Where 14 mayoral candidates stand on workers compensation: Their full responses
Here are 14 mayoral candidates’ responses to our question about Ald. Ed Burke’s long-time control of the city’s workers’ compensation program.
Politics headlines
Ald. Marty Quinn withdraws controversial ballot challenge against teen contender
Quinn rounded up nearly 3,000 people who allegedly wanted to revoke their signatures for David Krupa — but the DePaul student only had 1,700 names.
Trump pushes Congress for new health law after Obamacare court ruling
President Donald Trump is looking to congressional leaders to come up with a replacement to the Affordable Care Act.
Trump says Interior Secretary Zinke leaving administration
President Donald Trump says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will leave the administration at year’s end.
Pot Topics: Rahm wants pot to pay for pensions; Congress votes to legalize hemp
The mayor stopped short of endorsing recreational pot legalization and instead noted that lawmakers in Springfield were considering the move.
Judge rules Affordable Care Act ‘invalid’; law to stay in effect during appeals
Supporters of the law said they would appeal. “Today’s misguided ruling will not deter us,” said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Papadopoulos, fresh out of prison, announces run for Congress
A week after his federal prison release, the Chicago-area native said he will run for Congress in Orange County, California.
Former White House economist, U of C professor joins Chicago school board
Austan Goolsbee is a professor at the University of Chicago.
Republican California chief justice gives up affiliation, switches to ‘no party’
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye described herself as conservative on some issues, but open-minded on social justice issues.
Latinos gain clout in new Congress
A record 43 Latinos elected to Congress are set to take the oath of office in January.
A renaissance in Austin? New plan hopes to improve quality of life on West Side
The new report, completed in partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, outlines some grand visions but offers no cost estimates.
Aldermen, city officials to travel to L.A. for Elon Musk demonstration
The Boring Company, owned by the visionary billionaire of Tesla fame, is conducting a “proof of concept” tunnel demonstration event in suburban L.A.
‘Strange situation’: Rookie aldermen locked in battle — against each other
Ald. Raymond Lopez and Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa are engaged in a war of words after Rosa backed a campaign to oust Lopez from office.
Trump picks Mulvaney as his next chief of staff
President Donald Trump has picked budget director Mick Mulvaney to be his next chief of staff.
Preckwinkle vows to dump Police Supt. Eddie Johnson for denying code of silence
If elected mayor, Toni Preckwinkle said she’d fire Johnson over his refusal to admit there’s a code of silence, calling it not “an honest statement.”
