Assessing the Nice-Guy Rahm Routine By Edward McClelland A kinder, gentler mayor is boosting investment in the black community. But can he win back voters? Read more
Maybe Trump Is Just What Rahm Needs By Edward McClelland Defying the president might be the only chance for our embattled mayor to hold on to his seat. Read more
Mark Kirk: The Last Lincoln Republican By Edward McClelland The junior senator's last day approaches, and Congress (and the GOP) is worse off for it. Read more
Chicago Says Goodbye to Obama, Again By Edward McClelland The city was crucial to his rise—but now he’s outgrown it. Read more
Once the GOP's Great Millennial Hope, Aaron Schock Now Just Another Indicted Illinois Politician By Edward McClelland Even in disgrace, you have to admire his precocity—he might even become the youngest Illinois politician to make it to federal prison. Read more
Why the Smartest People in the Midwest All Move To Chicago By Edward McClelland Edward McClelland explains how Chicago rose above the Rust Belt cities to become the undisputed star of the Midwest, in an excerpt from his new book, Nothin' But Blue Skies. Read more
Playing Keepaway: Why D.C. Democrats are so unsure about Alexi Giannoulias By Edward McClelland Why are Dems in D.C. so unsure about bama's hoops pal? Read more
GOP’s a Crowd By Edward McClelland Democratic turmoil has Illinois Republicans feeling hopeful Read more
All in the Game By Edward McClelland How a brilliant Harvard student invented the classic board game Diplomacy—and then went on to a long career as a La Grange Park postman Read more
