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The site where Laquan McDonald, 17, was killed on the 4100 block of South Pulaski Road in Chicago. McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.

Political Chicago also on trial in Van Dyke case

May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

You could say there are several Chicagos spread out like sections in some fat Sunday newspaper of old. There is the Chicago of the arts and the architectural Chicago of...

A Chicago city flag, photographed on March 17, 2017. With Mayor Rahm Emanuel's announcement that he won't seek re-election next year, many politicians are talking about entering the race, which already had a dozen candidates.

#KassforMayor handicaps the post-Rahm opposition

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

The #KassforMayor campaign is en fuego, with hordes of supporters beseeching me to put dibs on Chicago, become mayor and boss this crazy town. Perhaps they love me for the...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, is escorted out of the Leighton Criminal Court Building after jury selection on Sept., 12, 2018.

A cop stands trial in a city of pain

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

There were a measly three protesters chanting “Justice for Laquan McDonald,” and “no justice, no peace” in the bright sun outside the criminal courts building at 26th and California. The...

Former President Barack Obama greets students gathered outside Foellinger Auditorium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after his speech on Sept. 7, 2018.

Obama hides his cynicism behind a silky tongue

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and former President Barack Obama are out making stump speeches, rallying the Democratic base for the critical midterm elections in November in the hopes of crippling...

Chicago City Hall is in for another mayoral change, with Rahm Emanuel's decision not to seek another term. Dozens of ravenous political meat eaters are now scrambling out of the shadows.

John Kass for Mayor

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

My friends, I will be the next mayor of Chicago. And this I vow: As mayor, I'll never lie to you and I'll rule by respecting Chicago’s most ancient traditions,...

Sens. Corey Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., during Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 4, 2018.

Cory Booker becomes ‘Spartacus’ at Kavanaugh hearing, and forgets his old friend T-Bone

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

If only Sen. Cory Booker had insisted on having an “I am T-Bone moment” at the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. It would have truly been...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks with baiduhai reporter Bill Ruthhart after announcing he won't run for re-election Sept. 4, 2018.

Emanuel still pulling strings in the city of tribes

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

So now that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has dropped out of the race for mayor of Chicago, what happens next for serious challengers like Lori Lightfoot and Paul Vallas? Does Chicago...

With wife Amy Rule by his side, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces Sept. 4, 2018, he will not seek a third term in office at a news conference on the fifth floor at City Hall.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel drops out, and it’s Lord of the Flies, again

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel drops a political bombshell on Chicago, announcing he won’t run for re-election, and just like that the race for mayor has been transformed: It’s Lord of the...

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building following a hearing on Aug. 15, 2018.

Van Dyke trial set to begin, and ‘everything is hanging by a thread’

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

It’s been almost three years since I first wrote a column about a video that would tear Chicago apart. And now, we’re on the eve of a trial that will...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shakes hands with a moderator as opponent primary opponent Cynthia Nixon, far left, prepares before a debate at Hofstra University on Aug. 29, 2018 in Hempstead, N.Y.

Who wins August Moutza? CNN, the Peach Thief or those Georgia cops who tased the old woman?

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

There has never been a harvest of idiots like this collection of nominees for August Moutza of the Month. What about Facebook, for telling my readers they couldn’t share my...

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