Get Ready For the Runoff
This will be one of the most polarizing mayoral elections in recent Chicago history.
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Mayoral Power Rankings 2023: Election Eve
1. Paul Vallas Vallas is so confident of finishing first on Tuesday he’s acting like he’s already mayor. On Sunday, he held a meet and greet at Barba Yianni, a Greek...
Decades of Chicago in 10 Miles of Belmont Avenue
Start at the lake and head west on Belmont Avenue — you'll travel back through time.
Why You Should Vote Strategically in the Mayoral Election
Until ranked-choice voting comes to Chicago, many can't vote for their preferred candidate if they want to be strategic.
Riding the Ashland Bus for 14 Cents a Mile
In a city of ghost buses, the #9 remains a steadfast ride on a 90-minute stretch of Ashland.
A Vallas-Johnson Runoff Would Be an Epic Five Weeks
It's Baby Boomer vs. Gen X, Back the Blue vs. Black Lives Matter; CPS leadership vs. CTU — and it could be quite the fight.
Chicago’s Lithuanian Opera Singer Still Needs an Audience
Arnold Voketaitis sang 14 seasons with the Lyric Opera, mostly in what he describes as “intermediate” roles — the priest in The Magic Flute, the police commissioner in Der Rosenkavalier,...
Mayoral Power Rankings 2023: February 2023 Update
We spoke with Northwest Side pollster Matt Podgorski on what he sees as the most likely race outcome.
The Man Who Wrote the 13th Amendment
Lyman Trumbull penned the amendment that ended slavery — today is the 158th anniversary of its passage — but he's often forgotten to history.
The Great Pop vs. Soda Debate
The great Midwest tradition of calling carbonated beverages "pop" grew out of a Detroit bottling factory.