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Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 24, 2021
Strange reformers

Alderman Ed Burke finally tells the truth about the budget games that mayors play.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Ed Burke, Lori Lightfoot, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, City Council, COVID-19, CARES Act, Susie Park

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Dec 30, 2020
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We should rename Chicago’s shoreline highway DuSable Drive, but we don’t have to drop LSD

Renaming the landmark for Chicago’s Black founder would be a game-changer, but we can still also refer to Lake Shore Drive by its iconic appellation.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: On Transportation, Lake Shore Drive, DuSable Drive, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Toni Preckwinkle, David Moore, Ed Burke, Ephraim Martin, Black Heroes Matter, Sophia King, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Patch, Mark Konkol, Alliota Haynes Jeremiah, “Lake Shore Drive”, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Sep 16, 2020
Under Barr’s thumb

Trump could teach Madigan and Burke a thing or two about corruption.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Donald Trump, William Barr, Rahm Emanuel, Larry Ellison, Oracle, Microsoft, Michael Madigan, Ed Burke, Blago, Rod Blagojevich, John Kass, Eric Lipton, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Trump Tower, Joe Berrios, Jim Durkin, Commonwealth Edison, ComEd

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 21, 2020
'Harper Valley hypocrites'

Oh, Republicans are outraged over Madigan but silent when it comes to Trump.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Michael Madigan, Commonwealth Edison, ComEd, John Cullerton, Ed Burke, Cook County assessor, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Republican Party, Jenner & Block, Rodney Davis, Darin LaHood, John Shimkus, Adam Kinzinger, Mike Bost

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Mar 24, 2020
Good news week

Look on the bright side, Chicago: Burke, Lipinski, and Conway lost!
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Bill Conway, Ed Burke, Dan Lipinski, Aaron Ortiz, Marie Newman, Rahm Emanuel, segregation, Evanston Township High School

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 26, 2020
Who’s next—Burke? Madigan?

Why did Trump release Blago from prison? Let’s count the reasons.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Donald Trump, Blago, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Tribune, J.B. Pritzker, Kim Foxx, Jussie Smollett, Ed Burke, Michael Madigan, Lori Lightfoot, Steve McQueen, The Great Escape

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 27, 2019
Washington’s lessons

It’s going to take more Harold and less Barack to beat Trump.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Donald Trump, Harold Washington, Barack Obama, Ed Burke, Democrats, Republicans, Thanksgiving, quid pro quo, Ukraine, Richard M. Daley

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 20, 2019
The Republican way

Imagine covering Michael Madigan and Kim Foxx the way Republican-run media cover Trump.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Chicago Tribune, Donald Trump, Michael Madigan, Luis Arroyo, Ed Burke, Democrats, Republicans, Carrie Austin, Kim Foxx, Jussie Smollett, Marty Sandoval

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 16, 2019
The show goes on

One era ends and another begins for our beloved First Tuesdays.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, CPS, Mick Dumke, Maya Dukmasova, First Tuesdays, the Hideout, Richard Mell, Karen Lewis, Mayor Lightfoot, Rick Munoz, Danny Solis, Ed Burke

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 6, 2019
Defending the indefensible

The Ed Burke question: If the city’s going to waste millions on downtown TIF deals, why shouldn’t he get a little piece of that pie?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Ed Burke, Rahm Emanuel, TIF, tax increment financing

News & Politics, Politics Jun 1, 2019
Lightfoot’s first council meeting excites but sheds little light on procedures

What’s going on in the City Council? Still hard to say!
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Lightfoot, City Council, Chicago City Council, Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, Fran Spielman, John Kass, Scott Waguespack, Ed Burke, Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Emma Mitts, Anthony Napolitano, Nicholas Sposato, Tom Tunney, Stephanie Coleman, Anna Valencia, George Blakemore, Michelle Harris, Brendan Reilly, Gilbert Villegas, Walter Burnett Jr., Matthew O’Shea, George Cardenas, Ray Lopez, Pat Dowell, Carrie Austin, Roderick Sawyer, Proco Joe Moreno, Howard Brookins Jr., Michael Scott Jr., James Cappleman, Danny Solis, Susan Sadlowski Garza, Patrick O’Connor, Chris Taliaferro, Ariel Reboyras, Joe Moore, Harry Osterman, Michele Smith, Daniel La Spata, Anthony Beale, Cleopatra Watson, Amy Abramson, Lincoln Yards

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Apr 25, 2019
The aldermanic prerogative myth

Chicago would rather solve a phony problem than deal with a real one like the lack of affordable housing.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Aldermanic prerogative, Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Rahm, Anthony Napolitano, Ed Burke, Sterling Bay, Lincoln Yards, the 78

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Apr 19, 2019
Chicago poli-tricks as usual

Aldermen just raised property taxes to pay for Rahm's TIF handout to his pals.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, Rahm Emanuel, Sterling Bay, Lincoln Yards, the 78, tax increment financing, TIF, Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Danny Solis, Ed Burke

