Lightfoot and Cruz Are Both Right

By Edward McClelland

Chicago's gun laws don't stop mass shootings. In a country with 390 million firearms, no city's could. Read more

Sports Betting Is Now Legal in Indiana. Here's How to Do It

By Edward McClelland

On Wednesday, Horseshoe Casino in Hammond is opening a sportsbook, just in time to profit off of the NFL's 100th season. Here are some tips from an expert. Read more

10 Stories to Read Right Now

By Edward McClelland

Lightfoot’s plan for the budget deficit, harassment at U of I, and a profile of CPS’s high-profile CEO. Read more

Lightfoot May Need Those Aldermen After All

By Edward McClelland

If the Mayor expects the Council to go along with an unpopular tax hike, she may have to drop her plans to cut their ward responsibilities. Read more

Joe Walsh Was Donald Trump Before Donald Trump

By Edward McClelland

The former Illinois House rep is running to replace a president he helped create. Read more

It’s Time to Can Committeepeople Once and For All

By Edward McClelland

The partisan positions have allowed toppled politicos to cling to their clout for too long. Read more

What’s It Mean to Be An Illinoisan, Anyway?

By Edward McClelland

When the Bears Were a Broke Factory Team

By Edward McClelland

Before they were the Monsters of the Midway, Chicago's pro team played for the starch-manufacturing A. E. Staley company. Read more

Challenges to the Obama Center Might Work This Time

By Edward McClelland

Freeing Blagojevich Won't Do What Trump Thinks it Will

By Edward McClelland

An early release won’t endear Democrats to the President. And to his base, freeing a corrupt pol would be seen as the kind of swampy behavior Trump promised to end. Read more

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