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Jan 18, 2026

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Trump threatens $3B in cuts, CCPSA stalls on CPD-ICE investigation, and Edgewater NIMBYs sue to reverse upzoning.

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The Only Way Pritzker Beats Trump Is By Making Illinois the Anti-Florida

Apr 22, 2025

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The Only Way Pritzker Beats Trump Is By Making Illinois the Anti-Florida

Trump’s rewriting the rules. Illinois could rewrite the future.

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H Kapp-Klote
Andor Recap: The Space Procedural That Will Emotionally Wreck You

Mar 23, 2025

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Andor Recap: The Space Procedural That Will Emotionally Wreck You

Recapping Andor, a Star Wars show about revolutions, power, and Diego Luna dissociating.

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H Kapp-Klote

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How Right-Wing Media Keeps Baiting Chicago

Mar 4, 2025

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How Right-Wing Media Keeps Baiting Chicago

Or -- How to Make Propaganda About the Most Boring Parts of Municipal Finance

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Explainers Don’t Explain Chicago Politics

Nov 28, 2023

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Explainers Don’t Explain Chicago Politics

The only way to stop Mark Ruffalo Movie Crying when it comes to Chicago Politics is to understand power.

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Chicago 312: $1.26 Billion, Zero Charges

Sep 10, 2026

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Chicago 312: $1.26 Billion, Zero Charges

A year of Midway Blitz, lead pipe policy, and just cause for renters.

Chicago Politics

Chicago 312: Everyone Checked So No One Did

Sep 3, 2026

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Chicago 312: Everyone Checked So No One Did

Policy in theory v. policy in practice: who regulates a funeral home, $24,000 in unpaid daycare wages, and an ICE-contractor order that can't cancel an ICE contract.

Chicago Politics

Chicago 312: The Rent Is Too High, Even More

Aug 27, 2026

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Chicago 312: The Rent Is Too High, Even More

The fastest-rising rents in America, what doesn't work with TIFs, and Dolly.

Chicago Politics

Chicago 312: What IS a Data Center, Besides Something No One Wants?

Aug 20, 2026

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6 min read

Chicago 312: What IS a Data Center, Besides Something No One Wants?

Six weeks left on the meters, half the school board field signs an AI pledge, and the only question worth asking a mayoral candidate.

Chicago Politics

Chicago 312: Open For Business, Out Of Power

Aug 13, 2026

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5 min read

Chicago 312: Open For Business, Out Of Power

The alderman who wrote Chicago's data center incentives is calling the mayor a stunt artist for regulating them — while 142,000 households sit in the dark.

Chicago Politics

Chicago 312: Government Is Not Neutral

Aug 8, 2026

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Chicago 312: Government Is Not Neutral

The Department of Housing's public affairs director on the orange suit, junk fees, and why boring communication is a disservice to residents.

Chicago Politics

Chicago 312: The September Countdown Clocks

Aug 6, 2026

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4 min read

Chicago 312: The September Countdown Clocks

CPS bets payroll on Springfield, the meter deal hits its final weeks, ICE On Notice turns out to be neither, and the left has more than one candidate for mayor.

Chicago 312: Nine Weeks to Undo Daley's Worst Deal

Jul 30, 2026

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5 min read

Chicago 312: Nine Weeks to Undo Daley's Worst Deal

Plus: 2027 starts now, your car should not drive you to jail, and the AI Lobby that's coming for Illinois.

Chicago Politics

Chicago 312: How the Left Actually Wins the Narrative

Jul 23, 2026

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6 min read

Chicago 312: How the Left Actually Wins the Narrative

The week in Chicago power, for people who still believe the city can work.

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