Laura Washington

Chicago Tribune Contributing Columnist, and ABC-7-Chicago Political Analyst. Reporting on race, politics, and public affairs. A one-woman media dervish.

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

BREAKING: Chicago will not host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, officials announced Thursday. @wttw https://t.co/ude9RQRMPM

[WBEZ @WBEZ]

None of the five candidates had overwhelming support in a recent poll of 600 likely Chicago voters. The Chicago Teachers Union’s pick, Hilario Dominguez, had the most support with 20% of respondents saying they’d vote for him. https://t.co/LzJDz8c0Hl

[Ray Long @RayLong]

DOJ deploying 1,000 poll monitors for midterms, official says https://t.co/Qexw6Pluqc

[Frank Calabrese @FrankCalabrese]

Maria Pappas sent texts to Richard Boykin blasting him after he sent Chicago mayor candidate Willie Wilson’s campaign release that attacked her. Called him an “ungrateful asshole” and “You have no character maybe it’s how you were raised boy how stupid am I to have bet on you."

[Frank Calabrese @FrankCalabrese]

JB Pritkzer just donated $65 million to his campaign. I'm pretty sure he doesn't need that type of money to beat Darren Bailey again.

[Chicago Tribune Opinion @chitribopinions]

Clarence Page: Unity, and careful messaging, will be key to Democrats’ resurgence https://t.co/QJwOOMnFiz

[Ray Long @RayLong]

David Greising: Illinois House speaker's only way out of latest government scandal is through ethics reform—a topic JB Pritzker has yet to champion https://t.co/eZu0yCCA6x

[Shia Kapos @ShiaKapos]

This is an interesting take and one I've noticed in Illinois. You don't hear JB Pritzker or Rahm Emanuel responding to Trump the way they used to. Instead, they are focused on issues that they want to address.

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

NEW: CPD brass has failed for 4 months to update Mayor Johnson & other city officials about progress in crafting a system designed to alert officials about which officers have been the subject of repeated police misconduct allegations, records show. @wttw https://t.co/XgCJPFTXgn

[Ray Long @RayLong]

Trump on third term: ‘The law is very strong’ https://t.co/xT0GPIcx8B

[Brandon Pope TV @BpopeTV]

We need a Chicago summer re-do

[Laura Washington @MediaDervish]

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[Shia Kapos @ShiaKapos]

Michigan was a warning shot. Wisconsin is next. For @JBPritzker and @RahmEmanuel, the biggest 2028 test may be how far left they go on Israel: https://t.co/bRsddjtGFD via @politico

[Frank Calabrese @FrankCalabrese]

Chicago voters are being polled on a 2027 mayor race without Brandon Johnson, with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez tested as a potential candidate. The sponsor of this poll is unclear.

[Frank Calabrese @FrankCalabrese]

I plotted the Chicago mayor candidates on the political spectrum based on their campaign platforms, public statements and media interviews. I asked multiple AI models to independently give each candidate numerical ratings, then plotted the composite scores.

[Nick Blumberg @ndblumberg]

Speaker Welch fights to keep his post, Alexi Giannoulias and Willie Wilson announce bids for mayor, the U.S. Atty says no special prosecutor and much more on the Week in Review with the great @MediaDervish @cshepherd @MikePuenteNews and @pfingstenshow — 7p on @wttw and streaming!

[Carol Felsenthal @cfelsenthal]

Chicago’s beleaguered mayor, Brandon Johnson, if he runs, will face Alexi @Giannoulias, deeply supported by uber-rich asset manager Michael Sacks, a close friend of @RahmEmanuel, former Chicago mayor & POTUS aspirant. I profiled Sachs 4 @ChicagoMag here: https://t.co/QezjDk0s0b

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

From the Editorial Board: Polls can get races dramatically wrong, as Michigan demonstrated. https://t.co/8rpOt4I5dw

[Laura Washington @MediaDervish]

@ShiaKapos @politico https://t.co/I0WarqvFLc

[Mary Ann Ahern @MaryAnnAhernNBC]

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