Why Illinois Will Matter This Primary Season By Edward McClelland For the first time in decades, presidential candidates are betting big on our delegate-rich state. Read more
Iowa Shouldn’t Vote First. Neither Should Illinois By Edward McClelland With the 2020 caucuses in chaos Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed that Illinois take the reins. Here's why that's a terrible idea. Read more
Amazon Can’t Revive Pullman's Middle Class By Edward McClelland A new warehouse could bring 300 jobs to the site of the old Ryerson Steel mill — but it won’t pay the wages its predecessor did. Read more
Illinois Is Not Losing Its Highly Taxed Residents By Edward McClelland The state's population is shrinking — but it's also getting wealthier. Read more
The Race to Repair Dorothy Brown’s Office By Mari Cohen The low-on-the-ticket circuit court clerk race is one of Cook County's most important. Read more
Michael Bloomberg Sure Is Spending a Lot in Illinois By Edward McClelland He's put $4.4 million into advertising in a state that associates him with Preckwinkle's soda tax and Garry McCarthy's CPD. Read more
Rahm Exacts Revenge on Rocky Wirtz, Adirondack Chairs in New Book By Lauren Williamson The former mayor spends most of The Nation City talking about how awesome he is. But it wouldn’t be a Rahm Emanuel joint without a little score settling. Read more
When Illinois Conservatives Blocked the ERA By Edward McClelland The reason the U.S. didn't have a 28th Amendment sooner has a lot to do with us. Read more
Why Illinois Is Pumping Millions Into the Census By Edward McClelland With funding and congressional seats at stake, the state is taking extreme measures to get a full count. Read more
The Chicago Political Quote Hall of Fame By Edward McClelland We've got the spiciest politicians anywhere — and the receipts to prove it. Read more
