The Current's May print edition is now available at bars, restaurants and other locations around Chicago. Here's a story from the paper. More to come on Monday.
Mark Kirk entered the U.S. Senate race as a golden child of Illinois’ Republican Party, winning handily in his GOP primary for Barack Obama’s old seat. Read more...
Even by Illinois standards, Scott Lee Cohen was an unlikely candidate.
Before he campaigned to become the state’s lieutenant governor, Cohen had weathered a messy divorce and was arrested in connection with domestic-abuse allegations. Read more...
For Richard Brehm, the revolution was televised.
Five years ago, Brehm was at a Chicago broadcast station, pitching airtime to local politicos. Business was good in a town where politics never sleep. Read more...
