Chicago Elections

  • Mayoral election: What Shaw and Emanuel bring to the table

    18 August 2014

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on "strong mayor" as code for "white mayor," and more.

  • Municipal election preview: a signature event

    19 July 2014

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how Mayor Emanuel has inched to the left, and more.

  • A principled stand against the administration

    10 June 2014

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the issues about which principals as a group remained silent, and more.

  • New ward boundaries used for March 2014 primary

    13 March 2014

    In the 2014 primary elections, Chicagoans will vote in the new ward boundaries enacted in January of 2012—though it might surprise some.

  • 26th district candidates face off (sort of)

    13 March 2014

    Audio recording of presentations by Democratic-primary candidates for the state 26th representative district, the incumbent Christian Mitchell and challenger Jhatayn "Jay" Travis, at a 3/12/14 candidate forum.

  • Can anyone defeat Emanuel in 2015?

    18 October 2013

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the one thing that can mean Emanuel's defeat in 2015, and more.

  • Elected School Board Town Hall

    23 October 2012

    In this audio recording, a panel of public-school advocates discuss the possibility for an elected school board in Chicago. The panelists: Delia Bonilla, local school council parent member, Ames Middle School; Will Guzzardi, Logan Square community advocate; Ben Joravsky, columnist for the Chicago Reader; Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union; and Pauline Lipman, professor of policy studies, University of Illinois (Chicago).

  • The Making of Mayor Emanuel

    26 May 2011

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the list of candidates who might've beat Mayor Daley, and more.

  • Twilight Zoning in the 43rd Ward

    12 May 2011

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the 43rd-27th ward boundary gerrymandered for racial purity, and more.

  • Racial Migration in the Strangest Locations

    7 April 2011

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the different dynamics of black and Hispanic migration into wards, and more.

  • Ben Joravsky's Guide to the Aldermanic Runoffs

    31 March 2011

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about why Ben moderates aldermanic candidate debates, and more.

  • From the Alley to the Council

    3 March 2011

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on what inspires Chicagoans to want to learn about their government, and more.

  • Carving Time Approaches

    24 February 2011

    Interview in which the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky looks into the back rooms where aldermen negotiate the remaps of wards, and more.

  • Rahm Charters New Data

    18 February 2011

    Rahm Emanuel credits charter schools, but based on what?

     

  • Aldermania!

    17 February 2011

    Interview in which the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky gives a short history of near-West-Side ward remapping, and more.

  • Sic 'Em

    3 February 2011

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about which takes more effort: informing candidates about outstanding debts, or contesting their eligibility, and more.

  • Mr. Nice Guy

    27 January 2011

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about whom Rahm Emanuel talked out of running for mayor, and more.

  • Chico and the Man

    19 January 2011

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about Gery Chico's single greatest success with public schools, and more.

  • How Did We Get to 12,500?

    16 December 2010

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how the Chicago Board of Elections originally determined the number of nominating signatures needed, and more.

  • Mayoral Mayhem

    7 October 2010

    Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about what will really determine whether Rahm Emanuel can run for mayor, and more.

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