Politics
8 months
ago
The Machine Is Dead
If Preckwinkle had been the boss her opponent accused her of being, she would have gotten the vote out.
8 months
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Who’s Glad That Race in the 40th Ward Is Over?
Ald. Pat O’Connors incessant mailers, which compare his opponent to Trump and Ike Turner, have irked some residents.
8 months
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Life in Obama’s Entourage
Footsie with David Axelrod on Air Force One. A Saudi briefcase full of gems. Helicopter fly-bys of the Washington Monument. Former presidential senior adviser Valerie Jarrett reveals what life was like in the White House.
8 months
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Beto O’Rourke’s Chicago Connection: His Wife, Amy
The candidate’s spouse spent a chunk of her childhood in Hyde Park, the daughter of “Warren Buffett of real estate” Bill Sanders.
8 months
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Why Would a Presidential Candidate Ever Campaign in Chicago?
Our state is an electoral non-factor, but we’re a bus ride away from some key swing states.
8 months
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Stevie Wonder’s Campaign Advice to Obama: Quit Smoking
Skip to that and other interesting tidbits with our index to Valerie Jarrett’s new memoir, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward.
8 months
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Actually, Preckwinkle Is a Progressive
She’s the type of big-government liberal who made the Democrats unpopular in the 1980s. But 30 years later, her brand of leadership is getting a second wind.
9 months
ago
Lightfoot’s Coalition Was Unthinkable Until Now
The mayoral frontrunner has support from lakefront liberals and law-and-order voters — blocs that traditionally hold each other in disdain.
9 months
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Pritzker’s Tax Plan: A Hike for Millionaires, Basically Nothing for Everyone Else
The proposal would lower the income tax by .05 to .2 percent for most people. But that’s still way up from 2016’s 3.75 percent.
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