Events and Commentary
August 1, 2018 – Chicago Tribune’s Arlington Heights Post Reclaim NW Suburbs Film, Panel Discussion Draws Many Local Residents to Discuss Income Inequality
2019 Chicago Municipal Elections
July 17, 2018 — Chicago Sun Times: Emanuel outraises all of his opponents combined
2016 Chicago Primary
March 22, 2016 – Paste Magazine – Black Lives Matter—and Progressives—Have Already Rocked the Vote
March 21, 2016 – Campaign for America’s Future Blog – The Candidate Police Reform Activists Propelled To Victory In Chicago
March 15, 2016 – Progress Illinois – Reclaim Chicago Hits The Streets To Get Out The Vote For Progressive Candidates
March 12, 2016 – Politico – Breaking Down the Democratic Map
February 25, 2016 – Medill News Service – Reclaim Chicago looks to take back elections through campaign finance reform
March 22, 2016 – Mic.com – Anita Alvarez Steamrolled by Kim Foxx in Illinois Primary After Laquan McDonald Debacle
2015 Post Municipal Run-Off Analysis
April 8, 2015 – The Nation – Chicago’s Chuy Garcia Lost an Election, but Won a Movement
April 8, 2015 – Progress Illinois (mention) – After Chicago’s Runoff Election, Progressives Talk Next Steps For Grassroots Movement
April 9, 2015 – Politico (mention) – Rahm shows Hillary how to tame the left
April 10, 2015 – In These Times Op-Ed – What Progressives Around the Country Can Learn from Chicago’s Mayoral Election
April 23, 2015 – The Daily Beast – Progressives Plan to Blitz Hillary
2015 Post Municipal Election Analysis
February 25, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Record number of Chicago City Council runoffs as voters protest status quo
February 25, 2015 – DNAinfo – Chicago Progressives Celebrate Bad Election Night For Rahm, His Allies
February 25, 2015 – Progress Illinois – Election 2015: Progressives Win Victories; Up To 19 Wards To See Aldermanic Runoffs
February 25, 2015 – DNAinfo – Meet Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, the 26-Year-Old Who Stormed Onto City Council
February 26, 2015 – Chicago Reporter (mention) – Movement behind Garcia, progressives may be too big to stop
March 2, 2015 – Real News Network features runoff analysis
Reclaim Chicago Endorses Jesus “Chuy” Garcia for Mayor
March 20, 2015 – NBC 5 Coverage of Garcia Endorsement
March 20, 2015 – WBBM coverage of Garcia Endorsement – second audio clip on the page
March 30, 2015 – Time Magazine (mention by NPAC) – Chicago Mayor’s Race Reverberates Nationally
2015 Chicago Municipal Election
January 9, 2015 – The Daily Northwestern– Chicago alderman candidate hosts Q&A at teach-in
January 13, 2015 – Common Dreams Opinion – It’s Still Time for a Freedom Party
January 19, 2015 – The Gate (mention) – Candidates in the 11th Ward vie for Balcer’s seat
January 25, 2015 – The Reader (mention) – Solis’s top campaign contributors include developers, real estate agencies
January 28, 2015 – In These Times (mention) – Rahm Emanuel is a Union Buster, So Why Are so Many Chicago Unions Supporting Him?
February 5, 2015 – Chicago Maroon – Students prepare for municipal elections
February 17, 2015 – Radio Feature – Jim Hightower part 1
February 19, 2015 – Radio Feature – Jim Hightower part 2
Reclaim Chicago’s Launch
November 11, 2014 – In These Times – Chicago Progressive Groups Aim to End Rahm Emanuel’s City Council Stranglehold
November 14, 2014 – Crain’s – Potent anti-biz group endorses 14 City Council candidates
November 17, 2014 – Chicago Tribune – Emanuel campaign, aldermanic hopefuls file for spot on Chicago ballot (mention)
November 18, 2014 – Extra News – Reclaim Chicago endorses aldermanic candidates
November 19, 2014 – Chicago Reporter – Energy high for insurgent aldermanic candidates
December 10, 2014 – Midwest Energy News – Coal plants, petcoke remain hot issues in Chicago elections