As officials revisit one of Rahm Emanuel’s most controversial policies, providers have different ideas for how to restore care to the many patients who have fallen through the cracks.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
A new Chicago Way? Lightfoot and progressives poised to change the city’s direction
|
The watershed mayoral election ushers in a new political landscape, setting the stage for a crop of young activists joining the City Council.
Chicago Election 2019
Latinx voters could determine the next mayor of Chicago, if they show up
|
Both the Lightfoot and Preckwinkle campaigns are courting Latinx voters, who have historically voted along identity politics in recent Chicago elections.
Perspectives
Will Chicago’s mayoral runoff signal the end of the ‘rainbow’ coalition?
|
With a black mayor at the helm once again, it remains to be seen whether a Harold Washington-style African-American and Latino coalition can emerge to fight for socioeconomic and political parity with whites in Chicago.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
A perplexed progressive’s guide to Chicago’s mayoral election
|
Heated rhetoric in the race between Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle obscures consensus on a broad range of policy proposals.
Criminal Justice
Report: Illinois’ Countering Violent Extremism programs struggle to gain community partners
|
Advocates have long criticized CVE as a ‘softer’ approach to unwarranted surveillance that enlists community members to track harmless, constitutionally protected behavior and activities as precursors to violence.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
An ‘appetite for independence’ in the 40th Ward
|
Longtime Ald. Patrick O’Connor, forced into a runoff for the first time, faces progressive challenger Andre Vasquez – and his record as a mayoral loyalist may not help him.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
In historic runoff, a battle for Chicago’s “progressive” future
|
Frontrunners in the mayoral and aldermanic races ran campaigns against Rahm Emanuel’s record but will need to be pushed to clarify their progressive policy agendas for the runoff.
Chicago Election 2019
Heated runoff in Chicago’s most diverse precinct
|
One 25th Ward precinct is the only polling place in the city that provides dual language paper ballots in Spanish, Hindi, and Chinese.
Chicago Election 2019
High turnover of aldermen stymies development in Chicago’s 7th Ward
|
Candidates for the South Side ward agree on community needs, but will the next alderman stick around long enough to see them through? History says no.
Chicago Election 2019
In Chicago’s 37th Ward, longtime incumbent faces new blood and new ideas
|
Emma Mitts is facing challengers who are seeing support in the West Side ward, slated to become the site of a controversial new police academy.