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See something shady at the polls? Here’s what to do!
Resources to assure fair ballot access and election integrity
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Napolitano’s challenger hopes the 41st Ward isn’t as bigoted as it seems
The far-northwest-side aldermanic race may hinge on affordable housing—but not the way you think.
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Five challengers take on 46th Ward alderman Cappleman from the left
Gentrifying Uptown may be ready for the return of Helen Shiller’s spirit.
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Mayoral Arts Forum report: What Chicago Cultural Plan?
The arts community hears from (some of) the candidates.
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Another Mayor Daley?
In a race marked by strong women of color, Chicago may be poised to elect the machine-backed legacy white candidate.
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Early voting is open across Chicago
Cast your ballot for mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, and alderman now through February 25 at more than 50 sites across the city.
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Our first-ever mayoral candidate questionnaire
You wrote the questions. They answered.
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Can Toni Preckwinkle distance herself from the machine?
She’s tried to position herself as a progressive outsider but still has a reputation as the “Boss.”
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Q&A with mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle
“It’s really critical that as mayor you have good working relationships with all of the constituencies that make up the city.”
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Can #AnybodyButMitts win in the 37th Ward?
Incumbent alderman faces two challengers and a new hashtag.
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There’s a rare contest for alderman in Michael Madigan’s southwest-side stronghold
A jaunt through the 13th Ward reveals a political landscape long gone from the rest of Chicago.
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Different planets
A tale of two endorsement sessions—the Tribune v. the Grassroots Collaborative
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Aldermen Goodfellas
Mayoral candidate Bill Daley’s proposed City Council cuts don’t sound so bad with aldermen talking like mobsters.