How to pick from dozens of judicial candidates in the 2024 Cook County primary election? Luckily, there's help.
Elections
Ballot salad: Too many Chicago elections?
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the many candidates, issues, and referenda facing Chicago voters in the 2018 statewide general election and 2019 Chicago municipal election.
Liberal and progressive: How do they differ?
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on what distinguishes someone who calls themself a liberal from someone who calls themself a progressive.
Dave and Ben dissect voting, transit, and development
In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on WCPT-AM's Ben Joravsky Show, Ben and Dave reflect on their respective primary-election voting experiences, and more.
Voters' options for media and movements
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about the challenges and tendencies of today's primary-election voters, and more.
Cook County judicial candidates: ratings and deep dives
How to pick from dozens of judicial candidates in a Cook County primary? Luckily, there's help.
Is Chris Kennedy smart about dumb voters?
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on what Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy thinks about voters, and more.
Illinois electoral college members to vote in Springfield on Dec. 19
Illinois members of the Electoral College will meet in Springfield on Monday, Dec. 19 to cast their votes for president of the United States.
Delegates elected to Democratic national convention
The list of delegates who'll represent Illinois at the July Democratic national convention has been released.
How all those Democratic convention delegates got elected
The Illinois State Board of Elections will soon certify the state's March primary election results—including those for presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. You voted, the state calculated, and the party goes on.
2016 primary election freaks out voters and pols
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on whether political parties (rather than taxpayers) should bear the cost of primary elections, and more.
What Rauner's election means for Chicago
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on what actions Gov. Rauner might take that affect Chicago, and more.
Why and how we vote for judges
Baffling: That's what one writer called the slew of judges appearing on ballots for the fall state/county election. While the rest of the ballot seems pretty clear, voters inevitably have questions about the many pages of judicial candidates. Here are those questions, along with our answers.
State/county election brings choice insights
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the Sun-Times Rauner endorsement and McKinney resignation as a low moment in Chicago journalism, and more.
26th district candidates face off (sort of)
Audio recording of presentations by Democratic-primary candidates for the state 26th representative district, the incumbent Christian Mitchell and challenger Jhatayn "Jay" Travis, at a 3/12/14 candidate forum.
State rep primaries: who's the real progressive?
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on incumbents accusing challengers of betraying ideals that they themselves betray, and more.
Veterans' affairs worker guilty of campaigning on state time
A state department of veterans' affairs employee has been found guilty of doing political campaign work on state time, then lying to investigators about her wrongdoing.
Auditor: Robin Kelly violated state work rules
Second Congressional District primary candidate Robin Kelly violated work-schedule rules while employed in the state treasurer's office, according to a state audit.
The last of the independents
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on what might have undermined a potential 2007 JJJ mayoral campaign, and more.
What's Really Going On in the Primary Elections
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on a state legislative district primer, and more.