Latest Illinois Election Poll Shows Rauner Trailing, Voter Enthusiasm A new poll in the 2018 race for Illinois governor shows Democratic challenger billionaire JB Pritzker with a commanding lead over […]
Clinton Campaigns for Pritzker Former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton campaigned for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful JB Pritzker Monday at a roundtable discussion with high school […]
More Chicago Hotel Workers Ratify New Contracts More striking Chicago hotel employees headed back to work over the weekend as workers at four more hotels ratified a new contract on […]
Chicago Police Ready to Expand Hours in Wake of Van Dyke Verdict Officials with the Chicago Police Department say they’re ready to cancel days off and expand hours when the […]
Some Striking Hotel Workers Reach a Deal with Management Striking hotel workers at 9 of 26 Chicago hotels have reached a deal with management and ratified a contract. “On behalf […]
I didn’t learn much from watching the first formal televised debate in the Illinois gubernatorial election Thursday evening. In fact, it was pretty much exactly what I expected. In one […]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez Drafts Chuy Garcia to Run for Mayor Outgoing Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-4th) will not run for mayor of Chicago, but says he’s attempting to draft Cook County […]
On display at the DePaul Art Museum is Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Someday, Chicago, an exhibition that examines the work of photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921–2012). Included are 40 photographs, the majority of […]
Jury Selection in Van Dyke Trial Resumes Jury selection for the murder trial of Jason Van Dyke – the former Chicago Police officer who shot Laquan McDonald 16 times, killing […]
At present, one current clear frontrunner in the 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is “undecided.” Polls with varying candidates – some announced, some who’ve been mulling runs, and some theoretical/wishful thinking […]
Obama Makes Midterm Election Speech at the University of Illinois Former President Barack Obama delivered a scathing speech on the state of the nation at the University of Illinois Urbana […]
Soon enough, Rahm Emanuel will no longer be mayor of Chicago. Emanuel, who’s occupied the fifth floor of City Hall since 2011, made that bombshell announcement on Tuesday, saying he […]