The Windy City’s second-largest racial group will prove decisive in tomorrow’s election.
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Progressives vs. Corporatists in the Battle for Chicago
With the incumbent and the early front-runner out in Chicago’s mayoral race, the remaining combatants represent a contrast of styles.
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How Crypto Cash Could Determine Chicago’s Next Mayor
Prior donations from Sam Bankman-Fried have damaged Chuy García’s campaign. But Mayor Lori Lightfoot has her own crypto ties.
Posted inWorking in America
‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Striking Chicago Starbucks Workers Brave Cold to Send Message to CEO Howard Schultz
Workers accuse the company of refusing to bargain in good faith for a union contract.
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Chicago Trib: Another Billionaire to the Rescue?
Today on TAP: Media’s dependence on philanthropy
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Retrying the Chicago Seven
Sorkin’s film plays fast and loose with characters and facts, but he got one thing right.
Posted inWorking in America
Chicago Teachers and Staff Walk Out for Community Needs
The strike has put 1 percent of the city’s workforce on the picket lines, and they want more than higher pay and smaller class sizes—they want a better life for their communities.
Posted inEducation in America
Gentrification, School Closings, and Displacement in Chicago
A former Chicago public school teacher sees school closings as part of a deliberate effort to push African Americans out of newly desirable areas so whites can move in.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
One More Chicago ’68 Story!
In which our columnist remembers his interaction with the police
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Amazon’s Race to the Bottom Puts Chicago Transit at Risk
Chicago’s massive Amazon HQ2 incentive package could hit the city’s transit budget hard.