Ann Marie Lipinski

The drought has been long and occasionally unpleasant, a grim little decade on the sidelines of political power, a condition to which a Bridgeport resident was not born to aspire....

When Bob and Juanita Johnson quit their jobs in the Chanute Air Force Base mess hall 13 years ago to open up a restaurant, they named it, after some thought,...

The media conspiracy, the proportions of which the candidate can only begin to imagine, has hurt James ''Bulljive'' Taylor mightily. He was excluded from the mayoral debate, which led to...

In an announcement tinged with election campaign overtones, Mayor Eugene Sawyer declared Tuesday that he will push for passage of Chicago`s first affirmative action ordinance for awarding city contracts. ''I...

For nearly a year now, Chicago politicians have proclaimed a public reverence for the presidential and county campaigns, cautioning against mayoral fever until the November elections were behind them. With...

Are the campaigns over? Are the pollsters gone? Are the politicians sated? Are you kidding? ''Now I think the voters of Chicago are ready for the main event,'' said Ald....

Chicago Personnel Commissioner Jesse Hoskins, the subject of criticism from city officials who resented his efforts to reform the city`s employment practices, has resigned from Mayor Eugene Sawyer`s administration. His...

A controversial political fundraiser and former City Hall official who left Mayor Eugene Sawyer`s administration on unfavorable terms is being pushed by the mayor`s brother for a new post at...

A former personal aide and housekeeper to the late Mayor Harold Washington has been hired by the Chicago Housing Authority to coordinate a new department that includes security for the...

J. Paul Brownridge, whose controversial tenure as city treasurer of Grand Rapids, Mich., included being placed on probation by the Grand Rapids City Commission earlier this year, was named revenue...