Whether it be local or national, last week’s election results ushered in a firm swing to the left. Let’s unpack what the results mean for Chicago, Illinois, and the rest of the country.

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“Democrats romped to victory basically everywhere - even Mississippi! Unsurprisingly, relative to partisan baselines, more moderate candidates generally dramatically outperformed more left or right-wing candidates.”

“In California, it was great to see YIMBY heroes Scott Wiener and Nithya Raman win. Wiener is an OG YIMBY who has been one of the most important leaders in the movement over years in the California legislature, and it’s great to see him ascend to higher office.”

With Chicago having just decided on its first fully elected school board and new president for Chicago Public Schools, CPS faces many outstanding challenges that will have new leadership’s work cut out for them.

It’s time for another edition of our favorite writing over the last few months. From NITA’s much-anticipated influx of revenue to reflections on midterm elections and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s shrinking coalition, you’ll want to get a taste of this piece.

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Electronic monitoring (EM) has shown significant promise for low-risk, post-conviction defendants; but, Cook County’s handling of higher-risk populations has come under much greater scrutiny

Guest authored by @ChiGrowthProj board member, Noah Wright.

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“The third fix is implementing interagency data governance and case management….Without solid, reliable, and accessible outcome data we will never be able to make recommendations with any confidence, for EM or anything else.”

“Until we address wait times, fix the arrest process for defendants out of compliance, and make some basic improvements to data quality, we’re going to continue to be stuck in a cycle of failure…”