Mayor Votes Early, Pushes Minimum Wage Hike
Mayor Rahm Emanuel cast his ballot in the race for governor on Wednesday, to make a point about early voting, and what's at stake in next week's elections.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel cast his ballot in the race for governor on Wednesday, to make a point about early voting, and what's at stake in next week's elections.
With his boss up for re-election in February, the man in charge of snow removal for Chicago said Tuesday that city crews are ready for the coming winter, even if there's a repeat of last year's brutal conditions.
Governor Pat Quinn is standing by his administration's policy of ordering mandatory quarantines for those returning to Illinois after being exposed to Ebola patients in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Governor Quinn was using a tech-savvy North Side company to make the case that he is bringing thousands of jobs to Illinois, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
For any voters bewildered by all the attack ads and rhetoric in the race for Governor—or any other major contests—there's a website that wants to help you sort through noise.
A top Emanuel administration official was embarrassed Thursday when a rather large bug showed up while he was testifying at a Budget Committee hearing.
Kurt Summers Jr., former chief of staff to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, pledged to keep his eye on where he came from as he faces new challenges plaguing the city's pension funds.
As federal officials stepped up efforts to prevent an outbreak of Ebola in the U.S., Mayor Rahm Emanuel praised local health workers for the steps taken to quickly evaluate two people who became ill on flights to Chicago from West Africa.
Budget Committee Chairwoman Carrie Austin (34th) said she doesn't understand how Khan can sue the city for more money in his budget, blaming him for running out of money to fund his investigations.
Chicago City Treasurer Stephanie Neely confirms that she's leaving her job for the private sector, and soon, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The Chicago City Council has begun hearings into Mayor Emanuel's proposed 2015 budget, and aldermen are asking questions about the spending plans, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Mayor Emanuel outlined a 2015 city budget that holds the line on most taxes--with the exception of an increase on the parking garage tax--and promises money for education, crime prevention and job creation.
The budget Mayor Emanuel will present to the City Council tomorrow will hold the line on some key taxes, but reportedly commuters will face another hike in the tax on parking, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Amid the festivities of Chicago's Columbus Day Parade, the major party candidates for governor were discovering the usual ways to lob accusations at each other, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
The Libertarian Party candidate for Governor is rejecting Republican Bruce Rauner's statement that a vote for him is wasted.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel side-stepped questions about whether the city should pay reparations to some victims of police torture under notorious former Police Cmdr. Jon Burge, who recently was released from prison.
Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner on Tuesday blamed Gov. Pat Quinn for the deaths of children whose families have had contact with the Department of Children and Family Services, an attack the Quinn campaign called a "despicable" smear attempt.
"How could you have an airport that is so integral to the national and the international system with no backup capacity that one individual can have this impact?" Emanuel asked Wednesday.
The Chicago Public Schools have been hit with a lawsuit accusing the administration of violating the law when it comes to providing the public with information about how the district is run.
The political attacks were fast and furious Tuesday as Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner squared off in a joint appearance at the offices of the Chicago Tribune.
As President Barack Obama prepared to outline an expanded U.S. campaign to defeat an ultra-violent militant group in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was offering a few ideas on what the president should include in his speech.
The city official tasked with monitoring the City Council for corruption and waste said he'd be happy to be out of work, if aldermen give real investigative power to someone else.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel appeared to be trying to put some distance between himself and his good friend Bruce Rauner, the Republican nominee for governor.
Ald. James Balcer (11th) on Tuesday vehemently denied he was being forced out of his seat on the City Council to make way for a third generation of the Daley family, blaming an ongoing struggle with vertigo and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said a recent poll showing most voters are unhappy with how Mayor Rahm Emanuel is handling the Chicago Public Schools reveals "pushback for … failed policies" such as the controversial closing of nearly 50 schools.
