The two billionaires came out on top, though one was a much bigger winner than the other. And if you like political advertising and piles of direct mail, consider yourself a winner too. Read more
It wasn't quite a party fit for a billionaire, but a billionaire doesn't need canapes to pack a ballroom with boldface names, especially when he's the frontrunner for governor. Read more
Jeanne Ives pushed the incumbent to the brink last night. Rauner won with an eerily similar margin to his 2014 primary victory, but he lost most of the collar counties and saw his margin in Cook County cut by more than half. Read more
From the governor to a seven-term Democratic House member to the powerful Cook County Assessor to the president of Cook County itself, today brings a lot of March madness. Read more
Residents want to repair the budget with cuts, not new revenue. But they don't like cuts to fully 85 percent of the budget, and they really want some specific new taxes. Our gridlock might start at the grassroots level. Read more
Illinois is bleeding residents, and changes to federal tax policy could make that even worse—particularly in wealthier suburbs like Oak Park, which could see a big drop in home values. Meanwhile, Chicago is adding jobs and downtown residents. Can this continue? UIC government expert David Merriman weighs in. Read more
And it’s not just because of guns. A look at the ugly, concrete effects of racism and poverty on the health of these Chicago residents—and what it will take to give them a fighting chance. Read more
Melissa Chrusfield, a mother in East Garfield Park, asks why all Chicagoans aren’t paying attention to the public health crisis on the West Side. Read more
