The Next Move for Chicago's Diplomat, Marshall Bouton
After more than a decade running the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Bouton is returning to the east coast, to be replaced by Ivo Daalder, U.S. Ambassador to NATO.
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Billionaire Mayor Bloomberg Buys Illinois's 2nd District Congressional Seat
Robin Kelly easily won Jesse Jackson Jr.'s old seat, aided by a low turnout and a big PAC ad buy that opponent Debbie Halvorson couldn't match.
A Light Sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr.? This Profile Could Help
A Washington Post profile of the ex-Congressman from last year paints a portrait of a man in disarray—including naked martial arts at a Turkish bath.
How Jesse Jr.'s Judge Met Rev. Jesse Jackson
Long before he presided over the trial of Sandi and Jesse Jackson Jr., Judge Robert L. Wilkins introduced Rev. Jackson at a Harvard Law event, and talked racial profiling on...
Cody Keenan, Obama's Chief Speechwriter: Chicago-Born and (Mostly) Bred
The Northwestern grad and State of the Union author has a tough task ahead: crafting words for a writer-president who emulates Lincoln while staying studiously in the background.
Could Alderman Beale Be the Last Man Standing in the 2nd District Race?
Michael Bloomberg's PAC has thrown its support and money behind Robin Kelly, and Toi Hutchinson unexpectedly dropped out in the race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. Does that leave Anthony...
Endorsements in the Race to Succeed JJJ Are Flying. Where's the Sun-Times?
The Democratic race to succeed Jesse Jackson, Jr. is a packed one—and one in which newspaper endorsements could do some good for voters and the state. But the editorial board...
Lunch With Ald. Bob Fioretti
The Second Ward alderman talks mayors, the costs of his cancer treatment, how we have too many aldermen, his biggest mistake on City Council, what the name "Fioretti" means, and...
Where In the World Is Rich Daley?
After leaving office, the former mayor hasn't followed in the footsteps of big-city mayoral peers like Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch, choosing to speak softly—or not at all—and build a...
Penny Pritzker a Likely Commerce Secretary the Second Time Around
Barack Obama owes longtime friend and fundraiser Penny Pritzker a great deal, going back to his days as an obscure state senator. 2008 wasn't the right time to include her...