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Home » Democratic Primary

Tag: Democratic Primary

Posted inNews & Politics

Objection!

by Maya Dukmasova January 29, 2020August 18, 2021

Who needs Facebook and Russian trolls when Illinois election laws sow plenty of bad faith?

Posted inBlogs

Joe Berrios ousted from Cook County assessor’s office; ‘Chuy’ a step closer to Congress

by Maya Dukmasova and Ashley Mizuo March 20, 2018August 18, 2021

The head of the Cook County Dems who hired relatives and oversaw an unfair property tax system conceded the race to Fritz Kaegi.

Posted inBlogs

Daniel Biss on Abu Ghraib, how to resist the urge to check out at the words ‘pension crisis,’ and what he’s learned from Michael Madigan

by Maya Dukmasova February 6, 2018August 18, 2021

The Illinois gubernatorial candidate talks about the arc of progressive politics and what’s required to bring change to the state capitol.

Posted inBlogs

Why renters should care about the Cook County assessor’s race

by Maya Dukmasova January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Dramatic changes in property tax assessment have a deep impact on renters, assessor candidate Fritz Kaegi says.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

If Mayor Rahm really wanted to stop poor people from leaving Chicago, he’d stop giving TIF handouts to corporations

by Ben Joravsky January 18, 2018August 18, 2021

Instead another TIF deal benefits benefits a downtown building instead of neighborhoods in need.

Posted inBlogs

Is Toni Preckwinkle building a political machine?

by Mick Dumke March 16, 2012August 19, 2021

The county board president has a beef with longtime ally Kwame Raoul

Posted inBlogs

Headline of the Day

by Whet Moser January 26, 2010August 19, 2021

Hynes and Quinn call each other incompetent

Posted inNews & Politics

Election Confusion?

by Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke January 21, 2010August 19, 2021

In the run-up to February’s primaries, Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky take a look at the races that could have the most impact on your life.

Todd Stroger
Posted inNews & Politics

Cook County Needs Cojones

by Ben Joravsky January 21, 2010August 19, 2021

Which Dem candidate for county board president is most likely to take on Mayor Daley?

Alexi Giannoulias
Posted inNews & Politics

What’s at Stake in the Senate

by Mick Dumke January 21, 2010August 19, 2021

Not only could a Democrat help push Obama’s agenda – he or she could make the chamber a little more black, female, gay, or righteous.

Posted inBlogs

In absentia, Stroger and Giannoulias take a beating on Devon Avenue

by Mick Dumke December 21, 2009August 19, 2021

Candidates for Cook County board president, sheriff, and U.S. Senate make pitches to a Muslim group on West Devon—and rip on their opponents who didn’t show up.

Posted inBlogs

Mick Dumke talks Hynes v. Quinn on Chicago Tonight

by Whet Moser September 3, 2009August 19, 2021

Dan Hynes came out swinging against Pat Quinn yesterday, as Mick Dumke reported. Last night he discussed the race with Bruce Dold of the Trib and Laura Washington of the Sun-Times.

Posted inBlogs

Dr. Feelgood

by Mick Dumke February 16, 2009August 19, 2021

Carlos Monteagudo may not have much money or visibility, but with strong support from med school students, he’s feeling optimistic.

Posted inBlogs

Barack has left the building

by J.R. Jones January 8, 2008August 19, 2021

Film Center pulls the plug on a Barack Obama documentary fearing charges of partisanship.

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