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The First Test for the Mayor’s Progressive Agenda
By Edward Robert McClelland
As the City Council takes up a wage increase for tipped workers, it may determine if the new mayor can deliver on the agenda he promised voters. Read more
The Five Most Conservative Wards in Chicago
By Edward Robert McClelland
These wards have alderpersons who claim to be Democrats, but residents are more likely to Back the Blue. Read more
The Machine Has Given Way to Organizing
By Edward Robert McClelland
Door-knocking has replaced the ways of Mayor Daley in Chicago politics. Read more
The Man Turning Stats Into Violence Prevention
Interview by Lolly Bowean
For Vaughn Bryant, an architect of antiviolence initiatives, making Chicago safer means playing the long game. Read more
The End of the Suburban HQ Boom
By Robert Reed
As companies flee big headquarters and office parks, suburbs are scrambling to reinvent those spaces — and themselves. Read more
Illinois Is the Most Progressive State
By Edward Robert McClelland
Chicago in particular has become an oasis for Midwesterners who left their conservative small towns. Read more
Behind the Black Resistance to Migrants
By Edward Robert McClelland
As the city spends millions of dollars to house bused-in migrants, many Black residents worry about getting pushed aside again. Read more
Highland Park’s Darkest Day
As told to Mike Thomas
A year after the Fourth of July parade shooting that left seven dead and 48 wounded, six central figures recount their experiences both then and since. Read more
We Have the Most Diverse City Council in Chicago History
By Edward Robert McClelland
A far cry from the ethnic white, overwhelmingly male Council of yesteryear, today's group looks like the people they represent. Read more
The Seven Most Progressive Wards in Chicago
By Edward Robert McClelland
The progressive uprising of recent years has given Chicago the largest democratic socialist caucus of any American city. Read more
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