Fair housing has suffered for too long as a largely ignored priority
in America. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
continuously neglects its duty to affirmatively advance the cause.
Many others dismiss the issue as historical. And the movement ...
Back in May, Adam profiled several young progressive candidates running for public office around Illinois. Among them was Tony Michelassi, a 23-year-old Democratic candidate for the GOP-dominated Dupage County Board:
Like most Americans, members of the Chicago City Council were thrilled by Barack Obama's victory last Tuesday. Not only was it gratifying to see a biracial Chicagoan ascend to the highest position in American politics, but the aldermen also expressed hope that in true Chicago ...
In a testament to his admiration for the former Illinois congressman, Barack Obama apparently invited Lane Evans to his hotel suite on the evening of November 4. The Inside Dope commented, "I can't think of a higher honor than having a president-elect include
you in ...
Last night, ABC 7's Ben Bradley reported that, according to unnamed sources, "Obama friend and confidante Valerie Jarrett is the president-elect's preference" as his U.S. Senate replacement. Watch it:
Of all the surprises to emerge from the 2008 electoral map, Barack Obama's victory in Indiana has to be the sweetest. And most impressive. Every single county in the state shifted towards the Democratic candidate on Tuesday (compared to 2004), leading him to a 26,000-vote ...
At his first press conference as president-elect today, Tribune reporter John McCormick asked whether Barack Obama planned to use his "pretty great influence" to determine his successor in the U.S. Senate. Obama made clear that this is "not his decision," ...
In analyzing how the Illinois GOP can regain relevancy before a panel in Peoria, popular former Republican governor Jim Edgar issued this advice yesterday: find candidates Latinos can support.
Earliest this week, I wrote about watching Barack Obama's victory speech in Grant Park and thinking back to my first memory of him: "by himself, yet to win a single election, browsing the shelves of a Chicago bookstore." The store in question was 57th Street ...
