Hunter Clauss

Early voting has already begun in Illinois's Fifth Congressional District, and Chicagoist is taking a look at each of the candidates vying to keep Rahm Emanuel's seat warm for him. Read Part One here, Part Two here and Part Three here. Victor Forys Aside from being one of three doctors... continue reading on Chicagoist

Early voting has already begun in Illinois's Fifth Congressional District, so Chicagoist figured that with 25 candidates in the race to keep Rahm Emanuel's seat warm for him, we'd look at five each day all this week. Read Part 1 here. John Fritchey John Fritchey’s political career began when he... continue reading on Chicagoist

Mayor Daley’s pick to head Chicago Public Schools might have to be approved by the City Council. That’s according to a lawsuit filed by activist and 2007 Mayoral candidate William Dock Walls, who’s just the latest critic to sound off on the appointment of Ron Huberman as CPS CEO.... continue reading on Chicagoist

The legal fight over Uptown’s Wilson Yard took an unexpected turn this week as two bloggers were subpoenaed by an attorney representing the lot’s developer. The Chicago Journal’s News-Star reported that an attorney for Peter Holsten sent subpoenas to search-engine giant Google, asking for ownership information for two anonymous... continue reading on Chicagoist

Traffic at O’Hare crawls to its lowest since 1994, which isn’t great news considering the City of Chicago is spending about $15 billion to modernize the airport by 2014. The FAA released data this week showing incoming and outgoing flights were down last year to 881,566 at O’Hare and... continue reading on Chicagoist