Opinion: Let’s Take Lake Michigan Away From Indiana
Making the case to take the shoreline away from Indiana, where steel mills continue to pollute the lake.
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When Martin Luther King Jr. Lived in Chicago
Fifty-five years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. rented an apartment on the West Side. He would leave not quite a year later, having learned a frustrating lesson: He could expose the city’s gaping racial wounds, but he could not heal them.
Opinion: How Illinois Became a One-Party State
Illinois isn’t the only state with the problem, but it can breed bad government.
The Big Number: Top Aldermanic Salary
$130K Ald. Raymond Lopez is nicknamed Showpez for his grandstanding style. Most Chicagoans probably appreciated the show Lopez made of turning down the City Council’s latest pay increase, which raises the top aldermanic salary to $130,000. “How can anyone who continued making 6 figures during the most tumultuous time in recent history justify a 5.5% … Read more
Does Obama Still Need Chicago?
We may consider Obama a product of Chicago, but he’s as much of the city as he is of Hawaii, New York, or Harvard.
Q&A: Thomas Geoghegan Thinks We Should All Vote
A new book from the Chicago lawyer re-imagines American government in a way that is just, fair, and Constitutional.
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.
Why Chicago Was Once a Political Convention Hotspot
Chicago has played host for more national political conventions than any other city, but now it’s passed over in favor of swing states.
Rebuilding the Illinois Republicans
The state GOP has lost its mojo, and it’s going to take a major recalibration to rebuild.
Rent Control Gets a New Lease on Life in Illinois
A bill to overturn a 1997 state rent control ban is headed for a vote.