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From Chicago machine maestro to indicted alderman, Ed Burke’s corruption trial follows half-century...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEd Burke was born into the machine. The son of a Democratic ward boss and 14th Ward alderman, the...
Editorial: MLK’s Chicago setback looks more like a victory today
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWere the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement that he led outwitted by Chicago’s Mayor Richard J. Daley? As King’s top aide, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, would later write, ...
How Chicago elects a mayor, and why a winner may take weeks
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago is holding a mayoral election Tuesday, but it will likely take weeks — and a runoff election...
Politically connected businessman James Weiss heads to trial amid swirling investigations, intrigue
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChicago businessman James Weiss may not exactly be a household name, but he’s spent his life running...
Here's How Many Streets Are Probably Named After Martin Luther King Jr.
Time via Yahoo News· 5 months agoClose-up of sign at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Way and Ashby Avenue, with road sign...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid; Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson headed to April...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago...
How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential campaigns
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA political scientist traces the development of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and how the...
Prosecutors begin playing Tim Mapes’ 2021 grand jury testimony in Madigan probe, offering rare...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCHICAGO — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday began playing the audio of Tim Mapes’ 2021 testimony before...
Jim Dey: County auditor, circuit clerk announce candidacies for re-election in '24
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 8—It's time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week: Making it officialTwo local Democratic ...
Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago in close victory for progressives
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO – Voters chose a progressive former teacher over a tough-on-crime former public schools...