Matt Paprocki

Michael Madigan crafted rules that continue to give Illinois House speakers unparalleled power to control which bills become law.

When Guggenheim Partners announced this month that it will be relocating to Miami, it joined a growing list of heavy-hitter Chicago firms that have moved out. That frustrates me. I...

In his concession speech, former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas pointed out that "the city is deeply divided." About 49% of Chicago voters picked Vallas over Brandon Johnson in a narrow...

Listen to the debates in Chicago's mayoral race, and you'll hear one issue discussed more than anything else: crime. And with good reason. As a recent Tribune editorial cited, crime...

The Chicago mayoral race might be a performance review of Chicago's current executive leader, but the election also presents an opportunity to review a group of political leaders the public...

It looks like Amendment 1 will be added to the Illinois Constitution, according to Associated Press projections. Unions spent $13 million and failed to get the 60% of votes needed...

Back in February, 65% of Illinoisans supported a graduated-rate income tax. By Nov. 3, only 45% voted for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's centerpiece tax policy, and it failed. What happened? How...

Every night, I read my 3-year-old daughter a fairy tale — sometimes over and over — of princesses and dragons, forests and trolls and carriages that turn into pumpkins at...