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Sneed: Lucas museum struggle is its own drama
No worries, Wookiee? No betcha, Chewbacca! The dramatic tug of war over the lakeside fate of the proposed Lucas Museum project housing movie mogul George Lucas’ legacy . . . has all the makings of a...
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Clinton, Kaine, Trump hitting Chicago for fundraising
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine are hitting Chicago in the coming weeks for major fundraising events in the city, with rival Donald Trump looking for campaign cash in suburban Bolingbrook....
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Sneed: Ricketts patriarch going to Cubs playoffs
Follow @sneedlings Go Cubbies! Hey! Hey! Flotsam and field notes hot off the steamin’ Cubbie ballpark: • Covering all bases: Sneed is told Joe and Marlene Ricketts, the conservative...
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Sneed: Hillary’s Chicago fundraising visit is still a go
Follow @sneedlings Hillary is coming! It’s still on! Sneed is told Hillary Clinton, who is set to exit bed rest Thursday after a bout of pneumonia, is keeping Chicago on her month’s end schedule for a...
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Clinton team asked Bill Daley to move Illinois primary: WikiLeaks
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s team asked Bill Daley to push Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, who is also the chair of the state Democratic Party, to move back the March primary to April, according...
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Sweet: The inside story of Duckworth and Clinton from WikiLeaks
Follow @lynnsweet WASHINGTON — A new batch of Wikileaks’ hacked emails, released on Monday, reveal the backstory of Hillary Clinton’s “endorsement” of Senate contender Tammy Duckworth and how Clinton...
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Sneed exclusive: River will be dyed blue if Cubs win it all
Follow @sneedlings Holy Cow! What’s in a color? Here’s what. Sneed is told Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office is planning to dye the Chicago River BLUE if the Cubs win the World Series. It will follow in the...
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Sneed: Emanuel set for meeting of ex-White House chiefs of staff
Follow @sneedlings Sneed exclusive . . . Sneed has learned that Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was once President Obama’s White House chief of staff, has been summoned to summit duty. • Translation: Mayor...
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Rahm Emanuel back in Washington Friday: White House, Pentagon
WASHINGTON – Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the first chief of staff for President Barack Obama, returns to the White House on Friday for a transition tradition — a lunch for the incoming chief of staff. Emanuel...
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Brown: Flirting over, Chris Kennedy must now win voters’ hearts
Follow @MarkBrownCST Christopher Kennedy brought his famous family political name to Chicago some 30 years ago, and for most of that time, Illinois Democrats have been waiting for him to run for public...
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Sneed: Kennedy sees gubernatorial run as a call to service
Follow @sneedlings Chris Kennedy. He possesses an old, legendary family name. But will his bid for governor of Illinois, which Sneed tipped exclusively Wednesday morning, translate as a fresh new face?...
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Sneed: Former Mayor Byrne’s sister is all in for Chris Kennedy
Follow @sneedlings Kennedy. Daley. Byrne. Is it all in the family? Well, sort of. Chris Kennedy, scion of the legendary Kennedy dynasty who just threw his hat into the gubernatorial ring, not only has...
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Bill Daley backing Buttigieg for DNC chair; hits Chicago Sunday
WASHINGTON – In the heated race to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, Bill Daley is endorsing South Bend Mayor Peter Buttigieg, who hits Chicago on Sunday to rally support for...
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SNEED: Shock, fears and tears as heads roll in Rauner administration
It was a massacre. It wasn’t pretty. There was no forewarning; it happened quickly and abruptly. And Sneed hears there is more to come. To wit: While Gov. Bruce Rauner’s press and policy troops were...
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Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley tensions boil over; Bill Daley defends brother
Long-simmering tensions between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former Mayor Richard M. Daley boiled over on Friday, with William Daley rising to the defense of his older brother. The final straw was Emanuel’s...
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Emanuel offers dispassionate response to William Daley’s ‘big-boy pants’ blast
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday offered a dispassionate response to William Daley’s emotional demand that Emanuel “put on his big-boy pants” and stop blaming former Mayor Richard M. Daley for tax...
View ArticleRichard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel keep their distance while at the same party
Psst! It’s the Rahm and Rich show. It’s no secret Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former Mayor Richard M. Daley have been don’t invitem items lately due to the Rahmster’s “criticism” of the way the city was run...
View ArticleToni Preckwinkle testing the waters for possible mayoral run
Is Toni a sleeping Tiger? Sneed is told Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who has insisted privately for eons she had no interest in running for mayor, is now eyeing the job. “She’s been...
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Surveying the political landscape after Rahm drove a bulldozer through it
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision to “write another chapter” in his life also turns the page on Chicago politics, serving as the prologue to a new, as yet unknown, storyline. His exit means anything can...
View ArticleFlash poll finds no clear favorite in Chicago mayoral race
The dust has barely settled after Mayor Emanuel’s bombshell announcement, but a new telephone poll conducted Tuesday finds there is no clear favorite in the mayoral race. The We Ask America poll, which...
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