Remembering Judy Baar Topinka, a Critical Force in Illinois Politics By Carol Felsenthal The Illinois comptroller died on Wednesday after complications from a stroke. Read more
How Jesse Sharkey Became the New Head of the CTU By Carol Felsenthal The new head of the Chicago Teachers Union opens up about how he first got started in teaching. Read more
Chuck Todd’s New Obama Biography Goes Deep on Chicago White House Staffers By Carol Felsenthal Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett, David Axelrod, Bill Daley, and their many internal conflicts feature heavily in The Stranger. Read more
Meet Jesse Sharkey, the New Karen Lewis By Carol Felsenthal The Chicago Teachers Union vice president steps into the spotlight as the interim head. Read more
Remembering Jane Byrne By Carol Felsenthal Chicago's first and only female mayor, who defeated Michael Bilandic in the 1979 Democratic primary, died Friday morning at age 81. Read more
Is Bruce Rauner Pro-Choice, Anti-Choice, or Just an Opportunist? By Carol Felsenthal The candidate for governor spent the primary flirting with social conservatives and now trumpets his bipartisan credentials. Which is it? Read more
Rauner and Blacks—More than a Marriage of Convenience? By Carol Felsenthal A look at the candidate's ties with Illinois's black community reveals relationships that long predate his campaign. Read more
Rauner Leads in Endorsements, But There’s Still One Big One Left By Carol Felsenthal Endorsements roll in for Rauner, but nothing yet from the paper in our state’s capital. Why? Read more
Does Pat Quinn Have a Personal Life? By Carol Felsenthal A look inside the world of the 65-year-old governor reveals a man obsessed with work—and uncomfortable away from it. Read more
Did the Sun-Times Just Endorse Bruce Rauner? By Carol Felsenthal The paper's recent editorial looks suspiciously like a nod to the Republican candidate for governor. Read more
