IL-2 Power Rankings are live on the Patreon!! We'll be revisiting these in November, but in the meantime, please let me know below what you'd like to see next! - County Board Preview - Comptroller - State Central Committee - Rest of Ballot Preview

The one so many of y'all have been waiting for! Preseason Power Rankings for IL-9! We'll come back to these candidates in November, where we'll assess their fundraising, narrow the field, and see who's real, and who's a ballot ghost in the making.

#GirlIGuess Preseason Power Rankings for the 8th Congressional District are here!! Next week is IL-9, followed by IL-2! Power Rankings will be redone in November and January as the race continues to take shape.

Many folks have asked, so we're answering! #GirlIGuess has handled Federal elections differently than local since October of 2023, and we're excited that we may be able to issue more than two Chicago/Cook County Congressional endorsements this year!

Because absolutely nothing else is happening in the news cycle right now, the first set of Girl, I Guess Congressional Power Rankings are here!! IL-8 is next week, then IL-9, and finally IL-2!

Check out the latest early coverage from the US Senate race on the Girl, I Guess Patreon!

Although he is registered to vote in Will County, it is technically possible that the Pope has read #GirlIGuess because he voted in the 2018 and 2024 General Elections if the reports of his registration are accurate. This is Good For The Jews™️

Stratton is rushing (smartly) to roll out endorsements with the hopes of clearing the field. There are some folks she won't be able to scare off (Krishnamoorthi, likely Frerichs or Kelly), but being able to prevent even one challenger could have massive downballot implications. Early race to watch!

A review of JNF Canada's tax filings confirms the organization failed to report over $100,000,000 CDN in donations since 2003. The finding raises serious questions regarding JNF activities and the preferential treatment given to Zionist charities. mondoweiss.net/2025/04/excl... #Palestine #Israel

Please repeat over and over: “Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.” —Gov. JB Pritzker

moving forward I would like to see dems gum up the works every way possible. No unanimous consent, full votes on every tiny piece of business. I don't expect everyone to have the stamina to do a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but many lengthy floor speeches. Just slow everything down to a crawl.

And finally, before I sign off for the night, a quick update on this race. The right-wing culture warrior got 11.9% of the vote and ended up in 5th place (out of 6) The pro-DEI liberal got 23% of the vote and won a seat on the City Council THE SUBURBS DEMAND WOKENESS! bsky.app/profile/uncr...

DuPage Dems Chair here… we’re leading in 48 of 49 partisan races and only down in the one by 35 votes. Several of our townships have never had an elected Dem, and it’s sweep after sweep tonight.

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The first #LetHerCook post of 2025 is here! Come check out my predictions for this year: Patreon.com/stephanieskora

Well that was fast 🙄 We tried to warn people about EOB, but folks would rather be scared and wrong than have their civil rights respected.

Here’s a revenue idea that City Council should work on passing before next budget season: tax side yards appropriately. This Lincoln Park home at 2242 N Wayne is for sale for $2.7m. You’ll notice it has a side yard on the lot next door (2240 N Wayne). 🧵

The latest on Let Her Cook! A Way Too Early look at the 2026 Primary.

Important context: Johnson admin knew of sexism, verbal abuse complaints many months earlier. We previously reported on 3 workers fired after complaining about mistreatment in August 2023. Story, with @jake-sheridan.bsky.social and @aliceyin.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/26/m...

NEWS: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s comms chief faced sexual harassment, misogyny, racism complaints before firing. Chief of staff Christina Pacione-Zayas was criticized for talking about "peace circles" to complaining workers, city gave him “verbal coaching.” www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/26/m...

The latest Let Her Cook is now live! It's The Girl, I Guess Progressive Family Member's Guide to Dinner Table Conversations About Chicago, Cook County... and Other Topics

A staffing study of CPD might make sense if it were a matter of finding some optimizations to chip away around the margins of a somewhat competent workforce deployment model. Here, no study is actually required to begin changing things. The major problems are obvious.

I don't give a shit whether or not mcbride herself wants to compromise on her treatment in Congress. That rule applies to staffers, and like anyone. That is unilaterally making a choice for a whole ass minority. If it starts in the house of reps is it going to end there?

What a horrible, cruel woman.

