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Blogs, Bleader Dec 5, 2017
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Todd Stroger drops out of race for Cook County Board president, and other Chicago news

Also, Obama returns to Chicago Tuesday for Emanuel climate change meeting.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Todd Stroger, Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle, Election 2018, Water Reclamation District, Rahm Emanuel, climate change, environmental issues, Barack Obama, Mike Madigan, Illinois house, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Public Schools, gun violence, the Anti Butcher, vegan food, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 28, 2017
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A lottery will determine whether Kennedy, Biss, or Pritzker's name is first on the gubernatorial primary ballot, and other Chicago news

Also, Toni Preckwinkle vows to play hardball against challengers.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chris Kennedy, J.B. Pritzker, Bob Fioretti, Election 2018, Illinois State Board of Elections, Jeanne Ives, Bruce Rauner, Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board, Bob Fioretti, Todd Stroger, Obama Presidential Center, gun violence, Thanksgiving, Citadel, Bitcoin, Ken Griffin, Boka Group, Bellemore, restaurant openings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 21, 2017
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Todd Stroger is running against Toni Preckwinkle for Cook County Board president, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago's homicide count has surpassed 600 for the second year in a row.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Todd Stroger, Toni Preckwinkle, Election 2018, Cook County Board, Bob Fioretti, Amazon, Finkl Steel, gun violence, Chicago Police Department, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter Chicago, Della Reese, Ramsey Lewis, Christkindlmarket, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 22, 2014
Another election, another round of mixed-up Democrats

Beneath the party's call for unity, discord reigns.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Democratic Party of Cook County, Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Michael Madigan, Joe Berrios, Todd Stroger, Toni Berrios, Will Guzzardi, Luis Arroyo, Ray Suarez, Robert Fioretti, Governor Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, Richard J. Daley, Karen Lewis

Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2013
How one Alderman Mell begat the next Alderman Mell

In classic Chicago tradition, Rahm Emanuel appoints Deb Mell to replace her father in the City Council.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, Deb Mell, Richard Mell, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Chicago politics, Chicago City Council, mayor, William Beavers, Darcel Beavers, Ed Burke, Todd Stroger, Sandi Jackson, Fran Spielman, Robert Fioretti, nepotism, machine politics, Chicago machine

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 10, 2012
How the Democrats let Derrick Smith shoot them in the foot

The story of the indicted state rep and the politicians who made him
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Derrick Smith, corruption, Democratic Machine, Rickey Hendon, Annazette Collins, Jesse White, politics, Walter Burnett, Michael Madigan, Tom Swiss, George Ryan, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Kasper, Danny Davis, Lance Tyson, Todd Stroger

Blogs, Bleader Apr 5, 2011
Morning Newsfeed: Voting, meh, More Police Sex Claims, Lolla in Chi(le), Wisconsin Tries Patronage, Bonuses for Oil Spill Execs, and More
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: News, aldermanic election, election 2011, Southwest Airlines, Libya, Gov. Scott Walker, Lollapalooza, Dave Matthews, Todd Stroger, Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Cubs

News & Politics, Politics Mar 30, 2011
For Preckwinkle, Rewards Are Hard to Find

New Cook County president has accomplished much, but challenges are many
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: Politics, Cook County Board of Commissioners, President Toni Preckwinkle, Commissioner Larry Suffredin, Sheriff Tom Dart, State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, Commissioner Liz Gorman, Rep. Will Burns, Fourth Ward, Todd Stroger

Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2011
Preckwinkle Pleased With 100-day Report Card

She wouldn't give herself a grade, but County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pleased with the results of her administration's 100-day report card.
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Todd Stroger

Blogs, Bleader Feb 8, 2011
Your latest Cook County scandal

With Todd Stroger gone, where to look for the latest eyebrow-raising fiscal gamesmanship in Cook County? Look no further than Maria Pappas, the county treasurer who was once mentioned as a possible mayoral candidate. CBS2 and the Better Government Association have taken Pappas to task for a series of creative employment arrangements that include having her former housekeeper and a $95,883-a-year driver-cum-project leader on staff.
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, Cook County, Maria Pappas, Better Government Association, Todd Stroger, Dorothy Brown

Blogs, Bleader Oct 22, 2010
The Best Not-Candidates for Mayor

A comprehensive look at who's not running.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Elections, mayoral race, Rod Blagojevich, Bob Blagojevich, Christine O'Donnell, November 2, Scott Kleinberg, RedEye, Todd Stroger, Toni Preckwinkle, Randy Michaels, Angelina Jolie, Jimmy McMillan, William M. Daley, Illinois Attorney General Dorothy Tillman, Bleeding Heart Bakery, Betty Loren-Maltese, Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington, Lady Gaga, Antoine Dodson, Ann Richards

News & Politics, Politics Oct 21, 2010
Post-Stroger Politics

With everyone's favorite punching bag out of the way, a look at the problems facing any new Cook County Board president
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Green Party, Tom Tresser, Todd Stroger, No Games Chicago, Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Daley, Roger Keats, Donna Dunnings, Cook County Board President, Carla Oglesby, Mike Quigley, Richard Ogilvie, sales tax, budget crisis

News & Politics, Politics Jul 15, 2010
A TIF Under the Microscope

How to interpret the inspector general's sample audit of the Central Loop honeypot
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, TIF, tax increment financing, Mayor Daley, inspector general, Joe Ferguson, Central Loop TIF district, Harold Washington, Harold Washington College, Millennium Park, Public Building Commission, Wendy Funk, Larry Dakof, Todd Stroger, PBC, Leslie Hairston, Peter Scales

Blogs, Bleader Feb 8, 2010
The Preckwinkle Onslaught

Ward by ward voting numbers show the dominance of Toni Preckwinkle's Democratic primary win for Cook County Board president.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, Toni Preckwinkle, politics, Cook County Board, Todd Stroger, Dorothy Brown, Terry O'Brien, vote totals, Harold Washington, Washington coalition

Blogs, Bleader Feb 3, 2010
Scattered and Not-So-Scattered Thoughts on the Elections

A roundup of the 2010 Illinois primaries.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, 2010 elections, primary, governor, comptroller, Lisa Madigan, Mark Kirk, Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard, Alexi Giannoulias, David Hoffman, Todd Stroger, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Jack Ryan, Jim Ascot, Jim Madigan, Todd Connor, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Mariyana Spyropoulos, Jesse Jackson Jr., Robin Kelly, David Miller, Emil Jones Jr.

