Braun Criticizes Chico's Past School Reforms
Mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun is criticizing rival candidate Gery Chico for a part of his resume he's most proud of.
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Mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun is criticizing rival candidate Gery Chico for a part of his resume he's most proud of.
Several of the candidates for Chicago mayor could be found this Thanksgiving dishing out turkey and the trimmings to the less fortunate. But each said city government must be more creative in how it addresses such services day-to-day.
The newest, independently-commissioned poll of Chicago Mayoral Candidates, tonight shows Rahm Emanuel far ahead of the other candidates in a crowded race for mayor.
Mayoral hopeful Gery Chico got a key endorsement from an old colleague from the Chicago Public Schools.
Mayoral candidate Gery Chico is taking aim at the Cubs' plan to renovate Wrigley Field.
A top Chicago business leader says now is the time for approval of casino gambling for the City of Chicago.
Former U.S. Sen. and Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun officially joined the race for Chicago mayor on Saturday.
Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico hit a nerve with this week with man he hopes to succeed.
Mayoral candidate Gery Chico is talking about more Chicago cops and better public education. Those are just two pledges he is making. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
The candidate for mayor says he'd supply laptops to high schoolers "immediately," and to the rest of the system's more than 400,000 students within four years.
Several candidates declared their plans to run for mayor over the weekend, and now they are taking the next step by officially filing their petitions.
After a month and a half of campaigning in Chicago, Rah Emanuel made it official on Saturday. He is running for mayor.
The politicians running for mayor of Chicago are trying to get to the bank to stash away enough money to stay in the race, let alone finish; some of them even before officially announcing they're running.
The measure would cost the city budget $20 million, but the potential mayoral candidate says he could offset the expense by reducing the number of inspectors.
The race to be the first mayor since 1989 will be in the political spotlight for months to come, and the involvement of Hollywood fundraisers is drawing ire on some fronts.
Mayoral candidates Gery Chico and Carol Moseley Braun are taking shots at rival Rahm Emanuel's Hollywood fundraiser on Thursday.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will not be running for mayor of Chicago.
Controversial ideas including reducing the size of firefighter crews on rigs.
City Colleges President Gery Chico received the endorsements of former 1st ward alderman Manny Flores and Marty Castro.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have required him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has ruled that Chicago police officers acted properly when they shot a man wielding a knife in the South Austin neighborhood in May of 2024.
Some Chicago small businesses are donating money as a way to participate in a national day of protest calling for "no work, no school, no shopping" in protest of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
An investigation was launched after a body was found in Bartlett, Illinois.
The Justice Department released more new documents today from the Jeffrey Epstein files, more than a month after DOJ's original deadline to do so.
The Senate passed a deal on a package of spending bills late Friday, sending it to the House, though funding for dozens of government agencies is still set to lapse on Saturday.
President Trump says he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, filling a powerful economic policy role as the president pushes for lower interest rates.
President Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for at least $10 billion, claiming the agencies unlawfully allowed an IRS contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
The deal comes ahead of the Saturday shutdown deadline, but it will also need the approval of the House, which isn't scheduled to return until Monday — and at least one Republican senator has pushed back.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
Catherine O'Hara was best known for her comic performances in projects including "Home Alone," "Beetlejuice," and "Schitt's Creek."
Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Among the 25 films selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved for future generations are "The Big Chill," Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," the Civil War drama "Glory," and John Carpenter's "The Thing."
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have required him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Passengers without Real IDs can still fly if they pay a $45 fee, which covers the cost of additional identity verification screening.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
The Bartlett Police Department said they responded to the 5500 block of County Farm Road Friday for a report of an unresponsive person. When they arrived, they found a body behind one of the businesses in the area.
O'Hara was born in Canada and started her career at Toronto's Second City Theater, where she created the sketch comedy show "SCTV." She won an Emmy Award for her writing on the show, and was nominated four other times, according to her agency.
Harvey Mayor Christopher J. Clark has died, city officials confirmed Friday
Cook County is now under a Winter Storm Warning as bursts of lake effect snow will hit the city, south suburbs and Northwest Indiana Friday and Saturday.
A Chicago couple is accused of being at the center of a cocaine trafficking ring that was the target of an FBI bust Thursday.
Catherine O'Hara was best known for her comic performances in projects including "Home Alone," "Beetlejuice," and "Schitt's Creek."
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have required him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have required him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
A Lake County woman has a warning for other homeowners, after she said a contractor took thousands of dollars, destroyed part of her home, and then vanished, even leaving his tools behind.
The crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
A town hall meeting on Monday night addressed the concerns of residents paying higher water bills after being forced to use a private utility company.
Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Norman Powell scored 21 points, Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Miami Heat held on for a 116-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
The Penguins beat the Blackhawks 6-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.
On the eve of SoxFest, White Sox manager Will Venable and general manager Chris Getz are anxious to get to camp in Arizona in a couple of weeks to build on last season's promising signs from young players like Chase Meidroth and Kyle Teel.
Led by a coach who is also one of the program's all-time great players, DePaul College Prep is trying to etch its name among the best in Illinois high school basketball history.
Brendan Banfield testified that he did not fatally stab his wife in 2023, but instead shot the man who did.
A jury has found a Wisconsin man guilty of forging threats against President Donald Trump in an attempt to get a witness against him deported.
A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent and trying to free Luigi Mangione, according to federal court filings and a law enforcement source.
The former Loretto Hospital executive accused of defrauding the federal government out of $290 million has been arrested in Serbia.
A burglar broke into a restaurant in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood early Thursday and ripped out an ATM.
