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Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2016
White Sox and Cubs are both 2-0 for first time since 1951

Martin Kennelly was mayor the last time both clubs won their first pair in the same season, 65 years ago.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: News, Sports, White Sox, Cubs, Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone, Jon Lester, Baseball Almanac, Todd Frazier, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Eugene Sawyer, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, Richard J. Daley, Jimmy Rollins, Robin Ventura, Nate Jones, David Robertson, Oakland A's, Los Angeles Angels, Saint Louis Browns, Sportsman's Park, Paul Minner, Wrigley Field, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Daily World, Martin Kennelly, Josh Reddick, Jose Abreu, New York Yankees, New York Giants

Blogs, Bleader Feb 25, 2015
The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm

Having embarrassed Rahm in yesterday's election, Chicago's voters can expect the mayor to go negative and nasty against Chuy Garcia in the coming campaign.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Jesus Garcia, Chuy Garcia, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, Chicago, Richard Mell, Logan Square, Bernie Epton, Richard Daley, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, International Olympic Committee, Fran Spielman

Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2015
How many Chicago mayors have graduated from a Chicago public high school?

Our mayors' experience with CPS has rarely been firsthand.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Education, Neighborhoods, Politics, News, Chicago public schools, CPS, Chicago mayors, Rahm Emanuel, Ezekiel Emanuel, Brothers Emanuel, Jesus Garcia, Bob Fioretti, Anshe Emet, New Trier, Saint Procopius, Saint Rita, Saint Anthony, Mendel Catholic, Lyle Benedict, Harold Washington Library, Richard M. Daley, Nativity of Our Lord elementary, De La Salle Institute, Eugene Sawyer, Harold Washington, Saint Benedict the Moor, Felsenthal elementary, Forrestville elementary, DuSable high school, Dempsey Travis, Harold: The People's Mayor, Jane Byrne, Queen of All Saints elementary, Saint Scholastica, Michael Bilandic, Saint Jerome's Croatian elementary, Richard J. Daley, Martin Kennelly, Holden elementary, Edward J. Kelly, Anton Cermak, William Hale Thompson, Skinner elementary, Fessenden preparatory school, Big Bill of Chicago, William Dever, Frank Corr, Bridgeport, Wells high school, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Blogs, Bleader Nov 20, 2014
That time in '77 Jane Byrne and I were on TV together

As a young, mop-topped lad of 22, the Reader political columnist was on WTTW . . .
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Jane Byrne, John Callaway, Rahm Emanuel, Mick Dumke, WTTW, Feedback, Michael Bilandic, taxi-fare hike, Stephen King, Stephen Waguespack, Scott Waguespack, The Big Bang Theory, Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life, city council, pensions, bankers, Facebook, John Arena, Bob Fioretti, Toni Foulkes, New Trier

Blogs, Bleader Jun 13, 2014
Chicago-style democracy endures under Mayor Emanuel

How did the city pick the Near North Side for Obama College Prep? The mayor's office won't discuss it.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Education, Politics, News, Rahm Emanuel, Rick Perlstein, Rolling Stone, Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley, Michael Bilandic, Harold Washington, Obama College Prep, Chicago Public Schools, Near North Side, Stanton Park

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Apr 22, 2014
County clerk David Orr's reform talk annoys another mayor

The clerk proposes a TIF fix.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, David Orr, Rahm Emanuel, Jane Byrne, Richard M. Daley, TIFs, tax increment financing, Michael Bilandic, Ed Burke, Ed Vrdolyak, Wilson Frost, Richard J. Daley, Mundelein College, 49th Ward, Neil Hartigan, Loyola University, Homer Johnson, Rogers Park, City Council, elections, history, Marty Oberman, independent aldermen, Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, property taxes, taxes, Cook County, accounting, pensions, taxing bodies

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Apr 9, 2013
The lessons of Jane Byrne

Even in Chicago, an unknown on a kamikaze mission can end up winning the mayor's office.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Jane Byrne, Roger Ebert, Rahm Emanuel, Toni Preckwinkle, Michael Bilandic, Wilson Frost, Bill Granger, Lori Granger, Fighting Jane, Eddie Burke, Anthony Beale, City Hall, Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Teachers Union, Harold Washington

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 15, 2013
With Jesse Jackson Jr. out of the way, who's left to take on the Man?

The former congressman leaves Chicago without independents.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Frank Coconate, progressive politics, Rahm Emanuel, Michael Bilandic, Jesse Jackson Jr., Gery Chico, Richard M. Daley, Daley Machine, machine politics, Mike Quigley, mayoral elections, Rick Munoz, Sandi Jackson, 7th Ward, 2nd Congressional District of Illinois

Blogs, Bleader Nov 8, 2012
Dread of what the oligarchs will try next

Lessons for Sheldon Adelson and the Koch brothers regarding Obama's reelection
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Election 2012, Dread Week, Politics, News, Variations on a Theme, Mike Royko, Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, Harold Washington, Richard M. Daley, Sheldon Adelson, Koch brothers, Ted Nugent, Donald Trump, Victoria Jackson, Karl Rove

