Call Your Mother, East Coast Bagel Chain, Opens 2nd Chicago Shop In Lakeview

The Washington, D.C.-based deli, which has drawn criticism for its private equity backers, plans to open four or five more Chicago locations soon, its co-founder…

‘Protecting Whoever is in the Epstein Files’: Pete Buttigieg Goes After Trump & GOP in Red State

DIY Exorcisms: How to Get Rid of a Ghost

This otherwise rational person was telling me the mountain cabin owned by my family for generations was no longer a viable vacation rental unit because…

This is the most important midterm election in modern American history. Here’s why.

Sound Transit Pilots Updated Pet Policy

Sound Transit is piloting an updated pet policy on its buses and trains between now and Spring 2027. During the pilot, pet dogs will be…

He Ran 538’s Analytics. Here’s His 2026 Prediction.

Chrystia Freeland: How the U.S. Became the World’s “Unreliable Boyfriend”

Chrystia Freeland discusses her new book “Unreliable Boyfriend."

Meet AI Engineer Who Resigned from DeepMind over “Google’s Complicity in the Gaza Genocide”

Several tech workers at Google’s AI unit DeepMind have resigned in protest over the tech giant’s work with the U.S. and Israeli militaries. Last week,…

Local Reform Deputy Accused of Misleading Councillors Over Poll Used to Defend £150,000 Security Patrols Near Asylum Site

Exclusive: The councillor who suggested there was strong support for private security patrols told a committee to “take our word for it”. So we got…

‘I’m Feeling Some Trepidation’: Will Talarico Pull Off a Generational Upset over Paxton?

Texas hasn’t sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1988, yet with Election Day closing in, the state is looking at the closest thing…

“Name Just ONE!” Elizabeth Warren Leaves Pro Trump Lobbyist Speechless Under Oath

🚨All HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Zelensky FIRES BACK…

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Mayoral Candidate’s Website Exposed Voting History Of 1.5 Million Chicago Residents

Longtime Chicago politician George Cardenas’ campaign website, apparently written with heavy AI use, left citywide voter roll data available for anyone to download.

FBI Staff Are Scared of What They Might Be Ordered to Do Next Week

For Chicago School Board Candidates, School Closures Are No Longer Off-Limits

About a dozen candidates for the city’s first fully elected school board would consider closing or merging schools as enrollment declines. Most oppose any closures.

“She Was a Fighter”: Dolores Huerta, Legendary Farmworker Organizer & Activist, Dies at 96

Immigrant rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96. Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and then…

Introducing Our November/December 2026 Issue

Texas Observer reader, It’s that awkward edition of the magazine again when we send the issue out into the void of printing and shipping without…

Court sacks Uzodinma as Imo West APC senatorial candidate, awards ticket to Okorocha

THE Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday nullified the nomination of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma as the 2027 All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate…