At Chicago’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast, commitment to protecting rights is affirmed
The breakfast, held annually on MLK day, honors the memory and legacy of Dr. King as well as the work of Reverend Jackson.
‘Yo!’ Mayor Brandon Johnson’s texts reveal governing style and intrigue at City Hall
The mayor’s exchanges with officials show he is more reluctant than predecessors Lori Lightfoot and Rahm Emanuel to put much ...
Editorial: What will the mayor do if the Chicago Teachers Union he used to work for takes to the picket lines? Join them?
After nine months of ham-fisted stabs at power politics, the Chicago Teachers Union’s leadership says a strike is likely.
Illinois is the resistance
Bracing for impact: Illinois residents, especially in Chicago, have taken Trump at his word that he will kick off the ...
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Illinois leaders should treat secession threats seriously
Behind the threats lie downstate dissatisfaction with how state politics is being determined by big city economic powerhouses ...
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Clipping the wings: How state officials eviscerated basic ethics reforms in the south suburbs
Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-7th) were key co-sponsors ... suggested Anthony Fowler, University of Chicago politics professor and Center of Effective Government faculty affiliate. “There are electoral ...
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Illinois Lawmakers Say They’re Ready to Stand Up for Undocumented Residents
State and federal legislators are preparing for the Trump administration’s plans to make Chicago “ground zero” for mass ...
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Rep. from Alpha picked to chair Illinois House veterans committee ‘overwhelmed with emotions’
Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this month that he was tapped to head the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.