Became Invincible
His performance in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings will sway all sorts of races in November, but least of all his own.