Rahm Emanuel names his transition team; more theories on why voter turnout was so low; the ongoing problems of Meritorious Good Time; sobering stats on minority poverty and unemployment; and more. Read more
Meet the new boss, the logical next step after the old boss: Rahm Emanuel will replace Mayor Daley as the mayor of Chicago after a convincing win that emerged from money, power, and history. Read more
As election day comes to a close, the question isn't just whether Rahm Emanuel will hit 50%... it's also whether the city will hit 50% turnout. Plus: the importance of census figures and street planters. Read more
Chicago, long a determining factor in national Democratic politics, elects its new mayor today, or at least decides to narrow down its choices. But thanks to our neighbors, we might be more famous as a Democratic sanctuary state. Read more
Happy Municipal Election Day! Some predictions, observations, and links to keep you busy as you await your civic political fate. The only place you'll find an explanation of why Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins will finish ahead of Rahm Emanuel. Read more
The latest development in the tragic death of the Bears' great is that Duerson's brain will go to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy so that it can be studied for trauma. It's another chapter in a story that's been haunting the NFL for a decade, and an issue that looms over a pending lockout. Read more
Carol Moseley Braun says that Rahm Emanuel's rainmaking was the result of "rape and robbery"... before restating it as "pillaging and plundering." Which, if either, was it? Read more
Will there be a runoff? Can Carol Moseley Braun arrest her slide in support? Will voters move from Del Valle to Chico in order to stop Rahm Emanuel's seemingly inevitable victory? The Magic 8-Ball says.... Read more
Not only does the city outrank all other metro areas in insurance fraud risk, one zip code in Englewood leads all others across the country. And it's the same area that was the focus of a Tribune investigation into mortgage fraud... in 2005. Read more
Wisconsin legislators have gone AWOL in the Land of Lincoln as protesters swarm Madison to challenge Gov. Scott Walker. Who's right? And how will it impact Illinois? Read more
