Michael Joseph Madigan can play it either way.
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With nine candidates for mayor, the hustle for signatures will be harder than ever
The more candidates who run, the harder it is to make the ballot—especially given the signature-challenge game.
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Arroyo and Berrios kiss and make up
Democratic Party bosses Luis Arroyo and Joe Berrios reveal their truce, bringing together a holy trinity of election law lawyers to try to kick a rookie state rep candidate off the ballot.
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After flirting with Rahm’s campaign, a political maverick goes to work against him
After flirting with Rahm’s campaign, a political maverick goes to work against him.
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Never forget Mayor Rahm’s Willie Wilson challenge
How a rag-tag team of Rickey Hendon, Frank Avila, and Andy Finko defeated Mayor Rahm’s attempt to knock Willie Wilson off the ballot
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The mayoral election follies begin with a few challenges
It’s great political theater at the board of elections as Mayor Rahm goes after an obscure mayoral candidate named Willie Wilson while Wilson goes after just about everybody else.
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Let’s give thanks for aldermanic elections
Look on the bright side, Chicago—the upcoming aldermanic elections give at least some of you a chance to undo the mistake you made in the last election.
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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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The politics behind Chicago’s garbage bins
The City Council passed a new fee on Dumpsters—without knowing who’s going to pay, who’s going to profit, and whose idea it was.
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How the Democrats let Derrick Smith shoot them in the foot
How the Democrats let Derrick Smith shoot them in the foot
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He Doesn’t Have to Outrun the Bear
Would-be assessor Joe Berrios doesn’t have to win over taxpayers. He just has to keep Forrest Claypool off the ballot.
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The Untouchables
Its nickname, “The Incumbent Alderman Protection Act,” tells you all you need to know about a proposed state law.
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On it goes in the 25th Ward
What’s Madigan’s man doing in Pilsen? Plus an update on independent Cuahutemoc Morfin’s fight to force a runoff against Danny Solis.