The Last Time There Was a Brokered Convention
Estes Kefauver arrived at the 1952 DNC in Chicago with a plurality of delegates. Then, Adlai Stevenson won the nomination.
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Gerrymandering: Finally a Thing of the Past?
The Fair Maps Amendment is issuing a challenge to the shady partisan practice. But good luck getting it past Mike Madigan.
Two Charts Show Chicago Getting More Democratic
Chicago doesn’t just reflect the identity of the Democratic Party. In many ways, it created that identity.
Trump’s Blago Commutation: Right Thing, Wrong Reasons
For Trump, freeing Blago may have had more to do with settling personal scores than correcting harsh sentence.
How Yolanda Lippert Hunts for Predators Online
The prosecutor on running the unit of the Cook County state’s attorney’s office that deals with internet sex crimes against kids
10 Stories You Should Read Right Now
Why Illinois matters this primary season, the man taking on Boeing, and why black families are leaving Chicago.
The Man Who’s Taking on Boeing
The families of the 157 people who died in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 are consumed by grief. Attorney Bob Clifford wants to make the aviation giant pay for their pain.
Candidates Cry Foul in North Side Statehouse Race
Appointed to a legislative vacancy 38 days before an election, Yoni Pizer’s candidacy seems inevitable. In most states, it wouldn’t be so easy.
Why Illinois Will Matter This Primary Season
For the first time in decades, presidential candidates are betting big on our delegate-rich state.
10 Stories to Read Right Now
Fact-checking Pritzker’s unemployment claims, another housing debate near the Obama Center, and three days eavesdropping in the Loop.