Former City Clerk Miguel del Valle, 60, came in a distant third in the mayor's race early this year, but during his campaign he tapped into a progress...
The Huffington Post | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011
Like everyone whose last name didn't start with an "E," Miguel del Valle's candidacy for Chicago mayor always had a long-shot feel to it. The self-sty...
Posted 05.25.2011
Mayoral candidate and City Clerk Miguel del Valle reportedly rejected an offer to co-chair mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's transition team. In an inter...
Posted 05.25.2011
The uglier side of Chicago politics appears to be rearing its head, as the mayoral campaign of candidate Miguel del Valle is reporting that its volunt...
Miguel del Valle | Posted 05.25.2011
We as a city haven't had any opportunities in recent history to elect a mayor on the basis of principle and vision. You, the people of Chicago, can do something about that.
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO — Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's main rivals in the race to succeed Chicago Mayor Richard Daley spent Monday doing som...
The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO -- Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of...
The Huffington Post | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011
Maya Escobar knew she wanted to support the mayoral campaign of Miguel del Valle. She just didn't know how. The performance artist and blogger was ...
Posted 05.25.2011
For a whole generation of young Chicagoans, this year's city election marks the first truly contested race for mayor in a lifetime. So it's open to sp...
AP | SHARON COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel, candidate for mayor of Chicago, stood before the microphone in the cavernous warehouse and in a somber voice, announced ...
The Huffington Post | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011
The final mayoral debate was on the air tonight, and with only four days left until the mayoral election, it was time for everyone to take their last ...
The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011
Less than a week to go until election day. Candidates are running all over town and calling in for reinforcements hoping to capture every last vote. C...
Curtis Black | Posted 05.25.2011
Among the candidates, Miguel del Valle has a unique record: decades of experience working in the trenches on the issues facing Chicago.
The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella and Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011
One week from today, we will be anxiously awaiting poll results. Until then, it's crunch time. As candidates deal with packed schedules and voters wei...
Miguel del Valle | Posted 05.25.2011
Under my administration, neither parents struggling for a library nor mental health advocates for continued service will have to organize civil disobedience actions to get a meeting with the mayor's office.
The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella and Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011
Tonight, we bring you an extra late (and extra long) mayor's race roundup. With just one week until election day (!!!), things are getting wild. Today...
The Expired Meter | Posted 05.25.2011
The corner of Halsted & Madison might seem an unlikely place for a press conference. But Chicago mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle picked this loc...
The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011
The last Republican to serve as Mayor of Chicago was the deeply corrupt William "Big Bill" Thompson, who ended his term in 1931. Since then, the city ...
Posted 05.25.2011
As we head in to the penultimate weekend of the Chicago mayoral campaign, polls show a lot of minds made up, and plenty of us still undecided. So, app...
Posted 05.25.2011
President Barack Obama had no shortage of praise to lavish on his outgoing Chief of Staff when Rahm Emanuel decided to leave that post and run for Chi...
Sandra Verthein | Posted 05.25.2011
Rahm has made getting tough on teachers practically a centerpiece of his campaign; meanwhile, Miguel has proposed a Wall Street tax and has promised to sue Morgan Stanley over the parking meter deal.
The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011
Schedules are getting tighter for the candidates as the election draws near. As we all start making our election night plans, (11 more days!) there is...
Curtis Black | Posted 05.25.2011
Not only are no charters among Chicago's top-ranked high schools; not one charter is among the twelve Chicago high schools with 50 percent or more of students meeting standards.
Posted 05.25.2011
By Joseph Erbentraut for the Windy City Times In an unprecedented event organized by a coalition representing more than 30 Chicago LGBT groups, three...
The Huffington Post | Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011
The citywide elections draw nigh, friends, and candidates are packing in as much campaigning as they can in these final days. So much so, in fact, tha...
Chicago Magazine | Posted 12.20.2011