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10/12/10

A Look at Rich Whitney, the Green Party Candidate for Governor

The Chicago Tribune endorsed Republican Bill Brady over Democrat Pat Quinn on Sunday, but if an editorial ever screamed “We’re holding our noses while we write,” this was it. Neither of these guys is any good, the message seemed to be. It was this kind of analysis that prompted me to call Green Party candidate Rich Whitney...

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10/08/10

Ron Huberman Out? Michelle Rhee May Be Looking for a Job

With Ron Huberman set to step down as CEO of Chicago Public Schools before the end of the school year, could D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee—who is likely to leave her post in the near future—be a good fit for the job?...

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10/01/10

A Chat with Mayoral Candidate Gery Chico

Gery Chico has had a great couple of days since announcing that he’s running for mayor. Rich Daley—for whom Chico worked as chief of staff, president of the board of Chicago Public Schools, and, currently, chairman of the City Colleges of Chicago board—sang Chico’s praises Wednesday night on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, describing his staffer as “a wonderful public servant” and “closer to me than...

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09/29/10

Why No Heads-up for Rahm If Daley Has His Back?

It’s a widely held view among politica observers that Mayor Daley, despite his insistence that he’s not taking sides in the mayoral race, is secretly pulling the strings for Rahm Emanuel. Yet, several recent developments suggest the Emanuel-Daley alliance may not be as tight as suggested...

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09/24/10

Jim Houlihan Won't Run for Mayor

Cook County Assessor Jim Houlihan has decided not to run for mayor, spokesman Eric Herman said this morning. Houlihan, 67, who told me in April that he was interested in the job whether or not Daley ran again, has changed his mind “after much serious thought and...

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09/24/10

Congressman Mike Quigley to Run for Mayor? Not Until He Wins a Second Term

Like Rahm Emanuel, his predecessor in the 5th District, Congressman Mike Quigley has his eyes on the job of mayor—but Quigley says he is postponing the decision to run until after the midterm elections on November 2nd. The 51-year-old...

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09/15/10

Democrats for Brady?

A friend called to tell me that Democrats are secretly supporting conservative Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady because they predict he’ll be a one-termer. So they’ll grit their teeth for four years and then run a Democrat (who is not Pat Quinn) who can keep the office for multiple terms...

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09/07/10

Blago Redux: Adam Jr. Wants Out

Sam Adam Sr. and Jr., the two lawyers who led the defense of former governor Rod Blagojevich, disagree about whether to stick with the ex-gov when his retrial starts in January. The elder Adam wants in; the younger Adam does not, according to a prominent Chicago defense attorney, my source on all things related to Blago’s legal troubles. That take was confirmed by Sheldon Sorosky and Aaron Goldstein, two of...

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09/07/10

Mayor Daley Won't Seek Re-election; Jim Houlihan Wants the Job

Within minutes of Mayor Daley’s announcement that he will not seek re-election, Eric Herman, the communications director for Cook County Assessor James Houlihan, told me that the 67-year-old Democrat is “very interested in being mayor.” Houlihan told me in an interview in April that he was interested...

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09/01/10

Behind Jerry Stermer's Resignation: Insiders on the Exit of Pat Quinn's Chief of Staff

I thought I had it figured out. The respected good guy Jerry Stermer, Pat Quinn’s chief of staff, resigned the post last week after acknowledging that he inadvertently sent political e-mails using his state account. Next to no one seems to understand why Stermer, who has spent much of his career advocating on issues involving the health and education of children, especially poor children, would leave over such a measly infraction—three e-mails out of some 39,000...

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10/12/10

A Look at Rich Whitney, the Green Party Candidate for Governor

10/08/10

Ron Huberman Out? Michelle Rhee May Be Looking for a Job

10/01/10

A Chat with Mayoral Candidate Gery Chico

09/29/10

Why No Heads-up for Rahm If Daley Has His Back?

09/24/10

Jim Houlihan Won't Run for Mayor

09/24/10

Congressman Mike Quigley to Run for Mayor? Not Until He Wins a Second Term

09/15/10

Democrats for Brady?

09/07/10

Blago Redux: Adam Jr. Wants Out

09/07/10

Mayor Daley Won't Seek Re-election; Jim Houlihan Wants the Job

09/01/10

Behind Jerry Stermer's Resignation: Insiders on the Exit of Pat Quinn's Chief of Staff

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