Illinois Suburbs Are Leading the Democratic Agenda
Despite his hard work to turn the suburbs blue, their switch to the Democratic Party may have lost Speaker Madigan his seat.
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R. Kelly May Not Be So Lucky in Brooklyn
Unlike his 2008 trial in Chicago, R. Kelly’s alleged victims are willing to testify in Brooklyn — including one young groupie who attended the Cook County proceedings before being targeted herself.
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.
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