Is Chicago Done With Tribal Voting?
While their opponents ginned up their ethnic bases — a Chicago tradition — Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle were running issues-based campaigns.
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They’re Coming to Take Me Away
How an intern for Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III learned the value of listening to constituents
10 Stories You Should Read Right Now
Election mania, breaking the ice on the West Side, and why Chicago is sinking
How Lori Lightfoot Finished First
The political outsider pulled ahead with a Chicago-style ground game (and a healthy distance from the Machine).
We Asked Larry Legend About the Mayoral Candidates
The YouTube personality and South Sider weighs in on the eve of Chicago’s election.
There’s a Way Around Strategic Voting
So your No. 1 choice is a fringe candidate who’d tank in a runoff. We present: ranked choice voting.
So Who Should I Vote For?
It’s still, somehow, anybody’s race. We help you pick the candidate that best matches your priorities, be they schools, business, not knowing Ed Burke, or good ol’ dibs.
The Last Time a Celebrity Backed a Mayoral Candidate, They Won
Saul Bellow hit the campaign trail with Richard M. Daley in 1989. But it was a whole lot different than the Chance/Amara Enyia partnership.
Ten Stories to Read Right Now
A farewell to “word jazz,” Ed Burke in reruns, and trouble for R. Kelly
The Problem With Those “Who Should I Vote For” Quizzes
They’re good for weeding out candidates you’re diametrically opposed to. Sometimes.