Carol Felsenthal

The former White House chief of staff refuses to endorse either candidate, but he has some interesting opinions in recent interviews.

The President's former CIA director and Secretary of Defense has harsh words for his leadership—but he remains an admirer of the city's mayor.

The Libertarian candidate for governor has no illusions about winning. But a showing of five to 15 percent could cause Rauner trouble and give Grimm's party a better foothold.

Bruce Rauner is pounding his opponent with an infamous old quote from the late mayor. The truth underneath it is a thicket of politicking.

The candidate was an academic star who talked economics with Milton Friedman, worked and studied long hours, and successfully planned his future as a businessman and philanthropist.

The professor, an ally of Karen Lewis, describes an awkward argument with the blunt candidate over charter schools.

The former Secretary of State once engineered Emanuel's demotion in the White House, but now they're a mutual-admiration society.

D.C. pundits speculate on why the mayor was more popular when he was in Washington—and whether he has an eye on the White House.

In his new memoir, Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises, the former treasury secretary portrays Rahm Emanuel as the key political player in a White House on the brink of...