Politics

  • On Obama Farewell Speech, Chicago, January 2017

    Shawn-Laree and I met in October 2008, just before the election of Barack Obama. One of our first dates was at Grant Park, on Election Night. By the time his second election night happened, we were married more than a year, and we were there, too. So today was a bittersweet trifecta for us— returning…

  • Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney

    Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney

    I am utterly devoted to the election of Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney. Rarely has our county— and the oblong city which makes up most of its mass— been presented with such a stark choice. Foxx is looking to replace the incumbent, Anita Alzarez, who has failed again and again, in cases large and small, in…

  • All-In For Hillary Clinton

    All-In For Hillary Clinton

    I am looking forward to March 15, 2016. That’s the day I am going to go outside in my home state of Illinois, head to my polling place, and vote for Hillary Clinton to be the next President of the United States. Here’s why I’m going to do that: Hillary Clinton is by far the…

  • The Audit Function of the Chicago Inspector General is Crucial to Good Government

    The Audit Function of the Chicago Inspector General is Crucial to Good Government

    Last week the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance giving the Chicago Inspector General the power, for the first time, to investigate the Council itself. Before they passed the ordinance, however, they stripped it of the provision that would allow audit power, which the office already has for the executive branch of City government. According…

  • The Mayor + Accountability

    It has been a remarkable couple weeks here in Chicago since a judge forced the release of a video showing the murder of Laquan McDonald. I could link all day/ all night to the pressure for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. In the news, in opinion, in the streets. I supported Rahm Emmanuel for election in both 2011…