Last week, we reported on a bill advancing in Springfield that would make it much, much harder for independent, progressive candidates to challenge incumbent Chicago aldermen in next year's municipal election.  Yesterday, Gapers Block's Ramsin Canon asked a good question: Will the city's reform-minded politicians and activists push back?

[T]hose politicians hoping to characterize themselves as independents need to step up and take action to push back against bills like this. We can never have real independent politics if these types of ploys are left unopposed by the supposed vanguards of independence.