Earlier this week, Mayor Johnson had "big news" for Chicago. While many were expecting a monumental political or economic development, Johnson had nothing. Is being ranked as the top relocation site for businesses meaningful when Chicago continues to lose businesses?

As election day draws closer, we examine the Board of Review race between incumbent Samantha Steele and challenger Liz Nicholson. In the election for Cook County Board president, can Brendan Reilly unseat Toni Preckwinkle or will Toni's dirty gutter politics pull her across the finish line? We'll discuss.

Mayor Johnson flew to Washington, D.C. to offer a rebuttal to the SOTU address. Why? Johnson showed up at a protest to deliver an anti-Trump harangue. Who paid for the trip? Was this official city business? Desperate to deflect from the Tyler Technologies debacle, a nine-page letter rebuking County Treasurer Maria Pappas as a bully was released to media. What is behind the letter?

With Preckwinkle on the hot seat, is this the Cook County Board president scrambling to save her reelection campaign? The CPS announced the ACERO Charter Network will lose students due to financial difficulty. What role did the CTU play in ACERO's demise? We'll discuss

After years of threats and months of back-and-forth discussions with state and city leaders, Chicago Bears' management announced the franchise would resettle in neighboring Indiana. Is Chicago going to be without a NFL franchise?

Nearly six years ago, Lori Lightfoot capitulated to a mob and removed two statues of Christopher Columbus from Grant and Arrigo parks. The city announced neither would be returned and a figure of Mother Cabrini.

Will Columbus ever reappear on Chicago public property again? Chicago magazine's annual Top 50 Most Powerful list was released. Is it accurate or is it a politicized list? We'll discuss.

Newcomer Christian Maxwell declared for Congress in Illinois 1st District. Can she unseat Jonathan Jackson? Panelists with Contrarian quiz the aspiring GOP candidate ahead of the March 17 primary.

In a surprise decision, the Board of Education severed its contract with a search firm hired to vet candidates for the CEO of CPS. Six BOE members asserted the move was done to prevent Mayor Johnson from interfering with the search to replace Dr. Macquline King.

With speculation running wild, the White House intends to order ICE back to Chicago, Paul Vallas has ideas for the Trump Administration to do good for Chicago. Mayor Johnson has been coy on his reelection plans. At a City Club address, the mayor hinted at his intent to run for a second term. We'll discuss.

Superintendent of Police Larry Snelling's public comments on interfering with lawful police business. Jordan Powell writes of the impact of his words nationwide and his tenure leading CPD. Mayor Johnson issued an Executive Order last week, which led to SA Eileen O'Neill Burke denying her office supported his action.

Was Johnson lying? Probably. The recent OIG report on the CPS over the last year was repugnant. Given the depth of the problems at CPS described in the report, the schooling system needs a full investigation. Is Attorney General Kwame Raoul the man to carry out such an investigation?

A new federal program promises $1 billion in scholarship money is on the table for Illinois' schools. Will Mayor Johnson and Governor Pritzker take it to improve Chicago's schools? Mayor Johnson traveled to Washington, D.C. this week for a National Press Club event. His comments were only directed at

Trump. The mayor falsely claimed federal agents were directed by the White House to "shoot and kill." Will there be a fallout over the mayor's outrageous comment? Chicago is seven weeks out of the primary for Cook County Board president. We'll discuss.

An Inspector General report in early January detailed a wide range of improper conduct, perhaps criminal, among CPS employees. Will authorities finally take action? The CTU was finally exposed for filing misleading annual audit reports after an independent auditor concluded the union omitted the activities of two foundations under the union's supervision. Is the CTU's day of reckoning coming?

Are Chicago journalists biased? Chicago Contrarian says yes, and we crowned Heather Cherone the worst journalist for 2025.

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot has launched her "ICE Accountability Project. How effective will her effort be and what is behind it? The trial of an alleged gang member charged with orchestrating an attempted assassination of ICE Commander Greg Bovino suffers a defeat. AFter a contentious budget debate, Mayor Johnson warns layoffs could come to city government by summer. Is this possible? We'll discuss.

A BOE meeting in late December, board members voted overwhelmingly to raise the levy limit to take in another $40M. Why was the levy limit raised after the CPS received $552M in TIF funds? Following the vote, BOE president Sean Harden fumed over leaks to media over the vote. An investigation was launched.

After federal agents fatally shot a woman interfering with immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, Mayor Johnson issued a brief video denouncing the incident and rebuking Trump.

Why is Johnson seemingly more concerned with violent incidents outside the city over which he presides as mayor? In an insightful essay, Patrick Dent profiles several progressive aldermen in the City Council and state lawmakers representing the city in the IGA.

The thread which binds them together, Dent says, is none have any real, meaningful accomplishments prior to taking office.