Poll: Moseley Braun Has Edge Among Black Mayoral Candidates
African-American leaders are in the process of screening contenders in hopes of backing a unity candidate.
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African-American leaders are in the process of screening contenders in hopes of backing a unity candidate.
A recent survey has found that the 2010 Midterm Election will go down in history as "the costliest and most negative" of all time.
Her cancer doctor says hospitalization for leg pain is no serious setback.
Former councilman takes over for interim mayor to succeed disgraced ex-Mayor George Pabey, convicted on public corruption charges.
Three suburban and downstate papers have endorsed Mark Kirk for U.S. Senate, while two others are split in their endorsements for governor.
One by one, 10 hopefuls explained why they should get the endorsement of the Chicago Coalition for Mayor.
For the first time since he returned to Chicago to launch his campaign for mayor, the former White House chief-of-staff agreed to an in-depth interview with the Chicago Sun-Times.
Chicago's first lady Maggie Daley spent the night at a hospital in Washington, D.C., after suffering pain related to the cancer she has been battling for some time.
Ald. Edward Burke (14th) will not be a candidate for mayor in 2011.
Federal prosecutors in Chicago are firing back at the attorneys who represented ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich during his corruption trial.
Hultgren says first vote, if elected, would be to "fire Nancy Pelosi."
In watching the rescue of the Chilean miners, we were all held captive to the deep mysteries of the underworld wondering if relief was even possible? Sounds a little bit like the issue of campaign finance reform.
Sparring over jobs, union deal.
The former Chicago alderman and longtime political power-broker known as "Fast Eddie" was sentenced to 10 months in prison Friday for a $1.5 million real estate kickback scheme.
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez surprised supporters Thursday by announcing he's not entering the race for mayor of Chicago.
