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Rahm Exacts Revenge on Rocky Wirtz, Adirondack Chairs in New Book
The former mayor spends most of The Nation City talking about how awesome he is. But it wouldn’t be a Rahm Emanuel joint without a little score settling.
When Illinois Conservatives Blocked the ERA
Decades after being sent to the states for ratification, the ERA is closer than ever to becoming the 28th Amendment. That delay has a lot to do with us.
Why Illinois Is Pumping Millions Into the Census
With funding and congressional seats at stake, the state is taking extreme measures to get a full count.
The Chicago Political Quote Hall of Fame
We’ve got the spiciest politicians anywhere — and the receipts to prove it.
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Why legal weed could be good for illegal dealers, when the Teamsters dumped cabs into the Chicago River, Illinois’s shrinking population, and more
Where Have All the Polish Pols Gone?
They were once a vital cog in the Chicago Machine. Now, the last of them is being run out of the Democratic Party.
Why You Can't Impeach a Chicago Mayor
It’s not like this in other cities.
Eight Big Issues Facing Chicago Pols in 2020
Ed Burke’s last stand, Kim Foxx’s survival campaign, and that pesky budget deficit.
Visualizing CPD’s Homicide Problem
Last month, a yearlong study by the Police Executive Research Forum offered a damning indictment of the way the Chicago Police Department investigates homicides. We took a closer look at the report: