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Patrick Dent
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Patrick Dent is a freelance writer and editor living in Chicago.
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Continuity of Failure: What Juliana Stratton’s Win Means for Chicago’s Core Crises
Not a Milestone. A Mandate for More of the Same.
Patrick Dent
November 11, 2026
Who Judges Chicago’s Judges? Voters Do.
Cook County voters have a chance to hold the judiciary accountable. But first, they need to know who’s on the bench, what decisions they’re making, and how to vote.
Patrick Dent
October 21, 2026
It’s Prime Time in Andre Vasquez’s Selective Surveillance State
Cameras to catch you blocking a bike lane? Absolutely. Technology that tells cops where somebody is shooting? Apparently that’s different.
Patrick Dent
October 2, 2026
The Political Dissolution of the Dissolute BSL
The revolution may have to proceed without one of its friskier comrades.
Patrick Dent
August 21, 2026
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