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High stakes in the mayoral election
Chicago voters finally get another chance to elect a mayor who won’t tax the poor to feed the rich.
Posted inNews & Politics
Our first-ever mayoral candidate questionnaire
You wrote the questions. They answered.
Posted inNews & Politics
Different planets
A tale of two endorsement sessions—the Tribune v. the Grassroots Collaborative
Posted inNews & Politics
Q&A with mayoral candidate Amara Enyia
The candidate has a passion for public policy—but will it sway voters?
Posted inMusic
Why won’t City Hall fight for Chicago’s homegrown music scene?
The Chicago Independent Venue League shouldn’t have to push back against the Live Nation handouts in the Lincoln Yards development—but City Hall doesn’t protect Chicago’s homegrown music scene.
Posted inNews & Politics
Mayoral forum recap: all the answers, none of the bullshit
At back-to-back forums last week 11 candidates fielded questions and even provided some answers.
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Celebrating Acero’s successful teachers’ strike—and the belated victory for Karen Lewis
Chicago’s City Council hates taking from the schools and giving to the rich but sometimes they do it anyway.
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Looks like Karen Lewis may have defeated Rahm after all
As I watched jubilant teachers, wearing union red, from the Acero charter school network celebrate the new contract they’d won after a four-day strike, I had a flashback to the way things used to be. The Chicago Teachers Unions were in the midst of their 2012 strike, which had shuttered all the public schools in […]
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Overlooked mayoral hopefuls share bold visions for Chicago
They may have little name recognition and no campaign funds, but the regular people running for mayor are committed to making the city thrive.
Posted inBlogs
Rahm’s legacy: fictitious narratives and real obligations
Don’t be fooled. The mayor isn’t gone yet, and neither are the problems he’s leaving behind.
Posted inArts & Culture
Chicagoans tell us what they’re most looking forward to
More of the best things happening this fall
Posted inBlogs
The mayoral election follies begin with a few challenges
It’s great political theater at the board of elections as Mayor Rahm goes after an obscure mayoral candidate named Willie Wilson while Wilson goes after just about everybody else.