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- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jan 6, 2021
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Lori and her lawyers
Mayor Lightfoot hires an investigator to tell her what she already knows about the Anjanette Young raid.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 16, 2020
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Maddog and Tunney
As usual, Democrats in Illinois find new and creative ways to undercut their own party.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 11, 2020
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We survived!
Trump’s MAGA and other tales of the last week’s election
- 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.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 21, 2020
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'Harper Valley hypocrites'
Oh, Republicans are outraged over Madigan but silent when it comes to Trump.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics May 26, 2020
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Be like Mike
Imagine if Jordan, not Obama, was the leader of the Democratic Party.
- Arts & Culture, Feature May 5, 2020
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Counting for culture
How the census impacts arts funding
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 26, 2020
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Who’s next—Burke? Madigan?
Why did Trump release Blago from prison? Let’s count the reasons.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 20, 2019
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The Republican way
Imagine covering Michael Madigan and Kim Foxx the way Republican-run media cover Trump.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 22, 2019
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Feast to famine
Just last year Chicago had billions for Amazon but now it’s suddenly too broke for schoolkids.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Aug 21, 2019
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Kicking ass since 1971
The Reader holds its first telethon this Friday.
- News & Politics, Politics Jan 28, 2019
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There’s a rare contest for alderman in Michael Madigan’s southwest-side stronghold
A jaunt through the 13th Ward reveals a political landscape long gone from the rest of Chicago.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 16, 2018
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Joravsky's advice for the Republican Party
And some for progressives, too.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 15, 2018
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Republicans attack Dems for sex harassment—even as they worship Trump
Rauner is demanding that onetime ally Ken Dunkin resign from the Water Reclamation District seat he just gave him.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 11, 2018
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Could Dems survive without Michael Madigan at the top?
Those worried about what might happen to the Dems without the boss on top can look to California for inspiration.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2018
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With friends like Republican Jeanne Ives, Illinois women don’t need enemies
Ives and her party have repeatedly opposed legislation that would help women and children.
- Blogs, Bleader May 31, 2018
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How Dems in red states can fight off Trump’s vicious attacks
Let's hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.
- Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2018
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With his death-penalty ploy, Rauner uses an old trick he learned from his enemy: Mike Madigan
Governor Rauner plays games with the death penalty and mental health in the hopes of winning November's election.
- Blogs, Bleader May 7, 2018
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You’re innocent until proven guilty—but that doesn’t mean you can vote
Dems and Republicans clashed over a bill giving those unable to post bond while awaiting trial the right to vote.
- Blogs, Bleader May 1, 2018
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Rich dudes rejoice: The ‘Fair Tax’ is all but dead in Illinois
A progressive income tax requiring folks like Kanye, Rauner and Pritzker to pay more won't be on the ballot this fall.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 17, 2018
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Rauner’s reefer madness rules despite overwhelming support for legal pot
Weed Week: Recreational marijuana won't be legal as long as the embattled Republican remains governor.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 20, 2018
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Let’s make Pritzker and Rauner pay more—a lot more—in state income taxes
There's one thing Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker have in common: each should have to fork over more of their billions to help Illinois pay its bills.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 2, 2018
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Pritzker, Biss, and Kennedy see the light—just in time for the primary
Last night's Democratic debate was another reminder that Illinois Dems spent the better part of the last ten years acting like Republicans.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2018
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State rep candidate Dilara Sayeed wants you to see her
The former Naperville teacher campaigns as a “bridge builder” in Chicago’s richest and poorest neighborhoods.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 8, 2018
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As the governor's race heats up, Dems better bring a posse
As we head toward the primary, the Democrats find their inner FDR.