Politics
8 months
ago
What the 2020 Democrats Can Learn From Chicago’s Mayoral Race
The city is a microcosm of the Democratic electorate. Given 14 candidates, it chose a political unknown.
9 months
ago
Lisa Madigan
The former state attorney general, 52, on her famous father, ego’s role in politics, and dance as de-stresser
9 months
ago
Burke’s Loss Is Lightfoot’s Gain
The mayor’s crusade to oust the disgraced alderman is long overdue, but in another light, it looks like a power grab.
9 months
ago
Why Downstate Fights for Coal
It’s a $100,000 a year job — in a region where the median home price is $87,000.
9 months
ago
Can Lightfoot Deliver the Goods?
She ran on a platform of leveling the playing field in an increasingly unequal city. Can an American mayor really do such a thing?
9 months
ago
Meet Your New Aldermen
An EMT, a former rapper, and a pack of grassroots organizers are just some of the folks looking to shake up the City Council.
9 months
ago
The Outsider
Lori Lightfoot’s historic victory changed the way politics is played in Chicago. Now what kind of mayor will she make?
10 months
ago
Pritzker and Madigan Are Primed for a Gerrymandering Deathmatch
The very shape of Illinois politics is at stake in the fight over remapping — and it could be the new governor’s biggest battle.
10 months
ago
Let’s Get Rid of All the Townships
Illinois has 1,428 of them — a big reason we lead the nation in number of taxing bodies.
10 months
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