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It would be the comeback story of the year if disgraced ex-Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno can unseat Ald. Daniel La Spata in the 1st Ward. And in the wealthy nearby 43rd Ward, Ald. Timmy Knudsen is trying to prevent his appointment from fizzling out as one of the City Council’s shortest terms.

The Chicago mayoral election is dominating all of the headlines in the city, but there are plenty of other intriguing races that are worth keeping an eye on...

The escalation of political violence in American life is not simply a vestige of an earlier period, but a symptom of the crisis and breakdown of bourgeois democracy amid escalating class tensions and expanding war efforts.

In part one of its aldermanic endorsements, the Tribune editorial board endorses Andy Schneider in Ward 1, Lamont Robinson in Ward 4, Renita Q. Ward in Ward 5 and William E. Hall in Ward 6

Ald. Daniel La Spata facing off against former Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno, attorney Sam Royko and community organizer Stephen “Andy” Schneider.

The Chicago Board of Elections determined Moreno can run for 1st Ward alderman despite his past guilty pleas.

City inspectors asked the Irish Nobleman Pub to take down the decorations over safety concerns, a move the pub owner believes to be political retribution.

Simmering feuds and threats of retaliation punctuate the early part of this election cycle. 

Candidates Willie Wilson also faces a claim by challenger Ja'Mal Green that Wilson's main residence is in the suburbs.

With a new ward map and many open seats, the City Council could look very different after the Feb. 28 election.