Inside Chicago Government has provided helpful material for those voting in the 2023 Chicago municipal election.
Elections
Undisclosed, unused city funds could've boosted independent ward remap
A newly disclosed but unused cache of city money could have boosted public input into the redrawing of Chicago's ward boundaries.
Flipping TIF myths with Mayor-elect Lightfoot and her former rivals
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the 2019 mayoral candidates' responses to the Chicago Sun-Times question, "As mayor, what would you do about TIFs?", and more.
Why and how wealthy Dem donor fired Joravsky from WCPT radio
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky: In the midst of a hotly contested mayoral race, did WCPT radio's owner eject Joravsky due to Ben's scrutiny of mainstream Chicago Democrats?.
Crawford elected, but can't be a judge
Voters have elected Rhonda Crawford as a Cook County judge—but she can't take the bench, thanks to a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Last-minute help for voting in the Nov. 2016 election
Here's Inside Chicago Government's last-minute help for voting in the November, 2016 election.
Using lawyers' ratings to vote for judges
Interview with a curious voter on how, step by step, to use bar association recommendations to guide your votes for Cook County judge candidates.
Presidential delegates vex voters in March primary
In Chicago's March 15 primary election, hundreds of people are running to become their parties' delegates to presidential nominating conventions. Many are unknown to voters.
Fioretti's plan clearer than Chuys?
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on Ald. Fioretti's real motivation for endorsing Rahm Emanuel, and more.
What's missing in the mayoral election?
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how Mayor Emanuel's perceived financial gravitas might not work in a second term, and more.
Rep. Danny Davis endorses Chuy Garcia for mayor
Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL-7th) has endorsed Jesus "Chuy" Garcia for mayor in the April 7, 2015 runoff municipal election.
Why Obama won't vote for Rahm
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on Rahm's attributes that Obama decided he didn't need after all, and more.
2015 elections: some council incumbents are flush
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about which incumbents had ads funded by the Emanuel-tied PAC, and more.
Obama anoints, Rahm's on point
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on voters' panic that they're about to do something stupid, and more.
Willie Wilson's 2015 radio ads
2015 mayoral candidate Willie Wilson has put out two entertaining radio ads.
Mayoral election: What Shaw and Emanuel bring to the table
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on "strong mayor" as code for "white mayor," and more.
Municipal election preview: a signature event
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how Mayor Emanuel has inched to the left, and more.
New ward boundaries used for March 2014 primary
In the 2014 primary elections, Chicagoans will vote in the new ward boundaries enacted in January of 2012—though it might surprise some.
Racial Migration in the Strangest Locations
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the different dynamics of black and Hispanic migration into wards, and more.
Ben Joravsky's Guide to the Aldermanic Runoffs
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about why Ben moderates aldermanic candidate debates, and more.