Mayor-Elect Emanuel Works The Firefighter Crowd
Chicago's next mayor offers his hand to frontline rescue workers and has coffee with them, with the sensitive issue of public pensions looming.
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Chicago's next mayor offers his hand to frontline rescue workers and has coffee with them, with the sensitive issue of public pensions looming.
On his first full day as mayor-elect of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that he would not consider a property tax hike to address the city's underfunded pension systems.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel succeeded in the mayoral race by connecting with people across the city, and raising money far in excess of any of his opponents, explains CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine.
Mayoral hopefuls pulled out all the stops Sunday during the final weekend before Tuesday's election. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent followed.
The race for mayor of Chicago is entering its final days, with Election Day coming up on Tuesday. CBS 2 has been taking an up-close look at the campaigns of the four top contenders to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine continues his "all-access" tours of mayoral campaigns with a profile of Carol Moseley Braun.
CBS 2 has invited all of the major mayoral candidates to talk about their campaigns on-set. Today, it's Gery Chico's turn.
With four days left until the election for mayor of Chicago, the six candidates were heading into the final week of campaigning at full speed.
With less than a week until Election Day, we wanted to hear from the candidates for mayor in person. So we've invited the four frontrunners to sit down for interviews on issues important to the campaign.
With Election Day less than a week away, three of the major mayoral candidates attacked front-runner Rahm Emanuel.
CBS 2's Jay Levine goes behind the scene with mayoral hopeful Rahm Emanuel as he prepares for Tuesdays election.
The gloves have come off in the race for Mayor, with the rest of the field setting its sights on frontrunner Rahm Emanuel, attacking his "luxury services" tax proposal and his ties to mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
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.
With two weeks to go in the race for mayor, the big issues for the candidates continue to be crime, education and the economy.
Some Chicago union bosses say Rahm Emanuel was picking on their members as public employees were fighting valiantly against the blizzard.
Mayoral Candidate Rahm Emanuel says he's not going to produce a full list of "luxuries" that would be taxed under his proposals.
A plan to raise income taxes in Illinois has passed its first test in Springfield, winning support of a House committee, sending the measure to the full House for a vote.
Retired media personality Merri Dee says she thought of her family after she was shot and left for dead 30 years ago. She thinks Rep. Gabrielle Giffords can also come back from her serious injury.
State police let their presence be known at the state capital Monday as elected leaders were sworn in, two days after the shooting of an Arizona congresswoman and some of her contituents.
Lawmakers in Springfield still cannot come to an agreement on whether to increase the state income tax before the new Illinois General Assembly is sworn in later this week.
William Daley, a former U.S. Commerce Secretary and younger brother to Mayor Richard M. Daley, has been chosen as the next White House chief of staff.
On many of the key issues facing Chicago, it's hard to tell one mayoral candidate from another. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports that while the leading candidates are all very different, in some ways, they're starting to sound a lot alike.
With seven weeks to go until the Feb. 22 election for mayor of Chicago, the campaign has moved from the end of the regular season and into the playoffs.
A Cook County judge has ruled that Rahm Emanuel should stay on the mayoral ballot this February.
The state senator and pastor recently made racially divisive remarks about the city's minority contract program.
A group of Chicago aldermen says it is time to get serious about teen takeovers and youth violence in Chicago, and they say the way to do so is by punishing parents.
Two rounds of potentially severe thunderstorms are moving into the Chicago area on Wednesday.
Just weeks ago, After School Matters announced a partnership with the Obama Foundation to provide programs at the new presidential center.
Up to 600 educators are expected to attend the four-day Turning Point education event.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
A group of Chicago aldermen says it is time to get serious about teen takeovers and youth violence in Chicago, and they say the way to do so is by punishing parents.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed the eighth budget of his tenure on Tuesday as he and Illinois Democrats gear up for an election-year battle centered around affordability.
The FBI said it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday's UFC America 250 event at the White House, with court records detailing an alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives.
Former Chicago Ald. George Cardenas has jumped into the race for mayor. Cardenas kicked off his campaign on Tuesday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee will hold a hearing Monday on the city's parking meter deal.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
Five people are now in custody in connection with a plot to target President Trump, Vice President Vance and other officials at the White House UFC Fight.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Central Indonesia on Tuesday.
A group of Chicago aldermen says it is time to get serious about teen takeovers and youth violence in Chicago, and the way to do so is by punishing parents. Lauren Victory reports.
Days after a severe weather outbreak, thousands of NIPSCO customers are still without power, and more storms are on the way on Wednesday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking storms.
Two rounds of potentially severe thunderstorms are moving into the Chicago area on Wednesday.
Days after a severe weather outbreak, thousands of NIPSCO customers are still without power, and more storms are on the way.
The Obama Foundation announced a star-studded list of musical performers that will take the stage at the Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony Thursday.
A group of Chicago aldermen says it is time to get serious about teen takeovers and youth violence in Chicago, and they say the way to do so is by punishing parents.
Just weeks ago, After School Matters announced a partnership with the Obama Foundation to provide programs at the new presidential center.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
Spencer Jones homered in the second inning, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt each added a two-run drive in the fourth, and the Yankees rocked the White Sox 12-2 on Tuesday night.
Former NHL player Kyle Calder has died at age 47. The Alberta native spent a majority of his 10 years in the league with Chicago and also played for Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles and Anaheim.
The Chicago Bulls have officially named Tiago Splitter as their new head coach.
Crow-Armstrong extended his on-base streak to 19 games with his second leadoff home run in three games, a 434-foot shot to center field off Michael Lorenzen.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Chicago police on Tuesday released surveillance images of three attackers who they say beat a man on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform last week.
A man from Chicago's northwest suburbs was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison last week for trafficking drugs and guns, after he was caught in a sting a year and a half ago.
A man and woman were shot and wounded in an apartment complex in Joliet, Illinois, on Monday afternoon.
The FBI is involved in a sexual abuse investigation at a school in Aurora, Illinois, and is searching for more victims.
