by bvz2535 | May 5, 2021 | Blog, Featured1-Home Page
Many polls leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election predicted a continuation of the “blue wave” that began in 2018. Political analysts had anticipated mass defeat among Republican contenders, forecasting a substantial tide of turnout and support for the Democratic...
by qwm908 | Mar 12, 2021 | Analysis, Blog, Cities, Featured--Small
by Tom Ogorzalek, Kumar Ramanathan, and Jacob Wu In November 2020, the Presidential election took most of the headline space in Illinois and elsewhere. Down the ballot, however, important choices were made in many states and cities that will both impact Americans’...
by Kumar Ramanathan | Jan 31, 2021 | Analysis
by Kumar Ramanathan, Tom Ogorzalek, and Bianca Varlesi One of the many features of Democrats’ success in the 2020 election was the maintenance or strengthening of the party’s dominance in urban areas. This dominance, however, masks the ideological complexity of the...
by Jacob Wu | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog, Featured--Small, Maps
This November, voters will cast ballots for dozens of local, state, and federal offices. Illinois voters will also decide on a ballot measure that would amend the state constitution and permit state legislators to tax income under a graduated tax system, from its...
by TKO | Jul 18, 2020 | Analysis, Featured--Small
Last week, after dogged pressure from watchdogs and transparency advocates, the Department of Treasury released some data on the recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was designed to help weather the Covid storm. The program was designed to...
by Kumar Ramanathan | Jun 22, 2020 | Analysis
(Photo credit: Michael Kappel) By Kumar Ramanathan, Matthew Nelsen, and Tom Ogorzalek As protests against racism and police brutality continue across the United States, issues of policing have come to dominate the local political agenda across the country, including...
