Op/Ed

Op/Ed • With Three Years of Population Loss, When Will Chicago’s Housing Bubble Burst?

Jake KrezMarch 22, 2018

It's been the most consistent trend the city has seen over the last three years: Chicagoans leaving Chicago to move elsewhere. Regardless of the reasons: high t... More...

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Op/Ed • On Bruce Rauner, Milk & Guns

Jake KrezMarch 13, 2018

Facing a primary vote later this week, incumbent Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner decided to see how interesting he could make the playing field, once ... More...

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Op/Ed • Ald. Ed Burke Gets Vienna Hot Dog Kickback as The Machine Turns

Jake KrezFebruary 16, 2018

This one might be up there for the most Chicago Politics story of all time. A report today in the Chicago Sun-Times points the finger at Ald. Ed Burke for a tru... More...

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Op/Ed • No Garry McCarthy, Chicago Does Not Want You As Mayor

Jake KrezJanuary 9, 2018

Chicago has always had a New York problem. Similarly to the way "coastal elites" like to dictate to what they often deem 'flyover country', the relationship bet... More...

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Op/Ed • Chris Kennedy Is Right About Chicago’s “Strategic Gentrification Plan”

Jake KrezJanuary 4, 2018

Chicago politics is no place to pull a punch and Governor hopeful Chris Kennedy sent a shot directly to the gut of mayor Rahm Emanuel Wednesday. Speaking during... More...

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Op/Ed • DNAInfo Closure, Local News Landscape Reflects National Scene

Jake KrezNovember 30, 2017

It's been weeks since Joe Ricketts made the decision to shut down local news outlets DNAInfo and Chicagoist in response to both staff's decision to unionize, an... More...

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Gentrification Concerns Shake Up Pilsen Community, Again

Jake KrezNovember 2, 2017

Chicago's neighborhoods have been changing for generations, but the latest wave of gentrification is causing turmoil in Pilsen on the southwest side where longt... More...

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DePaul’s Wintrust Arena Opens, Still Doesn’t Make Sense

Jake KrezOctober 16, 2017

In 2017, the City of Chicago has approximately 22 colleges and universities serving just under 60,000 students everyday. The near south and west Loop stays bust... More...

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New CPS School Year Begins With Longstanding Problems

Jake KrezSeptember 6, 2017

The advent of Fall often brings about two inevitabilities in Chicago: the beginning of the school year and the drop-off in shootings from the summertime. Thi... More...

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Emanuel’s Anti-Gentrification Play Could Hold Empty Promises (Again)

Jake KrezSeptember 4, 2017

This past week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his support for a bill that would require developers operating in buzzing neighborhoods to offer more affor... More...

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