by Kumar Ramanathan | Mar 25, 2020 | Analysis
(co-authored with Tom Ogorzalek) Note: This article was updated on April 10, 2020 to reflect finalized election results. Last week, in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, Illinois held its primary election. Voter turnout was down significantly from 2016, and the...
by TKO | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
In another post, we found that while some members of the Chicago City Council have been quite outspoken (usually in support of the CTU), most have been pretty quiet. This pattern may be because while in general the CTU enjoys more public support than CPS, and as the...
by TKO | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
(Co-authored with Jacob Wu and Nicholas Welch) Over the weekend, the politics of the Chicago teachers strike went national as local legend and noted hometown booster Chance the Rapper sported CTU gear as host of Saturday Night Live. The strike is now in its second...
by Katherine Conte | May 5, 2019 | Blog
In the 2019 Chicago election, seven out of the eight incumbents who lost their seat were replaced with younger candidates unaffiliated with Chicago’s Democratic political machine. This makes clear that voters preferred youthful passion over entrenched candidates....
by Kumar Ramanathan | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog
(Photo credit: Ken Lund) Is Chicago going post-racial? That question was hanging in the air on February 26, as the maps of the city’s general election results began to circulate and showed two black women—Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle—leading the crowded...
by Kumar Ramanathan | Mar 7, 2019 | Analysis, Blog
(co-authored with Tom Ogorzalek) One curious result from the crowded field of mayoral candidates in Chicago’s February 26 election is that the two top finishers received support from similar parts of the city. Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, who will face...
