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Mike Madigan leaving helps progressives rise in Chicago politics

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 County Democratic Party bosses suffered embarrassing losses to political newcomers for county assessor and mayor. A congressional seat held for decades by a powerful establishment family now belongs to a progressive outsider. Several longtime white machine politicians have been defeated by first-time candidates of color. ....

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How Michael Madigan's departure accelerates a shift in Chicago politics from old-school machine to new-era progressives | Government and Politics

The change in Chicago politics is being driven by generational, ideological and demographic shifts, with federal law enforcement and organized labor providing major assists. ....

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How Michael Madigan's departure accelerates a shift in Chicago politics from old-school machine to new-era progressives

The change is being driven by generational, ideological and demographic shifts. ....

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How Michael Madigan's departure accelerates a shift in Chicago politics from old-school machine to new-era progressives | Govt-and-politics

The change in Chicago politics is being driven by generational, ideological and demographic shifts, with federal law enforcement and organized labor providing major assists. ....

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Editorial: Voters, tell Madigan's enablers to do the right thing

Editorial: Voters, tell Madigan's enablers to do the right thing
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