A second term by our current governor would feature more of the same thing: union bashing, budget slashing, school privatization, etc.
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In a face-off against Pritzker, Rauner tries a little Reagan-style voodoo economics
Last week’s televised debate between the governor and his Democratic challenger, J.B. Pritzker, revealed exactly nothing about the two candidates’ intentions regarding the state income tax rate.
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Downstate hate: A history of the bitter, nearly 200-year rivalry between Chicago and the rest of Illinois
The animosity between Illinois’s largest city and its smaller towns is almost as old as the state itself.
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Rahm and Rauner’s personal war of words: ‘Napoleon complex’ and ‘the emperor wears no clothes,’ and other Chicago news
Also, independent journalist Jamie Kalven sues the CPD for refusing to release the Laquan McDonald police misconduct records.
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Kennedy family scion Chris Kennedy announces gubernatorial bid, and other Chicago news
Also, the Chicago police have stopped using a dated, controversial training video.
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After campaigning as an outsider, governor-elect Rauner calls on Bill Daley for help
In his first press conference since being elected, Bruce Rauner names long-time insiders to his transition team but reveals little about his plans in office.
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Even on election night, some Republicans have a little love to give
The lesson to be learned from the time I was sort of hit on by state comptroller Judy Baar Topinka
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The shot that brought the projects down, part three of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part three of five
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The shot that brought the projects down, part two of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part two of five
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Free Toni Preckwinkle!
The Cook County Board president catches shit on behalf of the ghost of Ronald Reagan
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Budgetary Roundup
Good stuff on the city and state budget front today: * At Gapers Block, Ramsin Cannon looks at TIFs and the effectiveness of the state’s FOI laws. * At Progress Illinois, Josh Kalven reports on a new study about “Mayor Daley’s House of Cards,” i.e. the city’s dependence on revenues from asset privatization, which will […]