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Saturday, Feb 2 A deposition of House Speaker Michael Madigan reveals the depths of his raw and unchecked power. The inability to recall things is remarkable. | | |
| There are just more than three weeks until the Chicago mayoral election, and distractions keep littering the campaign trail, writes columnist John Kass. |
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| Controversial, widely reviled Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has reportedly been picked up on FBI surveillance, but what we know so far looks very benign and legal. From what we see, the wily veteran pol has apparently stayed on the right side of the line. But one never knows, writes columnist Eric Zorn. |
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| Judge Robert Dow Jr. signed off on the consent decree that gives him oversight of the Chicago Police Department's transformation into a force respected and trusted by all Chicagoans. The reforms are underway. The judge's order locks them in. |
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| Howard Schultz may force other politicians to recognize the urgent need for a fiscal sanity, writes columnist Steve Chapman. |
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| As long as Donald Trump is in the White House, those of us who haven't bought into his Nigerian-prince-scam of a presidency will have an opportunity each day to say anew: "That's the craziest thing I've ever heard," writes columnist Rex Huppke. |
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| It seems that every time we think we've got our city figured out, something happens that proves we are actually clueless about who Chicago really is, writes columnist Dahleen Glanton. Why is it so hard for some to believe that Jussie Smollett was really attacked here? |
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