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U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez speaks with media following a news conference at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Nov. 14, 2016.

As scramble for Chicago mayor ensues, a grueling job with history of ‘larger than life’ personalities awaits

May 15, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

For any Chicago politician, becoming mayor represents a lofty and rare opportunity, but the complexities of governing the nation’s third largest city — and tending to its many nagging problems...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle became the first African-American and woman chosen to lead the county Democratic Party on April 18, 2018.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to launch exploratory committee for Chicago mayor

May 15, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will announce Monday she is creating a campaign committee to explore a possible run for Chicago mayor, sources familiar with her plans confirmed. Preckwinkle...

Chicago Mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot reacts to the news that Rahm Emanuel will not seek reelection at a press conference at the Union League Club in Chicago on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.

Without Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to run against, other candidates recalibrate their campaigns

May 15, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

The race for Chicago mayor already had 12 other candidates, but Rahm Emanuel’s surprise departure still has created a political vacuum that knocked some of his former challengers off-kilter, leaving...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, from left, Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce the release of a draft consent decree for the Police Department in July 2018.

Chicago cops to document every time they point a gun at someone as part of CPD overhaul deal, sources say

May 15, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

Chicago police officers would be required to document every instance in which they point a gun at someone under an agreement reached Wednesday between Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel stops to chat with some women in a car as he leaves Manny's Coffee Shop & Deli in Chicago on April 7, 2015.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel explains the surprise that shook the city and why he won’t seek re-election

June 1, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Pugnacious and ever confident, Rahm Emanuel never has been one to back away from a political fight. But on Tuesday, he did just that, abruptly dropping a bid for a...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel high-fives parade participants at the 2018 Bud Billiken Parade on Chicago's South Side. Emanuel's Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, in its latest round of awards, has earmarked grants for three business incubators on the South Side.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel to hand out $8M in grants on South and West sides as neighborhood fund grows

May 15, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to start giving out larger grants to South and West Side businesses as Chicago’s building boom has delivered more money for a city program that...

Mayoral challenger Paul Vallas, shown in May 2018, is set to unveil his economic development plan Aug. 23, 2018.

Paul Vallas’ economic plan: Take advantage of Trump tax bill, dump Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s City Colleges plan

May 15, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

Mayoral challenger Paul Vallas will unveil an economic development plan Thursday that relies heavily on leveraging development incentives in Republican President Donald Trump’s tax cut plan, providing universal occupational job...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and then-Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy hold a news conference in 2015.

New Emanuel attack ad ties Garry McCarthy to Trump and Giuliani, but it takes liberties

May 15, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has released a second attack ad against challenger Garry McCarthy, attempting to tie Chicago’s former top cop to President Donald Trump and “big shot Republicans.” As in...

Former Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot announces her bid for mayor May 10, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

Lori Lightfoot’s ethics plan targets side jobs, mayoral term limits and would bolster city watchdog

May 15, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

Mayoral challenger Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday will propose City Hall ethics reforms, a package that includes instituting a term limit for the mayor, strengthening the city’s inspector general, and prohibiting...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to supporters at the Governor's Day event Aug. 15, 2018, at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.

State fair shows how politicians try to ’emphasize, exploit and exacerbate’ Illinois geography for political gain

May 15, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

The Illinois State Fair traditionally has been an unofficial kickoff for fall election campaigns, but it also has proven to be a place to see how candidates play on the...

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