Beto O’Rourke’s Chicago Connection: His Wife, Amy
The candidate’s spouse spent a chunk of her childhood in Hyde Park, the daughter of “Warren Buffett of real estate” Bill Sanders.
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Why Would a Presidential Candidate Ever Campaign in Chicago?
Our state is an electoral non-factor, but we’re a bus ride away from some key swing states.
Stevie Wonder’s Campaign Advice to Obama: Quit Smoking
Skip to that and other interesting tidbits with our index to Valerie Jarrett’s new memoir, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward.
Actually, Preckwinkle Is a Progressive
She’s the type of big-government liberal who made the Democrats unpopular in the 1980s. But 30 years later, her brand of leadership is getting a second wind.
David Axelrod
The political consultant, 64, on why he’s done with presidential campaigns and what law made him cry
Lightfoot’s Coalition Was Unthinkable Until Now
The mayoral frontrunner has support from lakefront liberals and law-and-order voters — blocs that traditionally hold each other in disdain.
10 Stories to Read Right Now
Marijuana dinner parties, new Chinatown delights, and Chicago’s forgotten pro-choice warriors.
Chicago’s Forgotten Pro-Choice Warriors
Fifty years ago, women who wanted abortions didn’t have many choices — until an underground network of Chicago women gave them another one.
Pritzker’s Tax Plan: A Hike for Millionaires, Basically Nothing for Everyone Else
The proposal would lower the income tax by .05 to .2 percent for most people. But that’s still way up from 2016’s 3.75 percent.
The Candidates Agree on Most Issues. Rent Control Isn’t One of Them.
Preckwinkle is advocating for a rent ceiling; Lightfoot, not so much. In this race, that could be decisive.