Mayoral Candidates Focus On Adding Cops
As the candidates for mayor were waiting to find out if front-runner Rahm Emanuel will get to stay on the ballot, they were out talking Wednesday about their plans to fight crime in Chicago.
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As the candidates for mayor were waiting to find out if front-runner Rahm Emanuel will get to stay on the ballot, they were out talking Wednesday about their plans to fight crime in Chicago.
Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico is being criticized by his rivals for suggesting the city could do without residency requirements for municipal employees.
With one month left until the election for mayor of Chicago, the race was turning into a final sprint for votes.
Rahm Emanuel's $12 million in campaign contributions is coming under fire by mayoral opponent Miguel del Valle, who has raised far less money.
A new poll in the mayoral race shows Rahm Emanuel with a comfortable lead – but not a majority of support.
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.
Chicago's city clerk promises that this year, there won't be any problem with vehicle stickers that won't stick.
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.
At least half of Chicago's mayoral candidates admit to being subject to bullying as a child.
The four principal mayoral candidates squared off in their first televised debate Monday night, with a focus on education.
Candidates for Chicago mayor used the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast as a political platform, with less than five weeks to go before the election.
When Rahm Emanuel and Gery Chico took a pass on a mayoral forum Saturday at a Chatham church, fellow candidates Carol Moseley Braun and Miguel del Valle took notice.
The top four candidates for mayor of Chicago stepped things up a notch on Friday, sitting down face-to-face for the first time at a meeting with the Chicago Tribune editorial board.
Mayoral candidate Gery Chico reportedly wants to get rid of the offices of the city clerk and the city treasurer, calling the posts a waste of taxpayer money.
Mayoral Candidate and City Clerk Miguel Del Valle outlined his vision for Chicago Public Schools Tuesday, and took a shot at the frontrunner in the race.
Miguel del Valle says he'll streamline City Government to make it easier for small businesses to create new jobs if he's elected Mayor of Chicago.
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.
Four major candidates for mayor will appear on Jan. 27 for a major mayoral debate ahead of this year's election.
Many of Chicago's African-American political leaders gathered at Rainbow/PUSH headquarters on Saturday to show support for Carol Moseley Braun, the one major black candidate left in the race for Chicago mayor.
Mayoral candidate Miguel Del Valle says the parking meter privatization deal two years ago was a raw deal for Chicagoans, and if elected, he plans to renegotiate the contract.
Charter schools, union contracts, and a proposed income tax increase were just a few topics as four of the six major candidates for Mayor sounded off on their plans to better improve Chicago public schools.
In the race for mayor of Chicago, three candidate forums have been scheduled for next week, but Rahm Emanuel will be conspicuous by his absence in all three.
When Chicago voters cast their ballots for mayor in February, the first name they'll see on their ballots will be Danny Davis.
