Chicago’s 43rd Ward: Smith, Lindblom Looked Destined For Runoff
Ald. Michele Smith appeared to grab the most votes in her crowded e-election battle, but failed to come close to 50 percent of the count.
Ald. Michele Smith appeared to grab the most votes in her crowded e-election battle, but failed to come close to 50 percent of the count.
In an embarrassing political setback, veteran Ald. Patrick O’Connor appeared headed for a runoff after fighting a crowded five-way field.
Ald. Ariel Reboyras held a narrow lead over Jessica Washington Gutierrez, the daughter of retired U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez.
With almost everyone believing that he was guilty, ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich fought back on national TV.
The Democratic governor outlined plans for balancing a $39 billion budget, but stayed mum on specifics for his graduated income tax plan.
Gov. Pritzker is expected to call for more money for schools and the state’s vastly underfunded pensions. Still unknown: how to pay for it.
Newspapers, unions, and even celebrities are throwing their weight — and in some cases, money — behind their choice for Chicago’s next mayor. This week, the WBEZ politics team digs in to a time-honored political tradition: endorsements. Do they still matter in 2019?
The FBI recorded Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s phone calls for almost six weeks. What they heard shocked them.
A top Pritzker aide lays out plan for confronting Illinois’ $133.5 billion pension shortfall.
Firms that gave to mayoral hopeful Susana Mendoza are allegedly “front companies” for investors who profit from a state program.