Chicago politics

Mainly, for now, mayoral

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What does the influx of migrants cost the windy city? Who knows?

Does anybody have a clue?

Sep 1 •

Love this advice by and to a teen-ager: Get with old people, read old books. Plus big Chicago problem is . . . uninvited newcomers cost…

Sep 1 •

Join me on Notes

A new place for us to share ideas

May 3 •

Bold call for post-electoral strategy that Mayor-elect Johnson's people should pursue to defeat the Right, who have their own "well-tested…

. . . not only offers hope for transforming a ruthlessly unequal city, but signals what the Left could accomplish elsewhere.

Apr 20 •

Chi Trib ed page: Brandon Johnson’s statement on Loop violence was as revealing as it was lamentable

Wrong message but shows what's on his mind . . .

Apr 20 •

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