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News & Politics, Politics Feb 22, 2019
Fourteen candidates?!

The Reader's mayoral cheat sheet is here to help.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Politics, Politics, Bill Daley, Jerry Joyce, Gary McCarthy, Susana Mendoza, Paul Vallas, Willie Wilson, Lori Lightfoot, Amara Enyia, 2019 mayoral campaign, Chicago Mayoral Election, Bob Fioretti

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 22, 2019
High stakes in the mayoral election

Chicago voters finally get another chance to elect a mayor who won't tax the poor to feed the rich.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Election, mayoral election, Susana Mendoza, Lori Lightfoot, Amara Enyia, Bill Daley, Harold Washington, Richard Daley, Mayor Rahm

News & Politics, Politics Feb 14, 2019
Another Mayor Daley?

In a race marked by strong women of color, Chicago may be poised to elect the machine-backed legacy white candidate.
- By Nate Marshall
- Tags: Politics, Politics, Bill Daley, Daley, Mayoral election, Rahm Emanuel

News & Politics, Politics Feb 7, 2019
Our first-ever mayoral candidate questionnaire

The mayoral hopefuls lay out a "Chicago Marshall Plan," promise a beefed-up police force, address shared public spaces—or ignore your questions, and more.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Politics, Bill Daley, Jerry Joyce, Gary McCarthy, Susana Mendoza, Paul Vallas, Willie Wilson, Lori Lightfoot, Amara Enyia, 2019 mayoral campaign, Chicago Mayoral Election

News & Politics, Politics Feb 4, 2019
Q&A with mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle

"It's really critical that as mayor you have good working relationships with all of the constituencies that make up the city."
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Cook County Board, charter schools, Mayor Rahm, Mayor Daley, school closures, TIFs, Chicago Public Schools, Lincoln Yards, Brian Hopkins, Bill Daley, Ed Burke, Chicago Teachers Union

News & Politics, Politics Jan 28, 2019
Different planets

A tale of two endorsement sessions—the Tribune v. the Grassroots Collaborative
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Chicago mayoral election, mayoral election 2019, Chicago Tribune editorial board, mayoral endorsements, mayoral endorsement session, mayoral forum, Grassroots Collaborative, community activists, mayoral candidates, Toni Preckwinkle, Lori Lightfoot, Amara Enyia, Susana Mendoza, La Shawn Davis, Willie Wilson, New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, #ReimagineChicago Mayoral Forum, #ReimagineChicago, Lincoln Yards, Rezko Field, the 78, Garry "Big Mac" McCarthy, Paul Vallas, Bill Daley, Gery Chico, gentrification, tax increment financing, TIF district, TIFs, Ashley Galvan Ramos, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Bruce Dold, John Kass, Chicago City Council, rubber-stamping

News & Politics, Politics Jan 25, 2019
Aldermen Goodfellas

Mayoral candidate Bill Daley’s proposed City Council cuts don’t sound so bad with aldermen talking like mobsters.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Politics, Danny Solis, Ed Burke, Rodney Sawyer, Matt O’Shea, Ameya Pawar, Robert De Niro, Jimmy Conway, Goodfellas, Chicago City Council, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Daley, Pat Quinn, Mrs. Maisel

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 10, 2018
Which mayoral candidates will survive the petition challenge process?

Thanks to former Mayor Daley and his allies, Chicago has the highest mayoral signature requirement in the country.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago Mayoral Election, 2019 mayoral campaign, petitions, signatures, Gery Chico, Susana Mendoza, Bill Daley, Toni Preckwinkle, Frank Avila, Lincoln Yards, Rafael Chagin, Danny Solis, Mayor Rahm

Blogs, Bleader Jun 8, 2018
It’s time once again for the two-day book bonanza that’s the Printers Row Lit Fest

Books! Books! Authors! Food! Books!
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Arts, Books, Printers Row Lit Fest, Jones College Prep, Bill Kim, Dawn Turner Trice, Steve Almond, Louder Than a Bomb, Arlene Stein, Rebecca Makkai, Lorrie Moore, Christopher Borelli, Rabih Alameddine, Aleksandar Hemon, Ben Austen, Sarah Kendzior, Ethan Michaeli, Sonali Dev, Josh Noel, Ray Daniels, Kevin Young, Natasha Trethewey, '63 Boycott, 826 Chi, Linda Gartz, Hermene Hartman, Nadine Strossen, Laura Kipnis, Geoffrey Stone, Colleen Taylor Sen, Bruce Kraig, Bill Daley, Megan Stielstra, Zoe Zolbrod, Gina Frangello, Adrian Tomine, Nick Drnaso, Chris Ware, Hillary Chute, Black Girl Magic, Jamila Woods, Eve Ewing, Raych Jackson

Blogs, Bleader Jan 18, 2017
Video
Rauner taps Democrat Paul Vallas to turn around Chicago State University, and other news

Also, Obama's Chicago staff reflect on working in the White House.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Bruce Rauner, Paul Vallas, Pat Quinn, Chicago State University, Illinois, budget impasse, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Sheila Nix, Jill Biden, Bill Daley, Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Department, community policing, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Tom Ricketts, Wrigleyville, Gibsons Restaurant Group, restaurants, food scene, Wicked, musicals, theater, Broadway in Chicago, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 24, 2016
Bill Daley was 'watching Rahm twist' during runoff election against Chuy Garcia, and other Chicago news

Also, the long, complicated relationship between the Cubs and Hillary Clinton.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Bill Daley, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, mayoral election, John Podesta, Hillary Clinton, Chicago Cubs, World Series 2016, New York Yankees, Donald Trump, UIC, police brutality, Chicago Police Department, Riverwalk

Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2016
Hacked e-mails show Clinton campaign wanted to move Illinois primary from March to April or May, and other Chicago news

Donald Trump's honorary street sign is gone.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Hillary Clinton, Bill Daley, Mike Madigan, Robby Mook, John Podesta, Wikileaks, Election 2016, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Police Department, Trump Tower, Donald Trump, City Council, Cook County Jail, criminal justice, justice reform, Chicago theater

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 12, 2014
The first step to toppling a mayor: Getting on the ballot

Mayor Rahm’s challengers will need to collect way more than 12,500 signatures to qualify.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Bruce Rauner, mayoral election, Robert Fioretti, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Richard M. Daley, Bill Daley, Frank Avila, Jay Stone, New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Mike Duggan, Harold's Chicken Shack, Michael Kasper, Michael Madigan, Chicago Board of Elections, Queen of Diamonds, Laurence Harvey, Manchurian Candidate, Amara Enyia, Robert Shaw, Disney's Aladdin, GOP, gubernatorial election, Illinois

Blogs, Bleader Nov 7, 2014
Bruce Rauner keeps it in the Daley family

By appointing Bill Daley to his transition team, Governor-elect Rauner didn't take long to demonstrate that it's business as usual in the state of Illinois.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Bill Daley, Richard Daley, Barack Obama, Bruce Rauner, Rahm Emanuel, President Obama, Chicago Tribune, Joe Strummer, rock `n roll, Illinois, James Meeks, charter schools, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Ayn Rand, Cayman Islands, Argentiere Fund, Tea Party, Occupy Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Nov 7, 2014
After campaigning as an outsider, governor-elect Rauner calls on Bill Daley for help

In his first press conference since being elected, Bruce Rauner names long-time insiders to his transition team but reveals little about his plans in office.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, Bruce Rauner, governor, Illinois, William Daley, Bill Daley, Ron Huberman, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Jim Edgar, Glenn Poshard, James Meeks, Corey Brooks, Richard M. Daley, mayor, General Assembly, Illinois politics

News & Politics, Politics Dec 23, 2013
The year in politics: Our third annual awards for political 'achievement'

Recognizing some of the most unforgettable deeds by our local elected leaders in 2013
- By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, Board of Education, school closings, Richard M. Daley, Chicago Sun-Times, Park Grill, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Jean-Claude Brizard, South Loop, DePaul University, TIFs, tax increment financing, Mark Kirk, Gangster Disciples, Toni Preckwinkle, Thomson Correctional Facility, 4th Ward, Tim Evans, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Bill Daley, Bruce Rauner, Paul Douglas Alliance, Richard Mell, Deb Mell, City Council, Barack Obama, Chicago White Sox, Jerry Reinsdorf, Ricketts family, Chicago Cubs, baseball

Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2013
Quoting Shakespeare, Bill Daley says adieu

A now-former candidate doth protest too much.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Politics, News, Bill Daley, David Axelrod, Illinois governor race, Rick Pearson, Einstein, Shakespeare

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Sep 17, 2013
Mayor Rahm: The mayor for some of us

Kari Lydersen's new book explains how Emanuel earned the nickname "Mayor 1 Percent."
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rahm Emanuel, books, Kari Lydersen, Ari Emanuel, Alan Goldsher, New Trier West, bullying, Barack Obama, Ezekiel Emanuel, health care reform, Aspen Institute, The Nation, Bill Clinton, SecurityLink, SBC Communications, Bill Daley, Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn, organized labor, TIFs, tax increment financing, privatization, school closing, interviews

Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2013
Mayor Rahm sabotages Bill Daley's run for governor

Unable to pass gay marriage, Mayor Rahm elects to undercut Daley's run for governor instead
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Bill Daley, Mayor Richard Daley, Governor Pat Quinn, gay marriage

Blogs, Bleader Jun 14, 2012
The presidency: take this job and love it

If Obama's so smart, why does he want four more years?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Election 2012, Politics, News, Barack Obama, second term, reelection, presidents, unemployment, poverty, inequality, foreclosures, European debt crisis, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Taxmageddon, spending cuts, tax increases, Congress, White House, inauguration, Syrian massacres, bombings in Iraq, Shiites, Sunnis, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Egypt, Iran, uranium enrichment, North Korean missiles, terrorism, Russia, China, Secret Service, Mitt Romney, midterms, Bush tax cuts, minimum wage, carbon fuel standard, cap-and-trade, Guantanamo, Ryan Lizza, term limits, New Yorker, Bill Daley, Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court, Theo Epstein, Cubs, Boston Globe, major league baseball, climate change

Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2012
The President's ménage à trois

Running a country is tough—keeping your two partners happy is even tougher.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Politics, News, Clout City, President Obama, Michelle Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Jodi Kantor, Ron Susman, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, health care reform, public option, bank restructuring, idealism, pragmatism, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street, Congress, investment banking, Christina Romer, council of economic advisers, White House, Bill Daley, Jack Lew, Eric Cantor

Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2011
Win $1,000 for your best Thai appetizer

Leela Punyaratabandhu of SheSimmers is hosting a Thai cooking contest
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, She Simmers, Singha beer, Leela Punyaratabandhu, Thai food, Bill Daley, David Hammond, LTHForum

Blogs, Bleader Jun 13, 2011
Hizformer sounds off
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Media, Politics, Clout City, Richard M. Daley, James Warren, Chicago News Cooperative, New York Times, Katten Muchin Rosenman, Bill Daley, JP Morgan Chase, Mayor Emanuel

Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2011
The Very Political Life of Bill Daley

Bill Daley: lifetime centrist
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Bill Daley, White House chief of staff, Barack Obama

Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2011
Long Profiles of People in the News

A look back at Bill Daley and Carol Moseley Braun.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Bill Daley, Carol Moseley Braun

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