Governor Rauner has put the kibosh on state rep Sonya Harper’s urban agriculture bill on grounds that never seemed to trouble him in the case of upscale development.
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If Rauner loves African-Americans, he’s got a funny way of showing it
Evaluating the governor’s claim to have done “historic things for the black community. I would argue more than any other governor.”
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The Amazon HQ2 deal could sell Chicagoans down the river
If city and state officials are successful in their effort to persuade the behemoth online retailer to build a second headquarters here, Chicagoans can all expect to pay big.
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White people love Derrick Smith!
The Eminem factor: Derrick Smith, the state rep who allegedly took a $7,000 bribe, did better among white voters in his election than President Obama did in his
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The Reader goes to Grant Park—four years too late
What Grant Park looks like on the night Barack Obama wins his big election, the second time