By Rachel Bertsche, Amy Cavanaugh, Marcia Froelke Coburn, Aimee Levitt, Jake Malooley, Edward McClelland, Tal Rosenberg, Mike Thomas, and Lauren Williamson
They come from all over the city and from every field, but those who made the rankings have one thing in common: They’ve got clout, and they know how to use it. Read more
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. Read more
Activists and legislators want Gov. Pritzker to overturn Illinois's rent control ban and issue a statewide freeze. But that requires an act of the General Assembly, which is in recess due to... coronavirus. Read more
How Chicago dealt with the 1918 Spanish flu, where to order takeout and see local theater, and how Hyde Parkers are encouraging children to hunt bears. Read more
Nobody expected the billionaire hotel heir to be a strong governor. But during the COVID-19 crisis, he's made decisions shirked by leaders both below and above him. Read more
