- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Oct 10, 2012
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How the Democrats let Derrick Smith shoot them in the foot
The story of the indicted state rep and the politicians who made him
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 30, 2012
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Blight, politics, and hope on the west side
The story behind a vacant building turned into public art
- News & Features, Politics, May 2, 2012
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Congressman Danny Davis on Rahm and ex-cons
"You know, I don't think we're going to see the Sears Tower fall into the lake or anything."
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 10, 2011
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Rich families, poor neighborhoods
Affluent black and Latino families are more likely to live in poor neighborhoods than affluent whites, according to a new study.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 28, 2011
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Block Four: Chernobyl 2011
Local filmmakers Julian Hayda and Father Myron Panchuk document the squatters living within the "Zone of Alienation" around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the failed reactor's crumbling container, in their documentary "Block Four: Chernobyl 2011," screening Thursday 4/28 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 21, 2011
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How Much Should Clinton's Endorsement Matter Anyway?
- News & Features, Politics, Jan 13, 2011
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The Hidden Hands
In every successful campaign—and every dud—pros are masterminding and organizing from offstage. Meet the people behind six mayoral candidates.
- News & Features, Politics, Jan 6, 2011
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In Hizzoner: The Daley Bowl
A more exciting way to choose the next mayor
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 15, 2010
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And They're Off
Mayoral kickoff weekend festapalooza.
- News & Features, Politics, Mar 11, 2010
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Time for a Revolution
No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 28, 2010
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Congressman Danny Davis Faces Some Real Opposition For Once
Danny Davis dismisses the first serious reelection opponents he's had in years. But should he?
- News & Features, Politics, Nov 26, 2009
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The Insider
Remembering the unflappable Michael Scott
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 19, 2009
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CPS Pres Michael Scott's Backroom Meeting at Edna's
A backroom meeting between CPS board president Michael Scott (now deceased), Arne Duncan, Danny Davis, and Rickey Hendon is making the rounds. I reported on that meeting in 2006.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 5, 2008
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The heady day after
Council meeting? What City Council meeting? Chicago aldermen and Mayor Daley bask in the afterglow of Barack Obama's election.
