The far-northwest-side aldermanic race may hinge on affordable housing—but not the way you think.
Tag: Jeanne Ives
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Joravsky’s advice for the Republican Party
And some for progressives, too.
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Rauner vs. Kavanaugh—who’s the biggest fraud?
One claims to be the victory of a vast left-wing conspiracy originating with the Clinton, the other to be a centrist despite his anti-union agenda.
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With friends like Republican Jeanne Ives, Illinois women don’t need enemies
Ives and her party have repeatedly opposed legislation that would help women and children.
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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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The next governor of Illinois: A superrich white guy
Get ready for the most expensive election for governor in U.S. history: J.B. Pritzker versus Bruce Rauner.
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Read our best stories from the 2018 primary (thank god it’s over!)
Here are some of our stories on Chuy’s mustache, the potential first Muslim woman in congress, twitter bots for Jeanne Ives and the so-called “cannabis candidate.”
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Right-wing Twitter propaganda bots pumping up Jeanne Ives campaign for governor, study finds
The vast majority of Twitter posts in the Illinois governor’s race last week were in favor of Ives, a University of Illinois student found.
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Looking for the most progressive Democrat in the governor’s race who’s least likely to sell us out
Biss, Daiber, Hardiman, Kennedy, Pritzker—man, I can’t make up my mind.
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When Garry McCarthy calls a story bullshit that’s a compliment
Garry McCarthy gears up for a mayoral run by cussing out Sun-Times reporter Dan Mihalopoulos.
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J.B. Pritzker under fire for comments about African-American elected officials in newly released Blagojevich tape, and other Chicago news
Also, Jeanne Ives is “a little bit surprised at some of the hysteria” over controversial campaign ad.
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Gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives’s ad offends both sides of the aisle, and other Chicago news
Also, attorney general candidate Scott Drury believes Madigan thought he was wearing a wire during a meeting.
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Jeanne Ives says Bruce Rauner has ‘betrayed’ Republicans, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Dick Durbin is bringing a local medical student “Dreamer” to Trump’s State of the Union address.
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Obama insiders say he’ll step up campaigning in 2018 as midterm elections approach, and other Chicago news
Also, Chris Kennedy leaves gubernatorial candidate forum after Jeanne Ives’s comments about gun violence.
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Chicago’s ‘clusters’ of unsolved strangling deaths near Washington Park and Garfield Park, and other news
Also, Chris Kennedy continues bold attack on Emanuel by mentioning Joe Berrios.