Daley Pleased As Education Reform Bill Goes To Gov's Desk
Mayor Richard M. Daley says he is pleased with passage of sweeping education legislation sent to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk for signature.
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Mayor Richard M. Daley says he is pleased with passage of sweeping education legislation sent to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk for signature.
As he winds down his last few days in office, Mayor Richard M. Daley is reflecting on his legacy and the kind of honor he'd like after he ends his 22-year run at City Hall this coming Monday.
Mayor Richard M. Daley seems to be keeping a full schedule, even as he prepares to retire in a matter of days.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel has appointed local government veteran and distant Daley family relative Theresa Mintle as his chief of staff.
Mayor Richard M. Daley's 22 years in office end in just one week, and today, he is thanking Chicagoans for their support with an open house at City Hall.
Residents of the West Rogers Park neighborhood honored Mayor Richard M. Daley today, as the mayor called the area "a ward that truly represents the entire city as a city of immigrants."
Mayor Richard M. Daley is being a bit evasive about what he plans to do with all his energy after he leaves office.
Mayor Richard M. Daley won't say anything about the differences between the Rev. Michael Pfleger and Francis Cardinal George, but he praises the suspended priest.
After 22 years in office, Mayor Richard M. Daley presided over his final City Council meeting.
There are renewed calls for changes in the way government pensions are funded in Illinois, following a report on the kind of pensions Mayor Richard M. Daley is in line for.
Chicago's first lady Maggie Daley reportedly was hospitalized Saturday morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Mayor Richard M. Daley and First Lady Maggie Daley are expected to be honored at an event mounted by officials from the city's cultural institutions.
Education was on Mayor Richard M. Daley's mind this morning as he turned on Buckingham Fountain for the last time before he leaves office.
The Illinois State Senate has unanimously approved an education reform bill that would lengthen the school day and make changes to how teachers are rewarded or disciplined.
Mayor Richard M. Daley said Thursday that the prognosis for the city's financial health is looking better than expected.
Mayor Richard M. Daley says even if you're not hearing about it, transition talks between him and Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and continue on schedule.
A major school reform package advanced in an Illinois Senate committee in Springfield on Thursday, with an unusual coalition of lawmakers, school districts and teachers unions supporting the measure.
Mayor Richard M. Daley revealed on Wednesday that he and Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel have had a lot more contact recently that many of us have been led to believe. The two, he said, have been meeting regularly to talk about transition.
It might be a bit premature to say the honeymoon is over, but the past 24 hours haven't been great for Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel.
Attending his final Chicago White Sox game as mayor, Rich Daley tried to bring a new fan into the fold on Thursday at the White Sox home opener: his successor, Rahm Emanuel.
As he prepares to conclude his 22 years in office, Mayor Richard M. Daley kicked off a kind of "farewell tour" of Chicago's neighborhoods with a stop on the Near West Side Thursday.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that voters in Tuesday's election sent the same message as when he was elected mayor in February: Chicagoans are demanding change.
Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley teamed up with Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on Thursday to promote Mrs. Daley's After School Matters programs.
A Rogers Park neighborhood family is trying desperately to get one thing from Mayor Richard M. Daley before he leaves office – a picture.
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has asked Illinois State Police to look into the Chicago Police Department's handling of a homicide case involving a nephew of Mayor Richard M. Daley.
A Jeep plowed into a Dunkin' on Chicago's Northwest Side Thursday morning.
A person was shot and killed inside an Amazon facility parking garage in Melrose Park, Illinois, on Thursday morning.
The Eisenhower Expressway was shut down in both directions in Chicago's western suburbs due to a police investigation Thursday morning.
Students at Tilden High School in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood took part in a peace walk Thursday morning to remember one of their own who was killed in a drive-by shooting.
The Senate will soon hold what's expected to be a marathon vote series as Republicans seek to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats.
The Senate will soon hold what's expected to be a marathon vote series as Republicans seek to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats.
At least 207 people have been killed since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in September.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday said he remains confident about Chicago being the best spot for a future Bears stadium, despite the team's repeated public assertions that the city is off the table.
In May, the Senate advanced a similar measure to force the president to end the prolonged conflict with Iran.
The week after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of 45 other Chicago notables met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, another Chicago politician got to meet the pope too.
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.
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.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Joe Negri, known to many as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
Sixth Ward Alderman William Hall says closures like these are creating pharmacy deserts in Chicago. The nearest Walgreens to the one closing in Chatham is more than a mile away, at 87th and Stony Island Avenue.
A Jeep plowed into a Dunkin’ on Chicago’s Northwest Side Thursday morning.
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The Eisenhower Expressway was shut down in both directions in Chicago’s western suburbs due to a police investigation Thursday morning.
Hundreds of health care workers were killed, kidnapped, or arrested in conflict zones in 2025, in what MedGlobal calls an alarming trend. Dr. Zaher Sahloul, president of MedGlobal, joins Marissa Perlman from Ukraine.
The Eisenhower Expressway was shut down in both directions in Chicago's western suburbs due to a police investigation Thursday morning.
A person was shot and killed inside an Amazon facility parking garage in Melrose Park, Illinois, on Thursday morning.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
A Jeep plowed into a Dunkin' on Chicago's Northwest Side Thursday morning.
Students at Tilden High School in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood took part in a peace walk Thursday morning to remember one of their own who was killed in a drive-by shooting.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk to do exactly that.
Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
Nick Kurtz singled in automatic runner Alika Williams in the 10th inning, and the Athletics rallied for a second straight win, 5-4 over the sliding Chicago Cubs.
With the NBA Finals tipping off Wednesday night in San Antonio, New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson has a chance to add another title to the championship résumé he started building at Stevenson High School in Chicago's north suburbs.
Erick Fedde pitched five scoreless innings for his first win in 10 months as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-0.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Luke Keaschall and Tristan Gray drove in two runs apiece in a bottom-of-the-order attack for the Minnesota Twins in beating the Chicago White Sox 6-4 and delivering right-hander Davis Martin a rare loss.
Students at Tilden High School in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood took part in a peace walk Thursday morning to remember one of their own who was killed in a drive-by shooting.
A man suffered cuts to his neck and body during a fight on board a CTA Blue Line train on Wednesday evening in the Loop.
The discovery comes in the midst of a U.S.-backed military crackdown on the organized crime gangs in Ecuador.
It's been nearly two years since Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expired, and the city has yet to find a replacement.
The family of a 17-year-old honor roll student who was shot and killed in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood late last month has called for justice as police continue to investigate.
