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 Jacob Wu | Feb 10, 2019 | Blog, Maps
(With Tom Ogorzalek) Politics is awash in money these days, and the 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is no exception. The Illinois Board of Elections requires that candidates report on their campaign contributions, and examining data from their database reveals a...
by Katherine Conte | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog, Maps
JB Pritzker currently leads Bruce Rauner, the Republican incumbent, by ten points or more in every single poll (Check: Here). Although polls have fallen from their good graces, a ten point lead is not something for Democrats to lose sleep over. Whether or not Pritzker...
by TKO | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Maps
Last week, friend of the CDP Sally Nuamah wrote this insightful piece about the politics of school closures for the Washington Post Monkey Cage blog about the reasons Mayor Rahm Emanuel ultimately chose not to pursue a third term (to be fair, Emanuel has not publicly...
by TKO | Mar 8, 2018 | Analysis, Blog, Maps, Rent
When Chicagoans go to the ballot box next week, some of us will have an extra line on the ballot asking: “Should the state repeal the ban on rent control?” The measure is advanced by the grassroots Lift the Ban coalition. Let’s take a look at the features of this...
by TKO | Nov 4, 2016 | Analysis, Maps
The current election season has been unprecedented, to say the least. The tone of debate, and some of the ideas being expressed by one candidate in particular—especially doubts about the value of democracy itself—make this year seem like a radical departure from what...
