Stacy Davis Gates, Vice President of the Chicago Teacher Union, is a bit of a rabble rouser. Lately, she and her union have been in the news, as they ...

John R. Daley, scion of THE Daley family, does work in politics. He’s a lobbyist. But he’s also a few more things. A one-time tea shop owner. Founder ...

Mark Payne is one of those guys who makes the gears turn. You’re probably not looking for him, but if you see him working, the words “engine” and “mov...

Alejandra Moran has managed press and communications for many, many Latino politicians in Illinois. But she started on the other side of the microphon...

Tarrah Cooper believes Chicago is the best city in the nation. In just three generations, her family went from sharecroppers to senior advisor to the ...

Sometimes it seems like 43rd Ward Democratic Committeeman Lucy Mohg has had a role in just about every part of North Side politics. Originally from La...

For years, Joanna Klonsky staffed long-shot campaigns and causes, because she believed in them, knowing full well they had a slim chance of succeeding...

Some people, like Kim Walz, found their love of politics in a small town. Kim’s story reminds us that few of us have a direct path in life, and that m...

Mike Kreloff's career has been remarkable. He was the prototype “Lakefront Liberal” on the North Side’s Rogers Park back in the 1960’s and 70’s. Then,...

Elaine Nekritz is arrestingly sincere. That might have made it hard for her to be successful in politics, but during her 14 year career in the Illinoi...