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Corn at the Broomcorn Festival in Arcola, Sept. 11, 2021.

How a Mexican immigrant became mayor in Illinois’ Trump country. ‘People here just get along.’

March 11, 2024 at 1:32 p.m.

Jesus Garza's palms were sweating as he pulled his stocky frame up behind the wheel of a green Jeep Gladiator to take his spot at the head of the 50th...

Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago and former chief of staff in the Obama White House, testifies during a confirmation hearing before Senate Foreign Relations Committee at Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 20, 2021, in Washington. Emanuel will become the next U.S. Ambassador to Japan if confirmed by the Senate.

In Senate hearing, Rahm Emanuel both defends and expresses regret over handling of Laquan McDonald shooting. ‘I’m responsible.’

October 23, 2021 at 12:31 p.m.

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel both defended and expressed regret over his handling of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald under questioning from senators during a confirmation hearing Wednesday on...

Aislinn Pulley speaks at the Reject Rahm news conference held outside Chicago Public Safety Headquarters on Oct. 19, 2021.

On seventh anniversary of Laquan McDonald’s murder, Rahm Emanuel faces Senate confirmation hearing for Japan ambassadorship

October 19, 2021 at 8:24 p.m.

Rahm Emanuel will face a Senate confirmation hearing on his appointment as the U.S. ambassador to Japan on Wednesday, which also marks the seventh anniversary of the defining event of...

Jerry Wenzel, a senior operations manager and union tradesman with Clayco, introduces President Joe Biden at Clayco on Oct. 7, 2021, in Elk Grove Village.

President Biden plugs vaccine mandates on Chicago trip, says more shots key to ending pandemic: ‘Do the right thing. It can save your life.’

October 7, 2021 at 7:12 p.m.

Despite progress against combating a resurgence of COVID-19, President Joe Biden warned in a visit to the Chicago area Thursday that the nation still has a "long way to go"...

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How a Mexican immigrant became mayor in Illinois’ Trump country. ‘People here just get along.’

In Senate hearing, Rahm Emanuel both defends and expresses regret over handling of Laquan McDonald shooting. ‘I’m responsible.’

On seventh anniversary of Laquan McDonald’s murder, Rahm Emanuel faces Senate confirmation hearing for Japan ambassadorship

President Biden plugs vaccine mandates on Chicago trip, says more shots key to ending pandemic: ‘Do the right thing. It can save your life.’

Biden promueve en Chicago su mandato de vacunación en grandes empresas

Political shrugs replace scramble for funding as Bears eye move to suburbs. ‘Cities are smarter now.’

Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants the Bears to stay in Chicago, but says that’s up to the team and Mayor Lori Lightfoot

What are the costs if the Bears bail on Chicago for Arlington Heights?

Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III dies at 90

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Rahm Emanuel’s nomination as ambassador to Japan as ‘deeply shameful’