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Rep. Marie Newman’s First Week on the Job
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Valerie Jarrett on Why the Obamas Hate Suck-Ups

Interview by Mike Thomas
Illustration by Kathryn Rathke
The former Obama senior adviser, 64, on her globetrotting youth, old boss, and White House joys Read more
Chicago’s Dystopian Bet on Water Trading, Explained
By Grace Perry
Illustration by Gillian Blease
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is now hedging bets on California’s dwindling supply of H2O. Is that as sinister as it sounds? Read more
Notes of a North-Side Census Taker
By Edward McClelland
Illustration by Daniel Fishel
Chicago’s response rate in the 2020 census was decent — except among the people who would benefit the most from a full count. Read more

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Notes of a North-Side Census Taker
By Edward McClelland
Illustration by Daniel Fishel
Chicago’s response rate in the 2020 census was decent — except among the people who would benefit the most from a full count. Read more
Rep. Marie Newman’s First Week on the Job
By Edward McClelland
The representative from LaGrange was sworn in three days before a mob swarmed the Capitol. Here, she recounts her first days in DC. Read more
The Capitol Insurrection Stirs Political Divisions as Old as Illinois
By Edward McClelland
Only two of our 17 representatives voted against confirming Biden’s electoral votes, but the move sent shockwaves through the state congressional delegation — and its GOP. Read more
Why Did Chicago Stop Growing?
By Edward McClelland
Our city became a metropolis by gobbling up smaller suburbs we now know as neighborhoods. Then, in the 1960s, it stopped. Read more
The Fight for Mount Hope Cemetery
By Bryan Smith
Photography by David W. Johnson
The 150-acre burial ground has served the South Side for over a century. Now, amid a devastating COVID-19 surge and a racially charged clash over funeral processions, it’s become a lightning rod. Read more