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Edward Robert McClelland

Don't Call These Chicago Landmarks By Their Real Names
By Edward McClelland
The more beloved the landmark, the more likely it is that Chicagoans have created their own name for it — or are stubbornly clinging to its old moniker. Read more
Burke’s Loss Is Lightfoot's Gain
By Edward McClelland
The mayor's crusade to oust the disgraced alderman is long overdue, but in another light, it might look like a power grab. Read more
Why Downstate Fights for Coal
By Edward McClelland
It's a $100,000 a year job — in a region where the median home price is $87,000. Read more
Where to Get Coneys, Curds, and Other Midwestern Food in Chicago
By Edward McClelland
Increasingly, we're a city of homesick Midwesterners — and you can eat your way through the region without leaving town. Read more
Can Lightfoot Deliver the Goods?
By Edward McClelland
She ran on a platform of leveling the playing field in an increasingly unequal city. Can an American mayor really do such a thing? Read more
The Illinois Flag Is Terrible
By Edward McClelland
The North American Vexillological Association ranked Illinois's flag 49th out of 72 state and provincial flags. So, what gives? Read more
Once and for All: Is It the El, el, L, or ’;L’?
By Edward McClelland
Putting an end to the age-old debate. Read more
The True Story of Chicago’s “Welfare Queen”
By Edward McClelland
Ronald Reagan infamously caricatured Linda Taylor as a welfare bogeyman. As a new book out this month reveals, however, her actual story is even more sensational. Read more
How Lori Lightfoot Beat the Machine
By Edward McClelland
The inside story of her improbable, historic victory Read more
Let’s Get Rid of All the Townships
By Edward McClelland
Illinois has 1,428 of them — a big reason we lead the nation in number of taxing bodies. Read more
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