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University of Illinois Chicago professor Dick Simpson retired after 55 years at UIC and establishing himself as an authority on political matters of all kinds, from corruption and voting patterns to budgeting and civic engagement. While producing reform-influencing research and more than a dozen books, he has shared his expertise beyond UIC classrooms as a frequent contributor to media coverage of city and state politics.

The horror came early in the morning on Sept. 11, 2001, writes Rick Kogan. But that defining news event of the 21st century would later be rivaled by another — a global pandemic still unfolding.

Alden in talks to buy Tribune Publishing, WSJ reports “It feels like this could be an inflection point for local news in Chicago and for the Tribune." Bloomberg Alden Global Capital is in talks to buy the rest of Tribune Publishing, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.  This is the latest overture in Alden’s quest for ownership of the company, which publishes the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and other newspapers. The New York-based hedge fund made a nonbonding proposal to buy Tribune Publishing at a valuation of $520 million in late December.  Alden already owns ...

Jon: the state of illinois holds the nation's first primary in this year's mid-term election race, voters whittling down the field of democrats who want to occupy the seat once held by president obama, those candidates include state treasurer alexi giannnoulis, former prosecutor david hoffman and chicago urban league shed cherlye jackson. on the republican side the frontrunner congressman mark kirk, a suburban moderate described as the gop's strongest candidate in decades. democrats hope to avoid a repeat of the stunning loss they received in massachusetts' senate race. republican scott brown'...