No more sweaters for Rahm Emanuel
Maybe Mayor Rahm Emanuel should just avoid sweaters altogether. Last year, it was the fuzzy sweater he wore in his televised campaign ad — to show voters the "softer side"...
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Donald Trump likes to read ‘The Snake’ at his rallies. The author’s family wants him to stop.
It's too bad Donald Trump canceled his Chicago rally last week. It would've been something to hear him read the lyrics of "The Snake" right here in the hometown of...
How to write a political endorsement
In this user-reviewed, crowd-sourced era, DIY political endorsements are the obvious next development in election coverage, right? Don’t worry, political junkies, concerned citizens and actual engaged voters. The Tribune’s Editorial...
Chief of staff: Worst job in Illinois politics? Or the best?
Hearing last week that Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's chief of staff, Tasha Green Cruzat, was resigning got a few of us chattering about the chief of staff job....
The only information you need about ‘Return of Kings’
Like a twisted, ugly car wreck that's impossible to ignore, a group of misogynist "pro-rape" men called the "Return of Kings" is planning a stunt Saturday, and — as much...
Rap of the Dead: A tribute to the famous (and not famous) people who died in 2015
Let's be clear right from the start: This is not your grandfather's end-of-the-year list. We suspect you've seen enough of those by now. The Pictures of the Year spreads, Stories...
Who had the lousiest 2015? Here’s how you voted
Well, at least we had the Blackhawks. And the Cubs. And the baby bison. Otherwise, 2015 turned out to be a pretty lousy year for a lot of Illinois newsmakers....
The power of video and police use of force
The proliferation of video in the U.S. is having a direct impact on the national conversation about policing and use of excessive force. In the past year and a half,...
Emanuel’s culture of delay is bad crisis management
Deny, deny, deny. Bill Clinton was said to follow that mantra during his political career, most famously with his Gennifer Flowers and Monica Lewinsky sex scandals. Clinton's one-time White House...
Possessions Chicago says the homeless can and can’t have
The weather was still warm last week when we visited with about a dozen people camped on a parkway west of the Wilson Avenue viaduct under Lake Shore Drive. A...