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The candidates for mayor of Chicago have all but conceded that Rahm Emanuel will get the most votes on Feb. 22, but they said he won't get the 50 percent-plus-one that he needs to avoid an April 5 runoff against the candidate who comes in second.
The northwest suburb of Palatine is still thinking of quitting the county over high taxes.
Mayor Richard M. Daley was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, meeting with executives from American and United airlines to discuss plans to expand O'Hare International Airport.
Taste of Chicago can reverse huge losses without charging an admission fee — and even turn a profit — by focusing exclusively on food, Mayor Daley said Tuesday.
What was supposed to be a budget overview at a Senate committee meeting Tuesday came up short, in the eyes of the intended audience.
With two weeks to go in the race for mayor, the big issues for the candidates continue to be crime, education and the economy.
Taste of Chicago can reverse huge losses without charging an admission fee — and even turn a profit — by focusing exclusively on food, Mayor Daley said Tuesday.
Miguel Del Valle believes there may have been a violation in the city's ethics ordinance during contract negotiations.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is spelling out some of the ways he intends to cut his budget to help the county get its financial house in order.
Despite Chicago's third worst-ever blizzard that dropped 20-plus inches of snow, the city still is doing better in early voting this year than the previous mayoral election four years ago.
Sparks wre flying Tuesday afternoon at the Cook County Board, over the size of budget cuts in the Cook County State's Attorneys' office.
A common complaint at the state Capitol is that a bill is trapped in the House Rules Committee. A new rule would keep that from happening so easily.
A South Side sanitation boss is in trouble for failing to deliver snow removal to residents of his ward.
Former U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, who now serves as President Barack Obama's transportation secretary, is stepping in to mediate the ongoing feud between Mayor Richard M. Daley and two major airlines.
Attorneys for deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed a motion early Tuesday morning, demanding the release of a recorded phone conversation when then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
