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A Cook County human resources official has been fired after an inspector general's probe found she told several county employees last year that they were expected to donate $100 in campaign cash to outgoing Board President Todd Stroger.
Rahm Emanuel reinforced his status as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley on Thursday, revealing he has amassed a campaign warchest of nearly $12 million.
Plenty of geopolitical prognosticators are using Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States as another opportunity to dub the 21st century as belonging to China.
Mayor Richard M. Daley's nephew reportedly wants to cash in on the coming video gambling market in bars and clubs across Illinois.
When he leaves office, Mayor Richard M. Daley says he's considering teaching and writing a book.
Not long after uniting behind Democrat Pat Quinn in the race for governor, Chicago's labor unions remain split on who to back as the successor to Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Ald. Michael Zalewski (23rd) has been accused of storing campaign signs and other political material in a Chicago Park District fieldhouse.
A war has been brewing on Chicago's Southeast Side over a proposed $3 billion coal-powered synthetic gas plant.
Gov Pat Quinn said Wednesday that 38 people he appointed to state jobs would continue working, even though Senate President John Cullerton said they should lose their jobs because lawmakers never signed off.
Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel is proposing tax reforms that he says will be both good for businesses and consumers.
Former Ald. Edward "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak has reported to federal prison to serve his sentence for mail fraud.
The Illinois Appellate Court is deliberating about whether Rahm Emanuel meets the residency requirements to run for mayor of Chicago after hearing arguments from both sides on Wednesday.
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Lois Weisberg will be stepping down at the end of the month, according to published reports.
A new report from the University of Illinois on Wednesday said that the income tax hike recently approved by Gov. Pat Quinn and the General Assembly is not enough of a solution to the state's $15 billion deficit.
Chicago is preparing for the arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who arrived in Washington Wednesday and will be in the city on Thursday and Friday.
