There were two crowds in front of Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ukrainian Village on a frigid afternoon last week. One was the medieval crowd that’s always there, on the church’s iconic mural—a depiction of the baptism of the Ukrainian people. The other consisted of several hundred live and livid Chicagoans reacting […]
Tag: Mike Quigley
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The saga of Punkin’ Donuts
How a doughnut-shop parking lot became a confluence of Chicago youth subcultures—and what killed it off
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See no evil
Democrats and Republicans have their own reasons for looking the other way when Putin’s operatives hacked into the Illinois State Board of Elections’ computers.
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Whatever happened to the ‘cannabis candidate’?
In the future I’ll think twice before cozying up to a candidate just because he or she smokes weed on camera.
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I fell in love with the ‘Cannabis Candidate.’ Then I got burned
A pot-smoking FBI agent, Benjamin Wolf seemed like a promising congressional candidate. Then I started digging.
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Could Chicago’s Sameena Mustafa become the first Muslim woman in Congress?
The comedian and real estate broker said running against longtime incumbent Mike Quigley seemed futile—until she started talking to voters.
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Mike Quigley: Russians hacked the Illinois State Board of Elections’ voter database, and other Chicago news
Also, 30 percent of local Michelin-starred restaurants have closed.
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Local FBI chief under consideration for interim FBI director job, and other Chicago news
Also, a mayoral aide says that CPS needs $596 rather than $129 million to finish 2016-2017 school year.
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With collusion question, Mike Quigley probes Trump team’s connection to Russia
The Illinois rep and House Intelligence Committee member asks what Trump knew about the Russian hacks and when he knew it.
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Trump’s budget would eliminate funding for Red Line extension, Metra, and more
Local leaders urge transit riders to mobilize against the draconian cuts.
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Former CPD chief Garry McCarthy gets a surprise subpoena in the Sandi Jackson-Jesse Jackson Jr. divorce case, and other Chicago news
Also, a lot of Illinois elected officials are skipping the Trump inauguration.
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Illinois Republicans and Democrats actually worked together on state budget proposal, and other Chicago news
Also, Trump’s Twitter rant about Meryl Streep has some local elected officials newly concerned about his temperament.
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Congressman warns that Illinois could lose federal funds if state budget impasse isn’t solved, and other Chicago news
Also, state senator Kwame Raoul advocates for increasing sentences for repeat gun-crime offenders.
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Dipping into TIF accounts to avoid a teachers’ strike, Mayor Rahm finally does the right thing
For years Reader columnist Ben Joravsky has been pushing the mayor to do just this.
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Orlando shooting renews debate on blood donations from gay and bisexual men
Men who’ve had sex with men in the past year are still prohibited from giving blood. Researchers and politicians in Illinois say that needs to change.