Republicans sob with self-pity as Pritzker hoists them with their own petard.
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Preserving the status quo
A modest proposal to turn Chicago into more of a boss-o-cracy than it already is
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School board politics
Don’t give up on an elected school board, Mayor Lightfoot.
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Chicago’s political psychosis has me paging Dr. Freud after last week’s primary
If you want to know why Trump, Rauner, and Rahm are in power, just study the latest election.
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Will Rauner stick it to Rahm by favoring Karen Lewis on the elected school board issue?
As a bill that would give Chicago an elected school board moves toward Governor Bruce Rauner’s desk, he has to decide which of his adversaries he’ll smite.
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Moody’s and S&P cut Illinois’s bond rating to one step above junk as Springfield fails to reach a budget deal, and other Chicago news
Also, the battle over gentrification around the 606 has intensified.
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Chicago’s school board needs watchdogs, not Rahm’s lapdogs
An elected school board could stop the mayor from wasting money.
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Obama’s great line—’We don’t look to be ruled’—doesn’t always apply to Chicago
The president’s convention speech prompts some thoughts on the nature of local democracy.
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Forget separation of powers: In Chicago, the mayor effectively appoints City Council committee chairs
But for aldermen, the appointments are a mixed blessing.
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Mayor Rahm brings back the budget hearings!
With Mayor Rahm getting ready to jack up your taxes, he has to at least pretend he gives a hoot about what you have to say.
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Look out, Rahm—the elected school board movement is back!
Just when you thought Mayor Rahm had killed the elected school board movement, along comes a proposed bill from state representative Robert Martwick that would bring it back.
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Alderman Joe Moore explains his choice of beer and support for Rahm
The 49th Ward alderman says he backs Mayor Emanuel for his “progressive” record.
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The City Council’s zoning committee likes the Wolf Point development so much, they approved it twice!
Business as usual: the City Council’s zoning committee praises the mayor and approves the Wolf Point deal.
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Chicago voters to Mayor Rahm: Kiss my grits!
Miracles of miracles: The voters of Chicago wake up long enough on election day to vote for an elected school board
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Moore and Emanuel block elected school board
Joe Moore helps stall the elected school board movement