No State Has More to Lose From Trump's Citizenship Question Than Illinois By Edward McCLelland We're forfeiting a congressional seat after the next census thanks to population loss. If our non-citizens are undercounted, it could be two. Read more
A Chicago Neighborhood Name Generator Text by Edward McClellandBuilt by Ramzi Dreessen Look at a list of this city's neighborhoods, and you'll see patterns. Read more
RIP, Illinois GOP By Edward McClelland As of Tuesday, the state's Democratic Party is in its most powerful position since 1840. Read more
Chuy Garcia Is Chicago's New Progressive Boss By Edward McClelland The onetime mayoral candidate is headed to Washington, but his local influence is bigger than ever. Read more
Why Illinois Is the Mecca of Black Political Power By Edward McClelland Underwood’s win in an overwhelmingly white district yet again shows Illinois’s openness to electing black politicians. Read more
What's With All Those JB Pritzker Ads on Spotify? By Edward McClelland And where are Bruce Rauner's? Read more
If Dems Need to Fight Dirty, Should They Take a Cue from Madigan? By Edward McClelland Author David Faris says that, to win at the national level in 2018 and 2020, the left needs to quit bringing pistols to the nuclear war. Read more
What's the Deal with Chicago's Consent Decree? By Edward McClelland The 225-page document, which would force independent oversight of CPD, gets its only public hearing Wednesday and Thursday. Read more
How Lincoln Park Gentrified By Edward McClelland A new book examines the neighborhood's shift from a Puerto Rican enclave to the North Side we know today. Read more
