LAS Faculty Members Discuss Chicago Mayoral Race in Various News Outlets
Prior to an interview with Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot, MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show” highlights findings (and images) from a 2018 UIC political science department report on corruption in Chicago. New Chicago mayor with law and order background wins in landslide
Dick Simpson, professor of political science
Chicago Sun-Times: Preckwinkle staffer on why ‘everyone’ voted for Lightfoot—including the staffer
Chicago Magazine: The Machine Is Dead
Block Club Chicago: 2019 Election Turnout Might Be The Worst In Chicago History
CAN-TV: “Political Forum”
Chris Mooney, W. Russell Arrington professor of state politics at UIC
Chicago Tribune: The Spin: Lightfoot's path forward | Why Preckwinkle lost | Undecided council races
Maria de los Angeles Torres, professor and director of Latin American and Latino Studies
WTTW-TV "Chicago Tonight": How Will Chicago’s 2019 Runoff Election Go Down in History?
Dick Simpson, professor of political science
WCIU-TV (Channel 26) "The Jam": Election Results Explained by Dick Simpson
Governing magazine: Lori Lightfoot, Chicago’s New Mayor, Promises Change, Confronts ‘Massive’ Challenges
Reuters: Newcomer Mayor Lori Lightfoot Takes on Chicago Establishment and 'Political Machine'
Evan McKenzie, professor and head of political science
Agence France-Presse: Chicago makes history with election of first black female mayor
Teresa Córdova, director of UIC’s Great Cities Institute and professor of urban planning and policy
Crain's Chicago Business: 'I don't think she will buckle under political pressure' (subscription required)