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Past his term's midpoint, Mayor Johnson's job approval rating stands at 26%, survey shows

Chicagoans are disenchanted with Brandon Johnson no matter where they live, how old they are, what race they are or how much ...

Rahm Emanuel on the Opportunities of Crisis

Rahm Emanuel, chief of staff for president-elect Barack Obama, outlines the opportunities for bipartisan reform that he says ...

Jussie Smollett calls Chicago PD and Rahm Emanuel 'villains' while denying hate crime hoax

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett criticized the Chicago Police Department and former Mayor Rahm Emanuel over his past hate ...

Rahm Emanuel says Dem struggles not a 'marketing problem,' tells party to fix young men’s economic problems

In a Washington Post column, Rahm Emanuel told the Democratic Party that young men's inability to afford homes is causing ...

Jussie Smollett makes interesting choice to compare himself to Michael Jackson

"Homeboy Michael Jackson tried to warn us," Smollett said, drawing comparisons between narratives around Jackson's and his ...

Jussie Smollett Insists 2019 Attack Was Not A Hoax As He Rips Chicago Police And Former Mayor As 'Villains'

Jussie Smollett maintains he was the victim of a real 2019 hate crime, blaming the Chicago Police Department for a conspiracy ...

Here's What Jussie Smollett Had To Say About The Alleged 2019 Hate Crime Hoax

We’re living in a world where the higher-ups, their main mission, in order to do all of the underhanded things that they’re ...

Jussie Smollett is still sticking to his story, comparing himself to Michael Jackson

Actor Jussie Smollett continues to maintain his innocence regarding the 2019 hate crime allegations, now claiming that ...

Thomas C. Bowen: Why ranked choice is the best cure for gerrymandering

Independently drawn maps will have no effect on the deep political divisions we face in Illinois and across our country today ...

Rep. Sarah McBride: Rahm Emanuel And Gavin Newsom Statements About Transgender Have Been "Overcorrections"

Delaware Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride told Politico's Dasha Burns, in an interview which will be published Sunday, that Democrats like Rahm Emanuel and Gavin Newsom who staking out sligfhtly more ...