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Laura Washington

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Laura Washington: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s reelection campaign will be in trouble if Willie Wilson runs again

Laura Washington: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s reelection campaign will be in trouble if Willie Wilson runs again

If Willie Wilson gets in the mayoral race, Black votes will come out of Mayor...

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Laura Washington: In 2026, voters are deciding with their heads rather than their hearts

James Talarico plodded down the middle to appeal to centrist Democrats and independents. That positioning...

12.03.2026 9

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Laura Washington: Political goings-on in 2025 reflect anything but comity

Donald Trump and Mayor Brandon Johnson ensured this departing year has been like no other.

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Laura Washington: I love to host Thanksgiving but can’t cook

I have been blessed with family and friends who can cook. So, every Thanksgiving, my...

26.11.2025 8

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Laura Washington: Dogs belong outside, not under my feet at a restaurant.

Dogs already have the reign of our streets and parks, and now some people want...

01.10.2025 8

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Laura Washington: Illinois Democrats may be kumbaya-ing now, but the nastiness is coming

Upcoming primary campaigns for open U.S. House and Senate seats in Illinois will be brutal...

20.08.2025 10

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Laura Washington: Are dangerous car crashes being perpetuated by cannabis?

Billboards hawk cannabis dispensaries and personal injury attorneys in southwestern Michigan. Is weed leading to...

06.08.2025 10

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Laura Washington: Chicago mayoral wannabes are already edging to the gate

The potential Chicago mayoral race competition is getting itchy. My wild card: Lisa Madigan who...

23.07.2025 10

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Laura Washington: The mayor’ choice of an inexperienced ally to lead Chicago parks could backfire

Mayor Brandon Johnson is putting a virtual administrative novice in charge of a system with...

05.03.2025 10

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Laura Washington: Hair shaming is a painful part of Black history

Black people are told that our beautiful kinky crowns are undesirable. We are compelled to...

26.02.2025 8

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Laura Washington: Studs Terkel had a quality today’s Democrats so sorely need

Studs Terkel spoke authentically in the language that the working classes of America understood and...

19.02.2025 8

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Laura Washington: Here’s one strategy the Democrats could use against President Donald Trump

Don’t despair, Democrats. Focus. Pick your spots. Here’s one strategy to tackle. Ask the voters:...

12.02.2025 10

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Laura Washington: Trumpian justice is already undermining Americans’ faith in the system

America's hundreds-year-old system of “and justice for all” is morphing into a “friends and family”...

05.02.2025 10

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Laura Washington: Walgreens is closing stores and creating pharmacy deserts on Chicago’s South and West sides

The five local Walgreens stores to be closed are all on the city’s South and...

29.01.2025 9

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Laura Washington: 2025 promises more political action. Buckle up.

The 2024 holidays were incessantly interrupted by slash-and-burn politics and were a dry run for...

09.01.2025 10

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