Lack Of Latinos At County Hinders Preckwinkle’s Mayoral Bid
Latino leaders like U.S. Rep. “Chuy” Garcia say the lack of Hispanics in Preckwinkle’s administration pushed them to endorse Lightfoot.
Latino leaders like U.S. Rep. “Chuy” Garcia say the lack of Hispanics in Preckwinkle’s administration pushed them to endorse Lightfoot.
Lightfoot says she isn’t contradicting her message of transparency by taking money from a group that doesn’t disclose its donors.
Running for Chicago mayor as a reformer, Lori Lightfoot benefited from the sort of shadowy group often associated with conservative causes.
A decade ago, Illinois politicians legalized video gambling in hopes of generated much-needed money for the state. But like so many stories in Illinois, this one didn’t turn out to be that simple. WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos and ProPublica Illinois’ Jason Grotto have spent months digging into what happened.
It was an election for the history books. With no incumbent on the ballot and 14 candidates for mayor, just a third of all registered voters in Chicago cast ballots this week and the results are in. WBEZ’s Becky Vevea, Dan Mihalopoulos, Claudia Morell break down what it all means for the city and what’s next.
Despite being charged with corruption less than two months before the election, Burke appeared headed to a victory Tuesday night.
The former police board head will take on the Cook County Board president in an April runoff for mayor. The victory of either will make history as Chicago’s first black woman in the job.
It’s the final countdown! Chicago’s municipal elections are next Tuesday. Voters will get to pick from 14 candidates to be the next mayor and pick someone to represent their neighborhood too. This week, WBEZ’s team of political reporters will answer your last minute questions and introduce you to a person taking his job as citizen very seriously
The Illinois Supreme Court justice, who is the wife of Ald. Ed Burke, faces a complaint about a fundraiser in her home.
Preckwinkle has criticized other politicians for nepotism, but her son’s employer has enjoyed multiple contracts at county forest preserves.