Runoff season is here, and Chicago may further freshen up the City Council.
Tag: mayoral election
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See something shady at the polls? Here’s what to do!
Resources to assure fair ballot access and election integrity
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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.
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Another Mayor Daley?
In a race marked by strong women of color, Chicago may be poised to elect the machine-backed legacy white candidate.
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Archive Dive: A look back at the 1983 mayoral election
David Moberg offers a guide for the perplexed.
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Preckwinkle fund-raising e-mail seeks to capitalize on Cyntoia Brown case
But the mayoral candidate doesn’t mention ways to help the Tennessee woman who killed her sexual assaulter at 16 and got a life sentence.
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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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New podcast The City brings back memories of Alderman Bill Henry and dealmaking in Chicago
And Henry turns out to be a major character in Robin Amer’s ten-part audio documentary for USA Today.
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Bill Daley was ‘watching Rahm twist’ during runoff election against Chuy Garcia, and other Chicago news
Also, the long, complicated relationship between the Cubs and Hillary Clinton.
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The legacy of Mayor Harold Washington
In many ways, Chicago’s political climate has changed little since the death of the political visionary.
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‘Mayor Garcia’ sounds pretty good to me
You’ve got a big chance to take this city in a different direction, Chicago—don’t mess it up.
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Just when you thought it was safe, here comes another debate over TIFs
Another day, another TIF dispute, but the fact remains: 48 percent of the money is going to just 5 percent of the city.
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Two mayoral candidates, two Chicagos
Chicago remains a deeply divided city. Don’t we need a uniter more than we need a tough guy?
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The first step to toppling a mayor: Getting on the ballot
The first step to toppling a mayor: getting on the ballot
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A reminder to Mayor Rahm’s 2015 opponents: It’s a runoff, dummies!
Hey, progressives—if you want to beat Mayor Rahm, stop beating up each other.