6+ hour, 29+ min ago   (947+ words) You don’t see many elected officials like Dean Koldenhoven, the former Mayor of Palos Heights, who genuinely put principle and morality above their own self-interests. Koldenhoven did and he lost his office afterwards, although he has become a symbol of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (725+ words) Welcome my fellow Americans. Today I write to you about Democratic-Socialism, an anti-American philosophy led by Senator Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. I am sure most of you know AOC stands for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. I have…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (118+ words) Ray Hanania | Substack Does race politics really help strengthen racial groups? US Rep. Jesus Garcia had one responsibility, to change the nation's immigration policies & empower Hispanics. Garcia failed. He's the reason two Hispanics have been thrown off the election ballot....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1232+ words) I can look at the history of Rahm Emanuel from two angles. The first is as a Palestinian constantly disappointed in his past actions. Or, I can look at it in terms of fundamental Chicago and American politics, that constantly…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (231+ words) This column closely examines the failed policies of US Senator Lindsey Graham, who recently died. Should his failings be forgotten? Is the price of empathy the ignoring of injustice and bad politics? I also look at the tragedy of Palestine,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1619+ words) Russ Stewart, 76, deserves more than just a good obituary from the Nadig Newspaper, the publication where he wrote more than 2,500 political columns and analysis as a community reporter and political columnist for more than 50 years. The Nadig Newspaper on the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1600+ words) There are so many great elected officials, and a few that are terrible. But under the glow of the attention we plac eon them are many hard workers whose efforts help to make municipal government successful. I’m talking about the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1350+ words) You can’t talk about the era of Chicago politics that I covered from my front row seat in the Chicago City Hall Press Room under Mayor Richard M. Daley through the rise of his son, Richard M. Daley, without mentioning…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (815+ words) California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday June 15, 2026 accused Donald Trump of being “the most corrupt president in American history,” denounced Trump for using the presidency for personal gain, and as a weapon to attack his critics. Newsom, who has said…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1400+ words) In the aftermath of the recent “tornadic” weather that struck Chicagoland, Northern Illinois and Northern Indiana this week, I saw a reaction from people, politicians and motorists that seemed less compassioned and made me wonder whether our society has lost…...