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News & Politics, News Mar 30, 2021
'A city within a city'

Ten years after the last Cabrini-Green high-rise came down, former residents look back at the community that shaped them.
- By Adam M. Rhodes
- Tags: News, Cabrini-Green, CHA, Plan for Transformation, public housing, Kim Foxx, Walter Burnett, Tara Stamps, Marion Stamps

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

News & Politics, Politics Feb 1, 2019
Can #AnybodyButMitts win in the 37th Ward?

Incumbent alderman faces two challengers and a new hashtag.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Politics, 37th Ward, Emma Mitts, aldermanic election, Austin, West Garfield Park, West Humboldt Park, #NoCopAcademy, #AnybodyButMitts, Tara Stamps, Deondre’ Rutues, big-box ordinance, Walmart, Richard M. Daley, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel, school closures, mental health clinics, Page May, Debbie Southorn, Assata’s Daughters, People’s Response Team, police abolition, Brianna Hampton, Destiny Bell, Marion Stamps

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2016
Democratic primary shows a gulf remains between Chicago's black and Latino voters

Hillary Clinton won Chicago's black wards; Bernie Sanders dominated in the city's Latino wards.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: News, Politics, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Illinois Democratic primary, Killer Mike, Tara Stamps, New Yorker, Ryan Lizza, Ben Tulchin, millennial voters, Cicero, Berwyn, Washington Post, Univision News, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Little Village, Rahm Emanuel

Blogs, Bleader Mar 10, 2016
Which Democrat would make a better president for black Chicagoans? Two delegates debate.

A Clinton supporter and a Sanders supporter lobby for their candidates.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: News, Politics, 2016 elections, Illinois primary, Democratic party, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Tara Stamps, Jaylin McClinton, Donald Trump, politics

News & Politics, Feature Apr 2, 2015
Aldermania, round two: Welcome to the runoff elections

A look at five City Council races that show the shifting political landscape in Chicago.
- By Mema Ayi, Mick Dumke, Aimee Levitt, Chloe Riley, and Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Feature, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, aldermania, runoff elections, City Council, Second Ward, Brian Hopkins, Alyx Pattison, Robert Fioretti, 21st Ward, Marvin McNeil, Alderman Howard Brookins Jr., 31st Ward, Alderman Ray Suarez, Milagros "Milly" Santiago, 37th Ward, Alderman Emma Mitts, Tara Stamps, 43rd Ward, Michele Smith, Caroline Vickrey

Blogs, Bleader Mar 10, 2015
Alderman Emma Mitts wants more 37th Ward charter schools

Mitts readies herself for a fight with the teachers' union as she faces a runoff against teacher Tara Stamps.
- By Chloe Riley
- Tags: Aldermania, Politics, News, Emma Mitts, Tara Stamps, 37th Ward, 2015 election, City Council, Chicago politics, Richard M. Daley, Mayor Daley, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Board of Elections, Prosser Career Academy, Chicago Plan Commission, Horizon Science Academy Belmont, Concept Charter Schools, Chicago Teachers Union

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Mar 5, 2013
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Waiting for the day of judgment from Mayor Emanuel

The threat to close a quarter of Chicago's public grammar schools has the city in a tizzy.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Tara Stamps, vacant schools, Armitage Baptist Church, Logan Square, Manierre School, Brentano School, Jenner School, school utilizaton, CTU, Chicago Teachers Union, Raise Your Hand, charter schools, Chicago Tribune, Jean-Claude Brizard, school closings, UNO, United Neighborhood Organization, demographic change, Dorie Bell, neighborhood schools, gangs, Walter Burnett Jr., Cabrini-Green, CHA, Chicago Housing Authority

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