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Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2016
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More scenes from #PrimaryDay

A collection of photos from Tuesday's closely watched primary elections.
- By Danielle A. Scruggs
- Tags: Politics, News, news, politics, Chris Riha, photos, primary day, elections, Chicago, polls, Hillary Clinton, Video

News & Politics, Politics Aug 20, 2014
Alderman Robert Fioretti says he's just listening—but it sure looks like he's running for mayor

It's rare for a Chicago mayor to come from the City Council. But with Rahm's ratings in the tank, it might be possible.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Robert Fioretti, 2nd Ward, City Council, Anthony Randall, Twelve Gates Missionary Baptist Church, Austin, neighborhoods, west side, municipal elections, mayoral elections, 27th Ward, 28th Ward, ward remaps, south side, Roseland, taxes, infrastructure, schools, commuters, Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Miguel del Valle, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Tribune, polls, Karen Lewis, Delmarie Cobb, Chicago Sun-Times

Blogs, Bleader Jun 26, 2014
Preckwinkle says that she's not going to say whether she's running for mayor

The Cook County board president says she's focused on her reelection effort but refuses to rule out a mayoral bid.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Media, Politics, News, Toni Preckwinkle, Rahm Emanuel, mayor, Chicago, Cook County board, Cook County Board of Commissioners, elections, PAC, fundraising, campaign donations, City Club of Chicago, Cook County jail, jail population, criminal justice, race, polls, mayoral elections, municipal elections, budget, budget deficit

Columns & Opinion, On Politics May 13, 2014
Rahm reels toward his reelection bid

A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Sun-Times, elections, polls, Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Karen Lewis, City Council, Robert Fioretti, Robert Shaw, Richard M. Daley, parking meters, taxes, infrastructure, potholes, development, black voters, Barack Obama, Miguel del Valle, Gery Chico, south side, west side, mental health clinics, city workers, water bills, school closings, Barack Obama College Prep, Gold Coast, TIFs, tax incremement financing, Leslie Hairston, Roderick Sawyer, Toni Foulkes, Hispanic voters, Jim Oberweis, UNO, United Neighborhood Organization, Luis Gutierrez

News & Politics, Politics Apr 8, 2014
In the mayoral money race, wealthy donors keep Rahm in a league of his own

Preckwinkle and other potential challengers lag far behind Emanuel in raising money.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Toni Preckwinkle, Rahm Emanuel, polls, elections, campaigns, campaign contributions, Illinois Observer, mayoral elections, school closing, arrest rates, political fund-raising, Scott Kastrup, John Kupper, 2nd Ward, Robert Fioretti, Robert Shaw, Amara Enyia, Citizens United, CTU, Chicago Teachers Union, labor, community organizations, unemployment, Citadel, Ken Griffin, Guggenheim Partners, Grosvenor Capital Mangement, Michael Sacks, law firms, Katten Muchin, Winston & Strawn, Greenberg Traurig, AFSCME, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Richard M. Daley, Mara Georges, Terry Teele, Daley & George

Columns & Opinion, On Media Sep 24, 2013
The press has been as hard on Obama's stance on Syria as the public

But a couple of the president's most persistent local critics have showed him unexpected love.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Michael Miner on Media, Barack Obama, Syria, Leon Panetta, Robert Gates, Bashar al-Assad, Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman, American credibility, military intervention, Iraq, Libya, Serbia, North Vietnam, George Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Saddam Hussein, Ronald Reagan, U.S. presidents, Russia, U.S. foreign policy, chemical weapons, Iran, history, commentary, polls, Pew Research Center, public opinion, diplomacy, U.S. Congress, Vladimir Putin, National Journal, Jill Lawrence, Lou Cannon, Robert Dallek, Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations, Jonah Goldberg, columnists, Charles Krauthammer, Chicago Sun-Times, Steve Huntley, Dennis Byrne, Hasan Rouhani, United Nations, Washington Post, New York Times

Blogs, Bleader Nov 5, 2012
How close is the presidential race?

The popular vote looks tight. The vote that matters, not so much
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Election 2012, Politics, News, Neil Newhouse, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, polls, popular vote, electoral college, Romney ads, fact-checkers, Chicago Bears, Nate Silver, New York Times

Blogs, Bleader Nov 14, 2011
Bachmann: waterboarding uncomfortable but effective

Michele Bachmann stands up for waterboarding.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Media, Politics, News, Clout City, Michele Bachmann, waterboarding, Republican debate, Fox News, drowning, torture, terrorists, CBS News, National Journal, South Carolina, John Dickerson, reply all, polls, Vietnam, Major Garrett, Herman Cain, President Obama, ACLU, CIA, War on Terror, Ron Paul, international law, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, John McCain, prisoner of war

Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2011
Anything Could Happen

Election time = speculation time.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: Chicagoland, Media, Politics, Clout City, Rahm Emanuel, elections, polls, mayoral campaign

Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2010
Pollarization

What effect do cell-phones have on election polling?
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, cell phones, polls, polling

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More scenes from #PrimaryDay

A collection of photos from Tuesday's closely watched primary elections.

Alderman Robert Fioretti says he's just listening—but it sure looks like he's running for mayor

It's rare for a Chicago mayor to come from the City Council. But with Rahm's ratings in the tank, it might be possible.

Preckwinkle says that she's not going to say whether she's running for mayor

The Cook County board president says she's focused on her reelection effort but refuses to rule out a mayoral bid.

Rahm reels toward his reelection bid

A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble.

In the mayoral money race, wealthy donors keep Rahm in a league of his own

Preckwinkle and other potential challengers lag far behind Emanuel in raising money.

The press has been as hard on Obama's stance on Syria as the public

But a couple of the president's most persistent local critics have showed him unexpected love.

How close is the presidential race?

The popular vote looks tight. The vote that matters, not so much

Bachmann: waterboarding uncomfortable but effective

Michele Bachmann stands up for waterboarding.

Anything Could Happen

Election time = speculation time.

Pollarization

What effect do cell-phones have on election polling?

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A collection of photos from Tuesday's closely watched primary elections.

It's rare for a Chicago mayor to come from the City Council. But with Rahm's ratings in the tank, it might be possible.

The Cook County board president says she's focused on her reelection effort but refuses to rule out a mayoral bid.

A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble.

Preckwinkle and other potential challengers lag far behind Emanuel in raising money.

But a couple of the president's most persistent local critics have showed him unexpected love.

The popular vote looks tight. The vote that matters, not so much

Michele Bachmann stands up for waterboarding.

Election time = speculation time.

What effect do cell-phones have on election polling?

Other Searches