Mayor Cermak's Old House Named To Historic Register
The former home of one of Chicago's most popular mayors has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The former home of one of Chicago's most popular mayors has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On his first full day as mayor-elect of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that he would not consider a property tax hike to address the city's underfunded pension systems.
It's Rahm Emanuel's first full day as mayor-elect, and supporters were excited to see him as he got on the road Wednesday morning.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) said Wednesday that he wants a vote by the day's end on a bill to strip collective bargaining rights from public employees.
Federal prosecutors are moving for the dismissal of several charges against deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
For the second consecutive time, Ald. Bernard Stone (50th) has been forced into a runoff with a challenger.
Northwestern University emergency management staffer Ameya Pawar defeated the handpicked candidate to replace Ald. Eugene Schulter (47th) Tuesday night.
A social worker and an attorney will meet again on April 5 in the battle to replace Helen Shiller as 46th Ward alderman.
Parents of children at New Trier High School were sent notices yesterday about drug-laced brownies potentially being sold to their children.
Nine candidates ran to replace outgoing Ald. Vi Daley in the high-profile Lincoln Park neighborhood's 43rd Ward, but now, the field has been narrowed to two candidates who have both run before.
Eighteen candidates ran for alderman in the West Side's 24th Ward, but now it's down to two – the current and former alderman.
Incumbent Willie Cochran will face a Grammy Award-winning rapper in a runoff election April 5 in the South Side's 20th Ward.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel succeeded in the mayoral race by connecting with people across the city, and raising money far in excess of any of his opponents, explains CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine.
Some Chicagoans are still getting used to the idea of moving forward without Mayor Richard M. Daley, the only mayor many city residents have ever known.
As many as 10 sitting Chicago aldermen appear headed into one-on-one runoff elections in April and four more open aldermanic races are headed towards runoffs between the top two contenders.
