John Chase

Chicago

Deputy Metro Editor, Politics at Chicago Tribune

Dep. Metro Editor/Politics @chicagotribune. Alum @BetterGov. 2022 Pulitzers. Co-author of "Golden," the Rod Blagojevich story. On BlueSky:@johnchase.bsky.social

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President Trump Seeks to End Carried Interest Tax Preference | JD Supra

Feb 10, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Alan Bell |Stuart Chasanoff |John Chase

President Trump met with Republican lawmakers on Thursday, February 6, 2025, to outline his tax priorities, including extending the 2017 tax cuts and expanding the state and local tax deduction. Also included among the priorities was a proposal to tax carried interest at ordinary income rates. On the same day, Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Don Beyer introduced a bill to require carried interest to be taxed at ordinary income rates.
Pivot counties in the 2024 presidential election

Nov 27, 2024 | winonadailynews.com | John Chase

Pivot counties are the 206 counties nationwide Ballotpedia identified as having voted for Barack Obama (D) in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Media and political observers sometimes refer to these counties as swing counties. Trump won 179 pivot counties in all three of his presidential runs and won 175 of them by a larger margin in 2024 than in 2020. Harris won by a smaller margin than Biden in seven of the nine pivot counties they each won.
Pivot counties in the 2024 presidential election

Nov 26, 2024 | wyomingnews.com | John Chase

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SEARCHING FOR JOHN DEWITT

Nov 11, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | John Chase |Stephanie Johnson |Brandon Stanton |

An admirable work of historical resuscitation to show the life of a trench runner. Chase reconstructs his grandfather’s time as a trench runner from the WWI veteran’s letters home in this nonfiction work. On the front lines of World War I, there was no job as important—and as thankless—as that of the trench runner.
Daywatch: Illinois’ convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials

Aug 26, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Rick Pearson |Ray Long |John Chase |Lauren Warnecke

Good morning, Chicago. Illinois nurtured the nation’s greatest president in Abraham Lincoln. It is the birthplace of Ronald Reagan and the state where Barack Obama developed his political chops. But Illinois is far better known for a more notorious political legacy: constant and persistent corruption. Four of its last 11 governors went to prison.
The Dishonor Roll: Meet the public officials who helped build Illinois’ culture of corruption

Aug 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ray Long |John Chase

Kori Rumore, Ray Long, John Chase, Chicago TribuneAugust 24, 2024 at 6:40 AM·1 min readCorruption is a way of life in Illinois politics and in Chicago, once dubbed “the only completely corrupt city in America.” As part of its ongoing series “Culture of Corruption,” the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history.
The Dishonor Roll: Downstate and suburban officials

Aug 23, 2024 | chicagotribune.com | Ray Long |John Chase

As part of the series “Culture of Corruption,” the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history. We’re calling it “The Dishonor Roll.” On this page you can read about downstate and suburban politicians. This list isn’t meant to be exhaustive, and the Tribune will be updating it as warranted.
Meet the convicted, indicted federal officials

Aug 23, 2024 | chicagotribune.com | Ray Long |John Chase

As part of the series “Culture of Corruption,” the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history. We’re calling it “The Dishonor Roll.” On this page you can read about those who served in the federal government. This list isn’t meant to be exhaustive, and the Tribune will be updating it as warranted.
Meet the convicted, indicted Cook County officials

Aug 23, 2024 | chicagotribune.com | Ray Long |John Chase

As part of the series “Culture of Corruption,” the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history. We’re calling it “The Dishonor Roll.” On this page you can read about politicians who served in Cook County government. This list isn’t meant to be exhaustive, and the Tribune will be updating it as warranted.
Meet the convicted, indicted state officials

Aug 23, 2024 | chicagotribune.com | Ray Long |John Chase

As part of the series “Culture of Corruption,” the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history. We’re calling it “The Dishonor Roll.” On this page you can read about those who served in statewide offices. This list isn’t meant to be exhaustive, and the Tribune will be updating it as warranted.