An Illinois Democrat Voted to Confirm Clarence Thomas. It Ended His Political Career By Edward McClelland Liberals should think twice before casting a vote for Brett Kavanaugh. One reason? U.S. Senator Alan Dixon. Read more
Illinois Is a Few Elections Away from a Graduated Income Tax By Edward McClelland The state's regressive taxation is surfacing in both the gubernatorial and mayoral races — and by 2020, it could look a lot different. Read more
About That Big, Potentially Toxic Swath of Streeterville By Edward McClelland Amid the outcry over a Willowbrook factory's emissions, we look at other possibly harmful pockets around Chicago. Read more
Rahm Could Be Chicago's Last Boss By Edward McClelland The City Council is getting stronger — and with a weak mayor, it could regain control of Chicago's purse strings. Read more
The Inner-Ring Suburbs Are Withering. Why Not Just Merge Them with Chicago? By Edward McCLelland A modest proposal. Read more
Actually, It Makes Sense for Rahm to Get out Now By Edward McClelland Had Emanuel run, he’d have been forced into another runoff — and had he won, there'd be $1 billion in pension funding to find. Oh, and then there's the Jason Van Dyke trial. Read more
Why It's so Hard for Republicans to Win in Illinois By Edward McClelland Democrats and Republicans were once evenly matched in Illinois. So how did the Party of Lincoln fall behind in his own homeland? Read more
Rahm Is Using Lincoln Yards to Score Points with Two Core Voting Blocs By Edward McClelland In moving a city garage to Englewood to make way for the development, the mayor appeases his two most important constituencies. Read more
Latinos Could Be Chicago's New Nexus of Political Power By Edward McClelland The city's declining black population could mean a day of reckoning on the City Council, in the state legislature, and even in Congress. Read more
23 Phrases You'll Only Hear in Chicago By Edward McClelland To be read in the frunchroom of your three flat. Read more