I really hope that whichever Dems inevitably vote for this resolution get a Party-Backed primary challenger, no matter who they are or what kind of District they represent. Folks will be watching to see if the Dems proceed with throwing trans people under the bus.

I'm primarily still Over There for political news and election content... where are my fellow politics and elections people here??

In the Congressional race in California’s 45th District, Democrat Derek Tran has pulled ahead of Republican Congresswoman Michelle Steel. Tran is ahead by just 36 votes. Yesterday, Steel was ahead of Tran by 58 votes. 94% of the ballots have been processed.

New Patreon post is up! We're talking the Blame Game, Third Parties, and what might already be Trump's first mistake 👀

Election Postmortem out now: patreon.com/stephanieskora TL:DR it's not that the US electorate is wholesale fascist now. It's that Democrats' rightward turn wound up turning off their own base.

Election postmortem will be live on Patreon at noon

Check out #GirlIGuess in the @washingtonpost.com today!! wapo.st/4fciojt

Bruce Leon, sitting 50th Ward Democratic Committeeperson and candidate for CPS School Board in the 2nd District, has a long history of political and financial ties to Republicans. But don't take my word for it, take his checkbook's. 🧵1/

Interviews with the #GirlIGuess Golden Shrug Recipients from Districts 2, 3, and 4 are live now on my Patreon... and they're FREE for members!!

My first crack at predicting elections is live on the Let Her Cook Patreon! I'm picking all 9 competitive CPS Board seats and POTUS 👀 patreon.com/stephanieskora

For those interested, the second post on the #GirlIGuess newsletter is now live! patreon.com/stephanieskora

Chicago, #EarlyVoting starts in all 50 Wards today, which means it's time for the #GirlIGuess Digital Palm Card!

Folks have been asking me to start a newsletter for YEARS, so I'm finally caving! Let Her Cook will be a biweekly newsletter covering analysis, gossip, and elections in the nation's second-largest County. If you wanna read along, find me here on Patreon! patreon.com/stephanieskora

For those of y'all who only follow me on here... big #GirlIGuess adjacent announcement coming tomorrow!

The #GirlIGuess Judicial Update is now live on the new girliguess.com! Early Voting has already started in Chicago at the Loop Supersite and will open in all 50 Wards on October 21st!

As always, Stephanie's guide is indispensible for understanding Chicago and Cook County voting options. For anyone who wants to make a difference- especially in the judge elections- but cannot give the time to learn all the details, GIG is made for you.

The new edition of Girl, I Guess is LIVE NOW on the brand new girliguess.com!! Read the Guide, check out Illinois voter resources, find your representatives, and more. #GirlIGuess

Whoops! I always forget that I have BlueSky. For those of y'all interested in the CPS School Board elections in Chicago, #GirlIGuess is announcing our Golden Shrug endorsements today! These candidates are true progressives who deserve the support of all Chicagoans!

This series is a candidate-neutral tool that Leftists can use to discuss and honestly critique the Kamala Harris candidacy up to & through the election in November so that we can apply pressure on our policy priorities by highlighting where Kamala falls short as a candidate, & providing alternateves

Premiering Monday on my IG will be the new #GirlIGuess Presidential analysis series: You, Me, and the Coconut Tree! We'll be taking a critical look at Kamala Harris, fact checking claims about her record, and giving a progressive/Left analysis of her candidacy. Lmk if y'all on Bluesky want in!

In the words of @stephanieskora.bsky.social on Xitter: "Aldermen who voted "yes" here voted that once elected to public office, an individual loses their rights to free speech."

#GirlIGuess had a 13.56% increase in reach for the 2024 Primary in Cook County! Thank you to everyone who read and voted 😁

For my followers over here on Nicer Twitter, an election update! Iris Martinez lost both her races (good) Burke leads by 9.4k votes in the State's Attorney race (bad), but there are still 109k mail ballots outstanding, most from the where Clayton leads (very good) Bring Chicago Home likely lost

TODAY is the #PrimaryElection in #CookCounty, so if you haven't gotten to the polls, now is your chance!! Cook County needs all of us to keep strong progressives in office at the State and County level, and to elect Congresspeople who actually listen to their constituents.

It's a question a lot of folks have been asking me... why should progressives care about what happens in the Cook County State’s Attorney race, especially post-Kim Foxx? Hopefully this answers some folks' questions, and makes it clear why all of us should support Clayton Harris.