Chicago Faces Political Power Outage as Trump Succeeds Obama
- No other city will lose more clout under new administration
- President-elect often makes Chicago punch line in his attacks
Workers install the final letter for a sign on the outside of the Trump Tower on June 12, 2014, in Chicago.
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Chicago is racing the clock.
Nowhere will political power evaporate more dramatically at noon on Jan. 20 than in the third-largest U.S. city, a bastion of Democratic power that’s enjoyed special access to Washington during President Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House.