COVID-19 Will Worsen the Chicago–Downstate Divide
As rural legislators protest Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, they could alienate centrist voters, turning the Illinois GOP into an even more hardcore minority.
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Actually, It's in Trump’s Interest to Bail Out Illinois
The president doesn’t want coronavirus relief going to “poorly run” states like Illinois. In fact, we pay the federal government far more than we receive.
Mrs. America Is a Show for Illinois Political Nerds
From Rep. Giddy Dyer to W. Clement Stone, the FX on Hulu series puts forgotten Springfield operatives back into the spotlight.
Playing Politics With Coronavirus
Pritzker has used COVID-19 to push the Fair Tax, and Lightfoot to loosen the municipal purse strings. That could cost them the moral high ground needed to govern in a crisis.
We Should Never Vote in Person Again
It’s hard to imagine how voting by mail could lead to more fraud than Chicago politicians have allegedly committed at polling sites.
Coronavirus Could Spark Chicago’s Next Labor Movement
Less than a year ago, essential workers were mocked for wanting a $15 minimum wage. Now, they’re risking their lives to feed the city.
Okay, Lori Lightfoot Is Funny
Keeping Chicagoans indoors is the most important civic project of Lightfoot’s mayoralty. That she’s leaning on humor to do it doesn’t make her a cartoon character, but a sharp leader.
Rahm’s Post-Mayoral Report Card
It’s been decades since he hasn’t had a stubby finger in government. So how did Emanuel do in his first year after leaving office?
Illinois Is Uniquely Ill-Equipped to Pay for Coronavirus
Years of financial mismanagement have left $58,738 in our rainy-day fund and less than $2 billion saved for unemployment.
The Chicagoan Fact-Checking Iran’s COVID-19 Death Toll
According to the government’s own numbers, Iran is one of the hardest-hit countries in the world. But Ahmad Obali thinks the truth is much worse.