Blogs, Bleader Feb 3, 2010
Last Night's (And Early This Morning's) Winners & Losers

Quinn, Hynes, Dillard, and Brady are still in limbo, but there were some winners and losers last night.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Andy McKenna, Adam Andrzejewski, Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard, Alexi Giannoulias, Todd Stroger, Toni Preckwinkle, Jim Ryan, Chicago elections, 2010 primaries, Illinois elections

Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2010
Don't (Just) Blame the Voters

Voter turnout is low today, and the candidates didn't do much to improve it.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Chicago elections, 2010 primaries, Alexi Giannoulias, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Todd Stroger

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2010
The Preckwinkle Bandwagon Is Rolling

Toni Preckwinkle is getting help for her campaign from the kind of people who tend to back winners.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, Cook County Board, Cook County Board president, 2010 elections, Todd Stroger, Dorothy Brown, Terrence O'Brien, Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Terry Newman

Blogs, Bleader Jan 22, 2010
The Stroger "Campaign" Gets Weirder
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Todd Stroger, Cook County Board President

Blogs, Bleader Jan 21, 2010
Todd Stroger Invests In the Future

Why is Todd Stroger moving his campaign cash into CDs?
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Todd Stroger, Dorothy Brown, Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, 2010 elections

News & Politics, Politics Jan 21, 2010
Cook County Needs Cojones

Which Dem candidate for county board president is most likely to take on Mayor Daley?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Cook County Board president, Democratic primary, Todd Stroger, Toni Preckwinkle, Terrence O'Brien, Dorothy Brown, Mayor Daley, Michael Madigan, Robert Vanecko, Berny Stone, Central West TIF district, Rush University Medical Center, TIF

News & Politics, Politics Jan 21, 2010
Election Confusion?

In the run-up to February's primaries, Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky take a look at the races that could have the most impact on your life.
- By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Illinois senate, Democratic primary, Cook County president, Todd Stroger, Terrence O'Brien, Dorothy Brown, Toni Preckwinkle, Alexi Giannoulias, David Hoffman, Cheryle Jackson, Jacob Meister, Robert Marshall

Blogs, Bleader Dec 21, 2009
In absentia, Stroger and Giannoulias take a beating on Devon Avenue

Candidates for Cook County board president, sheriff, and U.S. Senate make pitches to a Muslim group on West Devon—and rip on their opponents who didn't show up.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, U.S. Senate, 2010 elections, Democratic primary, Cook County board president, David Hoffman, Alexi Giannoulias, Cheryle Robinson Jackson, Todd Stroger, Toni Preckwinkle, Terry O'Brien, Dorothy Brown, Roger Keats, American Muslim Taskforce, Sylvester Baker

Blogs, Bleader Nov 16, 2009
Why Todd Stroger Is Hosed

In skipping a candidates' forum, Todd Stroger confirms that he's lost the ability to lead the county—if he ever had it.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, Todd Stroger, Cook County board, Cook County board president, politics, 2010 elections, Toni Preckwinkle, Dorothy Brown, Terry O'Brien, Andy Shaw, Better Government Association, candidates' forum

Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2009
The Cook County Film and Entertainment Commission: Now With a Budget
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Film, Politics, Clout City, Cook County Film and Entertainment Commission, Todd Stroger

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Also, Obama returns to Chicago Tuesday for Emanuel climate change meeting.

Also, Toni Preckwinkle vows to play hardball against challengers.

Also, Chicago's homicide count has surpassed 600 for the second year in a row.

Beneath the party's call for unity, discord reigns.

In classic Chicago tradition, Rahm Emanuel appoints Deb Mell to replace her father in the City Council.

The story of the indicted state rep and the politicians who made him

New Cook County president has accomplished much, but challenges are many

She wouldn't give herself a grade, but County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pleased with the results of her administration's 100-day report card.

A comprehensive look at who's not running.

With everyone's favorite punching bag out of the way, a look at the problems facing any new Cook County Board president

How to interpret the inspector general's sample audit of the Central Loop honeypot

Ward by ward voting numbers show the dominance of Toni Preckwinkle's Democratic primary win for Cook County Board president.

A roundup of the 2010 Illinois primaries.

Quinn, Hynes, Dillard, and Brady are still in limbo, but there were some winners and losers last night.

Voter turnout is low today, and the candidates didn't do much to improve it.

Toni Preckwinkle is getting help for her campaign from the kind of people who tend to back winners.

Why is Todd Stroger moving his campaign cash into CDs?

Which Dem candidate for county board president is most likely to take on Mayor Daley?

In the run-up to February's primaries, Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky take a look at the races that could have the most impact on your life.

Candidates for Cook County board president, sheriff, and U.S. Senate make pitches to a Muslim group on West Devon—and rip on their opponents who didn't show up.

In skipping a candidates' forum, Todd Stroger confirms that he's lost the ability to lead the county—if he ever had it.

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