News & Politics, Politics Mar 8, 2019
Just 15 seats hang in the balance

Runoff season is here, and Chicago may further freshen up the City Council.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Politics, City Council, Rahm Emanuel, Aldermania, municipal elections, elections, runoffs, mayoral election, Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle, Marty Quinn, 13th Ward, Anthony Napolitano, 41st Ward, Emma Mitts, 37th Ward, Tara Stamps, David Krupa, Tim Heneghan, #AnybodyButMitts, Proco “Joe” Moreno, First Ward, Daniel La Spata, John Arena, 45th Ward, Jim Gardiner, Joe Moore, 49th Ward, Maria Hadden, Willie Cochran, 20th Ward, Jeanette Taylor, Nicole Johnson, Kevin Bailey, Ricardo Muñoz, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, 22nd Ward, Michael Rodriguez, Margaret Laurino, Samantha “Sam” Nugent, Robert Murphy, 39th Ward, Ameya Pawar, Michael Negron, Danny Solis, Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Alex Acevedo, Hilario Dominguez, Michele Smith, Derek Lindblom, Raymond Lopez, Rafa Yañez, Toni Foulkes, Stephanie Coleman, Howard Brookins Jr., Marvin McNeil, Milly Santiago, Felix Cardona Jr., Joseph Berrios, Leslie Hairston, William Calloway, Ariel Reboyras, Jessica Gutierrez, Deb Mell, Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez, Tim Meegan, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Patrick O'Connor, Andre Vasquez, Ed Burke, James Cappleman, Marianne Lalonde, Erika Wozniak Francis, Angela Clay

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Mar 4, 2019
Happy returns

The Ben Joravsky Show returns, streaming live Tuesday through Friday on the websites of the Reader and the Chicago Sun-Times.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Ben Joravsky, Reader, Sun-Times, Chicago Federation of Labor, Sameena Mustafa, Danny Solis, Ed Burke, Maya Dukmasova, Anne Elizabeth Moore

News & Politics, Feature Feb 14, 2019
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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Feature, Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward, alderman, candidate, Molemen, Prime, Optimus Prime, Patrick O’Connor, Maggie O’Keefe, Dianne Daleiden, Ugo Okere, Ed Burke, Rahm Emanuel, Reclaim Chicago, Blaze Battle, Direct Effect, KRS-One, Juice, Bernie Sanders, Bern Fest, Over Easy Cafe, Jon Cignarale, Democratic Socialists of America, Civilian Police Accountability Commission, DSA, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Affordable Requirements Ordinance, Lane Tech, Juvenal “PNS” Robles, Juvenal Robles, PNS, Visual, Ed “Panik” Zamudio, Panik, Ed Zamudio, Alberto “Mixx Massacre” Espinosa, Mixx Massacre, Alberto Espinosa, Vakill, Donald “Vakill” Mason, Donald Mason, Pugs Atomz, Nacrobats, Double Door, Subterranean, Gramaphone Records, Ritual of the . . ., E.C. Illa, Rubberoom, Rhymefest, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Atmosphere, Slug, Unbreakable, Madman, The Optimus, Scam Artists, Verbal, Robust, Qwel, Middle Ground, AT&T, Kaplan University, Purdue University Global, Shadow Master, Awdazcate, Black Lives Matter, Ja’mal Green, My Block My Hood My City, Jahmal Cole, Kim Foxx, Amanda Weaver, Drinks and Discourse, Kristi Sanford, Colin Bird-Martinez, Rossana Rodriguez, Maria Hadden, Que Billah, Todays Lesson, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 11, 2019
The many lives of Alderman Danny Solis

Solis swapped his loyalty to Daley and Rahm for sex, Viagra, and the council’s zoning chair.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Danny Solis, Richard Daley, Rahm Emanuel, Black Panthers, Ambrosio Medrano, Pilsen, TIFs, Lincoln Yards, Ed Burke, Roberto Caldero, Sun-Times, Viagra, Chicago City Council, zoning committee, UNO, United Neighborhood Organization

News & Politics, Politics Feb 4, 2019
Can Toni Preckwinkle distance herself from the machine?

She's tried to position herself as a progressive outsider but still has a reputation as the "Boss."
- By Samantha Smylie
- Tags: Politics, politics, toni preckwinkle, chicago, mayor, election, ed burke

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 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

News & Politics, Politics Jan 24, 2019
Q&A with mayoral candidate Amara Enyia

The candidate has a passion for public policy—but will it sway voters?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Amara Enyia, 2019 mayoral campaign, Lincoln Yards, TIFs, Ed Burke, Chance the Rapper, Council Wars, Harold Washington, Rahm Emanuel

News & Politics, Politics Jan 17, 2019
Q&A with mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot

"We can't move forward together as a city, as a state, as a country, if people aren't willing to see the other person and not villainize them."
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Lori Lightfoot, 2019 mayoral campaign, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Ed Burke, Toni Preckwinkle, Ronald Reagan

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 14, 2019
Alderman Ed Burke out as head of finance committee

Rahm has already chosen his replacement.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Ed Burke, Rahm Emanuel, finance committee, City Council, 14th Ward, Burger King, indictment, Patrick O'Connor, 40th Ward, Better Government Association, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chicago Public Schools, Scott Waguespack

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Nov 13, 2018
After a Halloween vote by the City Council, it looks like the Obama Presidential Center is finally a done deal

Among the voters: Freddy Krueger, a bunny, a shark, and Prince.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, Obama Presidential Center, Obama Presidential Library, city council vote, Jackson Park, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Ed Burke, Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition, Patricia Hightower, Friends of the Parks, Protect Our Parks, Jackson Park Watch

Blogs, Bleader Sep 5, 2018
The end of Rahm Emanuel’s rule means that the center may no longer hold in Chicago

Our mayor is on the ropes, and with him the centrist brand of politics aggressively practiced by Emanuel over the last 25 years.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: News, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, centrism, socialism, Jason Van Dyke, Chance the Rapper, Laquan McDonald, Pat O'Connor, Ed Burke

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