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- News & Politics, Feature Mar 2, 2021
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The murder Chicago didn’t want to solve
In 1963, a Black politician named Ben Lewis was shot to death in Chicago. Clues suggest the murder was a professional hit. Decades later, it remains no accident authorities never solved the crime.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 24, 2021
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Strange reformers
Alderman Ed Burke finally tells the truth about the budget games that mayors play.
- News & Politics, Feature Jul 21, 2020
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Chicago won’t pay ‘hush money’ to prevent police misconduct records release—for now
A City Council vote on Charles Green’s lawsuit settlement was postponed.
- News & Politics, News Apr 20, 2020
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A viral budget grab
Does the mayor’s COVID-19 executive order put her on light footing?
- News & Politics, Politics Jun 1, 2019
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Lightfoot’s first council meeting excites but sheds little light on procedures
What’s going on in the City Council? Still hard to say!
- News & Politics, Politics Mar 8, 2019
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Just 15 seats hang in the balance
Runoff season is here, and Chicago may further freshen up the City Council.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 14, 2019
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Alderman Ed Burke out as head of finance committee
Rahm has already chosen his replacement.
- News & Politics, Politics Jan 10, 2019
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The 20th Ward aldermanic race is rife with bad faith and good ideas
A Pritzker-backed machine operator, a rogue three-time candidate, a U of C darling, and lots of idealistic novices compete in a ward known for corruption.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 29, 2018
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The Lincoln Yards TIF will benefit development firm Sterling Bay—but cost Chicagoans
Rahm’s pet development project will mean higher property taxes and less money for schools.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2018
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Black Caucus members eject protesters from fund-raiser, call themselves ‘gangsters’
"You ain't seen no gangsters like this city's aldermen."
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 23, 2018
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Study: Aldermanic prerogative is reinforcing Chicago’s segregation problem
How an unwritten tradition among Chicago's aldermen allows them to block affordable housing in white wards.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 26, 2018
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Lost battle on affordable housing means war on aldermanic prerogative will continue
A proposal to add affordable apartments near O'Hare was denied, putting aldermen at risk of losing power through a lawsuit from the developer.
- Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2018
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‘Ida B. Wells Drive’ introduced in City Council: ‘She was a pillar of the community’
Aldermen are lining up support to rename Balbo Drive, named for a fascist, after the civil rights icon.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 16, 2018
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Aldermen's absolute veto power over ward projects gets unlikely court challenge
A challenge to the age-old custom of aldermanic prerogative finds a champion in a luxury developer pushing a building with affordable housing.
- News & Politics, Politics Feb 20, 2018
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Ex-Chicago police oversight head: ‘I don't know Rahm well’
Attorney general hopeful Sharon Fairley says there's more to her candidacy than her work for IPRA.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 14, 2018
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High-ranking Chicago Police commander Paul Bauer shot and killed near the Thompson Center, and other Chicago news
Also, City Council Black Caucus chair Roderick Sawyer criticizes Garry McCarthy for being "disrespectful to black people."
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2018
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Activists clash with aldermen over community benefits at Obama Presidential Center hearing, and other Chicago news
Also, city clerk Anna Valencia discusses her struggle to be taken seriously as a woman in politics.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2018
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Durbin challenges Trump to prove he's not racist with a compromise on the ‘Dreamers,’ and other Chicago news
Also, a record 55 million tourists visited Chicago in 2017.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 29, 2017
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Judge blocks last-minute conservative attempt to prevent new Illinois abortion law from taking effect Monday, and other Chicago news
Also, Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. is running for a Cook County judgeship.
- News & Politics, Worst of Chicago Dec 20, 2017
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Chicago’s Second City inferiority complex has mutated into a nasty superiority complex
Due to the city's also-ran self-image, no perceived slight can go unanswered.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 20, 2017
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The activists and the aldermen: The #NoCopAcademy campaign’s crash course in Chicago civics
After a City Council setback, the #NoCopAcademy campaign reflects on strategy—and aldermen on both sides of the issue respond.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 22, 2017
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Cook County Board passes 2018 budget that will lay off 321 employees, and other Chicago news
Also, the City Council approved Emanuel's 2018 budget with a 47-3 vote.
- News & Politics, Feature Nov 15, 2017
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Downstate hate: A history of the bitter, nearly 200-year rivalry between Chicago and the rest of Illinois
The animosity between Illinois's largest city and its smaller towns is almost as old as the state itself.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 14, 2017
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Former alderman Fioretti running against Preckwinkle for Cook County Board president, and other Chicago news
Also, an Illinois Republican congressman calls on the GOP to "disown every aspect of" Roy Moore.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2017
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Cubs, Blackhawks, large concert venues are not fans of Emanuel's concert ticket tax increase, and other Chicago news
Also, the City Council approved a $95 million police training academy despite a plea from Chance the Rapper.
