The mayoral candidate’s reformist persona is being challenged by hardline police accountability activists.
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Could Burke, Solis scandals help usher more progressives into City Hall?
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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.
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Amara Enyia and Dorothy Brown are a match made in Chicago political theater
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Enyia’s record raises many confounding questions about her commitment to transparency.
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Willie Wilson’s wild numbers
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Although he enjoys popularity among some black voters, the ‘anti-politician’ mayoral candidate’s proposals for Chicago don’t add up.
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Lincoln Yards and the ‘lords’ of Chicago
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Despite widespread opposition and scandal with involved parties at City Hall, the project could still gain approval and cost taxpayers billions.
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Can Pritzker, Foxx deliver on criminal justice reforms?
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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.
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Will Toni Preckwinkle’s woes boost Susana Mendoza in mayoral race?
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The fallout from Ed Burke’s corruption scandal has affected two frontrunners with close ties to the alderman in surprisingly different ways.
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To preserve SRO’s as affordable housing, Chicago needs to step it up
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Recent efforts to preserve three single-room occupancy hotels in Uptown reveal the city’s lukewarm commitment to maintaining them as a safety net for low-income tenants.
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The mayoral housing forum that almost wasn’t
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The conversation on affordable housing in Chicago is changing, especially among mayoral candidates, but the realtors lobby still holds great sway.
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Ald. Ed Burke represents the worst of Chicago’s white political machine
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In his treatment of Chicago’s first black mayor, Harold Washington, Burke presaged the vitriolic tactics of President Donald Trump.
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Emanuel shores up downtown development on his way out
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By moving to finance the Lincoln Yards project and expand TIF, the lame-duck mayor cements his legacy of diverting tax dollars away from the pressing needs facing the city.