Bill Daley, family dynasties and the ancient history of Chicago
The Feb. 26 mayoral election is fast approaching. Everywhere I go, voters tell me they are dazed and confused by the 14-candidate field. One refrain I hear: “Chicago doesn’t need another Daley.” Yet,...
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David Axelrod predicts Preckwinkle-Daley runoff — maybe
Toni Preckwinkle and Bill Daley are likely combatants in a “very brutal runoff,” but don’t be surprised if Preckwinkle’s runoff opponent is still unknown, even after election night. The biggest...
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‘Ghost’ candidate: Serious about mayor’s race, despite disappearing act
Neal Sales-Griffin is fully aware that he’s “kinda been a ghost” in the Chicago mayoral race, including in the weeks since he beat a petition challenge and sealed a spot on the ballot. Most candidates...
View ArticleRush to be first to report Van Dyke beating is what a veteran reporter lives for
Please. There are good days … and bad days. And then there was Wednesday night. OMG! At precisely 7:34 p.m., as the curtain rose on the debut of the Joffrey Ballet’s stunning world premiere of the...
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Fact-check: Truth in jeopardy in Mendoza’s claim blaming Daley for budget mess
In her bid for Chicago mayor, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is quick to highlight the battles she waged against former Gov. Bruce Rauner during the state’s historic budget impasse. Now, she’s out...
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Mendoza goes after Daley for parking meters, 1970s test, advising brother
Susana Mendoza lit into rival mayoral hopeful Bill Daley on Monday for the city’s leasing of parking meters, accusing him of lying about his role in the unpopular privatization deal. “It was good...
View ArticleDaley demands that Emanuel dismantle ‘golden parachutes’ for agency chiefs
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s successor should not be saddled with his appointees, nor should beleaguered Chicago taxpayers be “forced to pay” nearly $1 million to get rid of them, Bill Daley said Tuesday....
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Strait of the unions: No solidarity for labor in crowded mayoral race
Organized labor almost never walks in political lockstep. But it’s truly marching to the beat of different drummers in the crowded race to replace Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The Chicago Federation of Labor,...
View ArticleBillionaire Ken Griffin doubles up on Bill Daley’s campaign
Illinois’ richest man has given another $1 million to mayoral candidate Bill Daley, doubling his investment in the brother and son of past mayors’ campaign. Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin gave...
View ArticleA better way to elect a mayor who is supported by the most Chicagoans
In this year’s mayoral election, Chicagoans face an unnecessarily difficult choice because of how we vote. No matter who ultimately wins — coming in first or second on Feb. 26 and then winning a runoff...
View ArticleOn heels of Jussie Smollett charges, Fox requests security for filming ‘Empire’
The Smollett file . . . Actor Jussie Smollett’s character on “Empire,” Jamal Lyon, may disappear during this season’s final two episodes because of charges he faked his own racist, homophobic attack....
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Kickoff in mayoral ‘Super Bowl’ days away — but expect it to go into overtime
Chicago is heading into what could be one of its most unpredictable mayoral elections ever. Not only is it anyone’s guess which two candidates will wind up in the expected runoff, but it’s not even...
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Fact-check: Checking the resumes in mayor’s race
The race for Chicago’s next mayor features many contenders with government experience, so we weren’t surprised to encounter lots of boasts and jabs about performance in office while fact-checking the...
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David Axelrod’s mayoral-race forecast: ‘Nothing would be totally surprising’
The envelope, please! Let’s play … who? Last September, David Axelrod, the stellar political strategist with 150 national campaigns under his belt, told Sneed he was sitting out this mayoral campaign....
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Mayoral candidates make final push before Tuesday’s election
Chicago’s mayoral candidates braced heavy winds to knock on doors, visit churches and speak to voters in their final push Sunday in what has become an unpredictable and seemingly endless race to...
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The catchiest campaign slogan? Get out and vote
Are you ready? ARE YOU READY? Are you ready? ARE YOU READY? Well, you’d better be. NO MORE EXCUSES! If you’re a Chicago voter, you can never say you didn’t have a choice in Tuesday’s mayoral election....
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Is Chicago ready for reform? Lightfoot, Preckwinkle poised for mayoral runoff
Lori Lightfoot once accused Toni Preckwinkle of trying to “bully” her out of the race for mayor. Now, the two political adversaries will face off against each other in the April 2 runoff with the...
View ArticleMillennial voters fail to take their energy to the polls
What happened? This was the election that was supposed to sweep the Chicago City Council clean of the incumbents that police reform activists blamed for covering up the deadly police shooting of Laquan...
View ArticleLightfoot hangs tough for an amazing turnaround by any standard
Just one month ago, Lori Lightfoot placed ninth among the 14 mayoral candidates in a poll taken by the Chicago Sun-Times. Less than 3 percent of those responding said they would vote for her. Now it’s...
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To win historic runoff, Lightfoot, Preckwinkle must overcome new obstacles
With a five-week sprint to the finish line, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle have very different paths to victory in one of the most historic and unpredictable mayoral elections in Chicago history....
View ArticleLightfoot and Preckwinkle put some pride back in Black History Month
What was it that Margaret Thatcher, the late British prime minister, said: “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” Chicago needs to get some things done. We...
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Fioretti finishes first — in spending per vote — and Kozlar wins thrift award
Lori Lightfoot got a pretty good bang for her buck, spending less than $17 a vote to grab her spot in the April runoff. That’s less than third of what Toni Preckwinkle spent per vote, to win the other...
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Joyce-Daley election theory just the latest urban legend in Chicago politics
Certain political hypotheses explaining Chicago election outcomes have taken on the mantle of accepted truth over time, the 2019 mayoral race adding one more. People still state as fact that it was...
View ArticleTiffany Van Dyke speaks to husband for first time since prison beating
The Van Dyke file . . . Tiffany Van Dyke — who tells Sneed she hadn’t talked to her husband, former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, since his transfer to a medium-security New York correctional...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: You’ve made history, Lori Lightfoot. Now make more . . .
Congratulations, Lori Lightfoot. You got the job. Now what are you going to do with it? As mayor of Chicago, will you be more Jane Byrne or more Harold Washington, two former mayors who also beat the...
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