Chicago City Wire

Pritzker running mate choice seen as another way to allow Madigan 'annex' of governorship

By Mia Sims | Aug 21, 2017

J.B. Pritzker's choice for a gubernatorial running mate falls right in line with his other actions to make sure Speaker of the House Michael Madigan will favor him as the Democratic candidate next year, the Illinois Republican Party contended in a recent press release.

AFSCME leader presents inconsistent numbers from strike vote

By Mia Sims | Apr 7, 2017

A strike authorization vote by AFSCME members resulted in only 49 percent voting to authorize a strike, not the 81 percent of members that Executive Director Roberta Lynch announced at a press conference Feb. 23.