Blogs, Bleader Dec 1, 2011
Rahm's secret snow job

Everyone talks about the weather. Chicago's mayor is doing something about it.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Flotsam and Jetsam, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago, snow, meteorology, AccuWeather.com, Josh Nagelberg, Tom Skilling, WGN-TV, La Nina, Rogers Park, Hegewisch, Richard J. Daley, Michael Bilandic, Jane Byrne, Harold Washington, Richard M. Daley, Chicago city council, Chicago budget, Chicago aldermen, el stops, streets and sanitation, workman's comp, slip and falls, triathalons, lumbago, tourism, city hall, snow removal, O'Hare, Midway, Strategic Defense Initiative, Reagan administration, sharpshooters, automatic weapons, Evanston, Lincolnwood, Elmwood Park, Oak Park, Cicero, Stickney, Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Riverdale, Burnham, cicadas

News & Politics, Politics Dec 9, 2010
The Real Residency Issue

Can a north-sider be mayor?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago residency, north side, south side, Chicago mayors, Lakeview, Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, Wallace Johnson, Martin Kennelly, Anton Cermak, Harold Washington, Edward Kelly, Shakman decree, David Orr

News & Politics, Politics Mar 11, 2010
Taking the New Yorker for a Ride

The Chicago in Evan Osnos's story is the Chicago you'd see out the window of the mayor's limo.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Mayor Daley, Richard M. Daley, New Yorker, Evan Osnos, Hired Truck scandal, City Hall, Barack Obama, A.J. Liebling, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Eugene Sawyer, Beirut on the lake, William Bennett, Milan of the Midwest, Billy Dec, Frankie Knuckles, the Warehouse, Michael Bilandic, concert promoter licensing, public transportation, CTA

News & Politics, Politics Mar 4, 2010
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: An Island in the Swamp

For decades now, most of Chicago's political independents have emerged from Hyde Park and Kenwood.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Chicago politics, Hyde Park, Hyde Park politics, Kenwood, University of Chicago, Paul Douglas, Robert Merriam, Don Rose, Leon Despres, Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization, IVI-IPO, Mayor Daley, 2016 Olympics, Michael Bilandic, Jane Byrne, Martin Luther King Jr., David Axelrod, Al Raby, Marshall Patner, John McDermott, Chicago Reporter, Richard Newhouse, Billy Singer, Carol Moseley Braun, Toni Preckwinkle, Fourth Ward, 4th Ward, Silent Six, Claude Holman, Marshall Korshak, Michael Shakman, Sidney Korshak, Larry Bloom, Operation Silver Shovel, Bernie Epton, President Obama, Barack Obama, Kwame Raoul, Will Burns, Leslie Hairston, 5th Ward, Fifth Ward

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White Sox and Cubs are both 2-0 for first time since 1951

Martin Kennelly was mayor the last time both clubs won their first pair in the same season, 65 years ago.

The mayoral runoff is going to be a shitstorm

Having embarrassed Rahm in yesterday's election, Chicago's voters can expect the mayor to go negative and nasty against Chuy Garcia in the coming campaign.

How many Chicago mayors have graduated from a Chicago public high school?

Our mayors' experience with CPS has rarely been firsthand.

That time in '77 Jane Byrne and I were on TV together

As a young, mop-topped lad of 22, the Reader political columnist was on WTTW . . .

Chicago-style democracy endures under Mayor Emanuel

How did the city pick the Near North Side for Obama College Prep? The mayor's office won't discuss it.

County clerk David Orr's reform talk annoys another mayor

The clerk proposes a TIF fix.

The lessons of Jane Byrne

Even in Chicago, an unknown on a kamikaze mission can end up winning the mayor's office.

With Jesse Jackson Jr. out of the way, who's left to take on the Man?

The former congressman leaves Chicago without independents.

Dread of what the oligarchs will try next

Lessons for Sheldon Adelson and the Koch brothers regarding Obama's reelection

Rahm's secret snow job

Everyone talks about the weather. Chicago's mayor is doing something about it.

The Real Residency Issue

Can a north-sider be mayor?

Taking the New Yorker for a Ride

The Chicago in Evan Osnos's story is the Chicago you'd see out the window of the mayor's limo.

Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: An Island in the Swamp

For decades now, most of Chicago's political independents have emerged from Hyde Park and Kenwood.

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Martin Kennelly was mayor the last time both clubs won their first pair in the same season, 65 years ago.

Having embarrassed Rahm in yesterday's election, Chicago's voters can expect the mayor to go negative and nasty against Chuy Garcia in the coming campaign.

Our mayors' experience with CPS has rarely been firsthand.

As a young, mop-topped lad of 22, the Reader political columnist was on WTTW . . .

How did the city pick the Near North Side for Obama College Prep? The mayor's office won't discuss it.

The clerk proposes a TIF fix.

Even in Chicago, an unknown on a kamikaze mission can end up winning the mayor's office.

The former congressman leaves Chicago without independents.

Lessons for Sheldon Adelson and the Koch brothers regarding Obama's reelection

Everyone talks about the weather. Chicago's mayor is doing something about it.

Can a north-sider be mayor?

The Chicago in Evan Osnos's story is the Chicago you'd see out the window of the mayor's limo.

For decades now, most of Chicago's political independents have emerged from Hyde Park and Kenwood.

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