The CTU 'Has Never Met a Reform It Likes,' Says Ex-CPS Board Member By Carol Felsenthal The ex-board member for CPS and interim head of the Poetry Foundation talked CPS troubles, union demands, and more. Read more
Darin LaHood Is Running as the Anti-Aaron Schock By Carol Felsenthal The state senator is cruising to a win on September 10. Here, he shares his plans for what he would do if he's elected. Read more
Will Rod Blagojevich Get a Shorter Sentence Now? By Carol Felsenthal A federal appeals court overturned some of his convictions today, meaning he'll have to be re-sentenced. Read more
What Happened to Pat Quinn's Chickens? By Carol Felsenthal No one is saying where the nine hens that Pat Quinn kept at the governor's mansion are. Read more
‘Drudge Whisperer’ Tracy Sefl Analyzes the Clinton Campaign By Carol Felsenthal The former Clinton staffer and political consultant is watching the presidential race from afar this time around—she moved to Chicago last year. Read more
Rob Blagojevich: Jesse Jackson, Jr. ‘Got Away with a Federal Crime’ By Carol Felsenthal The brother of the indicted former governor also wonders why Rod's appeal is taking so long. Read more
Dennis Hastert's Lonely Downfall By Carol Felsenthal Unlike other scandal-plagued politicians, the former Speaker seems to be missing his family Read more
With Byrd-Bennett Officially Out, Should Rahm Give Paul Vallas Another Crack at Running CPS? By Carol Felsenthal The former CPS CEO says he's not interested, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a few ideas for how to fix things. Read more
A Chicago SuperPAC is Pushing Joe Biden for President By Carol Felsenthal The super-small Draft Biden effort picked its Chicago location for basically one reason: its proximity to Iowa. Read more
City Treasurer Kurt Summers on How to Save Chicago From Bankruptcy By Carol Felsenthal The 35-year-old treasurer has a few ideas on how to get the city out of its current fiscal mess. Read more
