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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan won a federal appeals court decision Monday in which a 2016 Democratic primary challenger for his Southwest Side legislative seat alleged Madigan planted sham candidates on the ballot to assure he’d win.
A Mike Madigan lawsuit went in favor of the former Illinois House speaker Monday after Jason Gonzales accused the longtime IL representative of planting sham candidates in the 2016 Democratic primary.
Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne Chicago Tribune (TNS) Long before he became a congressman, federal judge or presidential adviser, a young Abner Mikva walked into the 8th Ward committeeman’s storefront office to volunteer for the 1948 election. When Mikva had no political connections to speak of, the ward heeler responded with a now-infamous line that sums up the clout and cronyism of the city’s vaunted Democratic machine: “We don’t want nobody nobody sent.” A look around the Chicago political landscape these days, however, shows the nobodies are faring quite well. The last two Cook Cou...
The change in Chicago politics is being driven by generational, ideological and demographic shifts, with federal law enforcement and organized labor providing major assists.
The change is being driven by generational, ideological and demographic shifts.