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Is Chicago’s Black Political Power Waning?
By Edward McClelland
Bobby Rush's retirement closes another chapter in the story of Black political power in the city. And with Chicago's declining Black population — what comes next? Read more
Unmaking a Murderer
By Jake Malooley
Inside the efforts to exonerate the “Starved Rock Killer.” Read more
Ranking the 7 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Sites in Illinois
By Edward McClelland
From Freeport to Jonesboro: how seven Illinois towns honor the debates that took place on their soil. Read more
Why Can’t We Quit Rod Blagojevich?
By Edward McClelland
With a new miniseries on Hulu, Blago can't seem to quit the spotlight — and the public seems to keep eating it up. Read more
Opinion: Let’s Take Lake Michigan Away From Indiana
By Edward McClelland
Making the case to take the shoreline away from Indiana, where steel mills continue to pollute the lake. Read more
When Martin Luther King Jr. Lived in Chicago
By Kevin Boyle
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. Read more
Opinion: How Illinois Became a One-Party State
By Edward McClelland
Illinois isn't the only state with the problem, but it can breed bad government. Read more
Does Obama Still Need Chicago?
By Edward McClelland
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. Read more
Q&A: Thomas Geoghegan Thinks We Should All Vote
By Edward McClelland
A new book from the Chicago lawyer re-imagines American government in a way that is just, fair, and Constitutional. Read more
The Big Number
By Edward McClelland
House Democrats are looking to Illinois to maintain control of their slim majority. Read more
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