Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/key-issue/government-and-politics/page/2/)
Chicago’s Voter Guide for Racial Equity reimagines the relationship between community and government by empowering residents to create policy platforms for the next crop of elected leaders.
Although they’re behind incumbents in funding, young progressives are getting major political support to replace some of the most powerful players in City Council.
Enyia’s record raises many confounding questions about her commitment to transparency.
Although he enjoys popularity among some black voters, the ‘anti-politician’ mayoral candidate’s proposals for Chicago don’t add up.
How Neal Sáles-Griffin survived a petition challenge to his mayoral bid and Dorothy Brown did not illustrates flaws in Chicago Board of Elections’ system.
The Los Angeles-based company has paid more than $285 million in the past four years to settle allegations of wrongdoing.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx face challenges translating bold proposals made on the campaign trail into policy.
The alderman stopped short of suggesting his colleagues — 35 of whom have also received money from embattled Ald. Ed Burke — do the same.
The fallout from Ed Burke’s corruption scandal has affected two frontrunners with close ties to the alderman in surprisingly different ways.
Nearly three-quarters of the sitting City Council has received some money from the embattled alderman, who was arraigned on federal extortion charges last week.