Illinois Primary Winners And Losers
byThe primary political races are over. The voters have spoken and now it is on to the general election in November. So, who won?…
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A New Black Politic Is Coming
byI attended a political forum this weekend sponsored by the Harold Washington Legacy Committee, a small group raising civic questions headed by Josie Childs,…
H. Yvonne Coleman For Judge
byJudge H. Yvonne Coleman is a candidate for judge in the 5th Subcircuit in the March 20 primary election. The areas covered by her…
N’DIGO Endorses Chris Kennedy For Governor
byIt is time for someone to be about the business of the people, all of the people. In 2018, that person is Mr. Chris…
Fairley Wants State’s Top Cop Post
bySharon Fairley was appointed as the new chief administrator of the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) in December 2015 in the wake of the…
Freedom Of The Press, Chicago Style
byThe newspaper world has changed. It definitely is not what it used to be. The owners of major press have change. Newspaper people don’t…
Pritzker’s Apology Is Unacceptable
byDuring Black History Month, we just got a great political history lesson listening to the wiretapped conversation between then-Governor Rod Blagojevich and now gubernatorial…
End Plantation Politics In The Black Community
byChicago politics is always dynamic and in Chicago proper, it is always Democratic. What would Chicago do if a Republican ran for mayor and…
Governor’s Candidates Must Address Black Concerns: by Paul King
byThe elections of 2018 are significant in many ways. Nationally, the congressional races will be a referendum on the chaotic first year of what’s-his-name,…
The New Wealthy Politicians
byPolitics is a strange animal and perhaps a necessary evil that keeps on coming. Politics is the art of doing, sometimes obvious and sometimes…
America’s Whiteness in Charlottesville
byIs anyone surprised about what happened at the White Nationalists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia? I’m not. To me, and I suspect most of us,…
PUSH Forum For Democratic Governor Hopefuls
byThe Rainbow/PUSH Convention just hosted a forum for potential candidates looking to become the Democratic governor of Illinois in 2018. It was an opportunity…