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- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Sep 16, 2020
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Under Barr’s thumb
Trump could teach Madigan and Burke a thing or two about corruption.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2018
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Time to yank Trump’s wretched name off his tower—or make him pay more taxes
Trump is saving millions of dollars in taxes because he's alienated so many tenants.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2018
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Chicago’s political psychosis has me paging Dr. Freud after last week’s primary
If you want to know why Trump, Rauner, and Rahm are in power, just study the latest election.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 20, 2018
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Read our best stories from the 2018 primary (thank god it's over!)
Here are some of our stories on Chuy's mustache, the potential first Muslim woman in congress, twitter bots for Jeanne Ives and the so-called "cannabis candidate."
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2018
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Shootings and homicides decrease as carjackings surge, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago matches snowfall record with nine straight days of measurable snow.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2018
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Daniel Biss on Abu Ghraib, how to resist the urge to check out at the words ‘pension crisis,’ and what he's learned from Michael Madigan
The Illinois gubernatorial candidate talks about the arc of progressive politics and what's required to bring change to the state capitol.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 11, 2018
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Chicago's ‘clusters’ of unsolved strangling deaths near Washington Park and Garfield Park, and other news
Also, Chris Kennedy continues bold attack on Emanuel by mentioning Joe Berrios.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 21, 2017
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Reader readers sound off about Chicago's worst things
Our readers respond to the Worst of Chicago issue with their own least-favorite local people, places, and things.
- News & Politics, Worst of Chicago Dec 21, 2017
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Joe Berrios’s legacy is like a trail left by a snail
The slimy Cook County assessor operates amid a dynamic not unlike the early seasons of The Sopranos.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 12, 2017
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Rauner joins calls for Cook County assessor Joe Berrios to step down, and other Chicago news
Also, Emanuel seems confident about the 2019 mayoral race.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 25, 2016
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Think a vote for Trump is a vote against the machine? Think again.
The GOP nominee has been tight with Chicago Dems for a long time.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Mar 23, 2016
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Progressives join forces with the Machine to realign Chicago's Democratic Party
The Garcia crowd teamed up with the Madigan bunch in last week's Illinois primary.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 28, 2015
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Arroyo and Berrios kiss and make up
Democratic Party bosses Luis Arroyo and Joe Berrios reveal their truce, bringing together a holy trinity of election law lawyers to try to kick a rookie state rep candidate off the ballot.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 18, 2015
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Will your property taxes go up? Depends on how you play the game.
If you want to soften the blow of Mayor Rahm's property tax hike, you have to learn to work the system.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 17, 2015
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Rauner attacks Madigan's clout while his pals benefit from it
Donors to the governor get help from the speaker's property tax game.
- News & Politics, Feature Jun 4, 2015
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Is the Bloomingdale Trail a path to displacement?
Longtime residents of Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and other areas around the highly anticipated 606 project are organizing to make sure they're not priced out of their neighborhoods.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 22, 2014
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Another election, another round of mixed-up Democrats
Beneath the party's call for unity, discord reigns.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 19, 2014
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In some ways, the 2014 primaries brought out the best in Illinois politics
Highlights of the 2014 primary elections
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 27, 2014
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Has challenger Will Guzzardi made northwest-side state rep Toni Berrios more progressive?
In the 39th District statehouse race, it's better left than never.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 21, 2012
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The voters strike again
A roundup of the 2012 primary election results
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 16, 2011
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Shameless Joe
According to Cook County assessor Joe Berrios, it's silly to think that campaign donations carry any influence.
- Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2011
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Hey, we're all still here!
- News & Politics, Politics Feb 16, 2011
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Aldermania!
The Cirque de Silly is back in town.
- News & Politics, Politics Oct 28, 2010
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The Practical Party
Or, why I won't be voting my gut much on Tuesday
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2010
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The Return of 'The Post of Cook County Assessor Matters'
Could the race for county assessor be the biggest one of the local election season?
