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Listen to the Back Room Deal podcast’s complete third season
Ten episodes explore the Chicago-area races ahead of this Tuesday’s primary elections.
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 16, 2020
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How to stay in office for decades: Illinois State House elections
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 6, 2020
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The other Senate
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 5, 2020
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We want somebody somebody sent: electing Committeemen 1
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 4, 2020
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Noteworthy Chicago congressional races
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 3, 2020
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You be the judge: A new Supreme Court justice and other votes for the bench
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 2, 2020
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Reclaim the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 28, 2020
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We've got your files right here: A new Clerk of the Circuit Court
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 27, 2020
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What is the Board of Review and why should we care?
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 26, 2020
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Beyond Smollettgate: The Cook County State's Attorney’s race 1
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 25, 2020
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So you want a new president? Illinois delegate assignments 1
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 24, 2020
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Live: Back Room Deal runoff edition
Watch the returns roll in with political reporters and podcasters Maya Dukmasova and Ben Joravsky.
by Maya Dukmasova | Apr 2, 2019
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The ignored wards: runoffs in the 15th, 16th, and 21st 1
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 28, 2019
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A clear line in the sand: the 30th Ward 2
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 27, 2019
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Machine hangover: the 25th Ward
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 26, 2019
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Chicago Reader & Lumpen Radio Election Party 3
Come celebrate the runoff results with live election coverage from Back Room Deal duo Ben Joravsky and Maya Dukmasova.
by Reader staff | Mar 26, 2019
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Three votes short of victory: the Sixth Ward
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 25, 2019
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Old friends and new enemies: aldermanic runoffs at Season One wards
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 23, 2019
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A black woman will lead Chicago: the mayoral runoff 2
by Maya Dukmasova | Mar 22, 2019
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Live: The Back Room Deal
Watch the returns roll in with political reporters and podcasters Maya Dukmasova and Ben Joravsky as they take live calls and play our new Aldermania! board game.
by Ben Joravsky | Feb 26, 2019
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Spend election night with the Back Room Deal livestream 2
Watch the returns roll in with political reporters and podcasters Maya Dukmasova and Ben Joravsky as they take live calls and play our new Aldermania! board game.
by Reader staff | Feb 20, 2019
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No one is running: the 42nd Ward 4
The race in the ward that economically drives the entire city of Chicago is totally uncontested, and Ben and Maya look at why.
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 12, 2019
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Not even trying to pretend: the 46th Ward 11
Ben and Maya look at the fight between low-income housing and neighborhood amenities in rapidly changing Uptown.
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 11, 2019
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What can we expect from our elected officials: the 22nd Ward 2
Departing progressive alderman Rick Munoz faces personal trouble in advance of the election, placing successor Michael Rodriguez's race in jeopardy, in staunchly independent Little Village.
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 9, 2019
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Ties to Kanye West and Michelle Obama: the Fifth Ward 1
The future site of the Obama Presidential Center and the home of the University of Chicago also encompasses parts of lower-income South Shore, which Ben and Maya think makes for a fascinating aldermanic race.
by Maya Dukmasova | Feb 8, 2019