How the Remap Could Impact Chicago’s Three Black Congressional Districts
A day of reckoning is here: After the 2020 census, the city can no longer maintain all its Black legislative districts.
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Worst Things Chicago Politicians Have Said on a Wiretap, Ranked
News that Alderman Ed Burke was caught on a federal wiretap making an anti-Semitic remark got us thinking: Where does it rank among the most cringe-inducing things local politicians have said under surveillance?
What Does “Defund the Police” Really Mean?
Calls to abolish the police have been renewed with the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. But beneath that simple slogan is a lot of nuance.
What COVID Survivors Know
As these testimonies reveal, those who have had the most severe cases face profound and often lasting effects that experts are still struggling to understand.
The Day Tammy Duckworth’s Black Hawk Went Down
In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, the U.S. senator from Illinois recounts the dramatic downing of her helicopter in Iraq — and the early stages of recovery from her devastating injuries.
Allison Arwady Has a Plan
As a surging pandemic gives way to a rocky vaccine rollout, Chicago’s top doctor has been trying to hammer home a simple message: Keep calm, carry on, and trust the system.
67 Days to Lockdown
From Chicago’s first known COVID-19 case to the governor’s historic shelter-in-place order, here’s how those critical, frenzied early weeks of the pandemic unfolded, in the words of those at the center of the crisis.
Clout Diversifies the Illinois Legislature
Michael Madigan’s retirement is off to a rough start. His handpicked replacement—26-year-old Edward Guerra Kodatt, the infrastructure manager of Madigan protege Ald. Marty Quinn—stepped down after less than 72 hours due to “alleged questionable conduct.” It’s another blow against Illinois’s practice of appointing legislative replacements rather than holding special elections, which give voters and the … Read more
How Fred Hampton Gave Way to Obama
Judas and the Black Messiah doesn’t just track the Black Panther’s betrayal, but the birth of a coalition that elected Mayor Harold Washington and our 44th President.
How the Dems Outgrew Mike Madigan
Ousting him as House speaker is just the beginning of the party’s renovation. Next up: ditching him and his outdated tactics from the chairmanship.