The head of her famous family's philanthropy arm says that abortion and lifestyle choices are not "priority issues" for Romney, and she discusses Mitt, the person—not the candidate... Read more
Four years later, the editorial board criticizes both presidential candidates, and, at one point, teeters on the brink of declaring, “Never mind, we guess we’ll go with Romney.” Read more
On Tuesday night, CNN’s Candy Crowley became only the second woman to moderate a presidential debate. The first? Native South Sider Carole Simpson, who talks to Carol Felsenthal about Tuesday night town hall meeting. Read more
For the beleaguered 2nd District congressman, the weekend brought more bad news. Legal experts weigh in on whether Jackson could be indicted in the next few weeks. Read more
The outgoing CPS CEO once described the negative effect of “revolving door superintendencies” on school districts. The average, Brizard said, was 18 months. He lasted only 17. What's next for him? Read more
A look at Tuesday's 8th District congressional debate between Tammy Duckworth and Joe Walsh, through the eyes of panelist Dick Kay and moderator Paul Green Read more
With the polls showing Barack Obama on track to victory, the burden falls on Mitt Romney to derail the president’s train, starting with the first debate at the University of Denver on Wednesday night. University of Chicago professor Charles Lipson, who is voting for Romney, told me that the candidate is finished if he doesn’t win the first debate... Read more
The veteran Chicago newsman looks back on interviewing John Wayne Gacy, not interviewing the Pope, being paired with Bill Kurtis, in his new autobiography. Read more
