Ann Marie Lipinski

''Mandate! Mandate! Mandate!'' was the cry of campaign workers greeting schoolteacher Edwin Eisendrath Tuesday night as he appeared at his election night headquarters to claim victory in the 43d Ward...

Former Mayor Jane Byrne`s comeback trail zigzagged to nearly every corner of Chicago Sunday in a frenetic search for the final votes she needs to capture the Democratic mayoral nomination...

An effort to generate a huge black turnout similar to one that carried Mayor Harold Washington into office four years ago kicked off Monday with two rallies harkening back to...

Jesse Madison, executive vice president of the Chicago Park District, denied Friday that he has serious policy differences with Park Board President Walter Netsch that are hindering district operations. The...

Mayor Harold Washington condemned former Mayor Jane Byrne`s fundraising tactics Sunday and released a study asserting that 48 percent of city business during Byrne`s tenure went to her campaign contributors....

Mayor Harold Washington`s bid for re-election was endorsed Tuesday by a host of independent political liberals who declared that he was committed to their agenda for reform. Among those who...

Former Mayor Jane Byrne got a warm and friendly reception Monday night from a group that once included her most angry foes: the city`s firefighers. Byrne, who was mayor during...

More than 200 women scorned walked off the job Wednesday and into a City Hall conference room to defend their boss, Mayor Harold Washington, from charges by former Mayor Jane...

Renault Robinson, the embattled chairman of the Chicago Housing Authority, resigned Friday after more than three stormy years as head of the nation`s second-largest public housing authority. Robinson`s resignation, announced...

Rather than defy Mayor Harold Washington, who is supporting a new lakefront football stadium for the Chicago Bears, some Chicago Park District officials are compiling a series of features they...