I keep an eye on no less than 4 locations - Chicago, the town I grew up in, one I lived in post-college and one that I do a lot of business in. But really Chicago is the one I follow closest.
I am a firm believer in "all politics are local". At the end of the day, people care most about getting the pothole in front of their house fixed and making sure that the kids down the block aren't having a noisy outdoor party at 3 am. Don't get me wrong - national and state politics are important too, but I think that they spring from local.
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