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Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas speaks during a news conference where he officially announced he is running for mayor on May 2, 2018, in Chicago.

‘People don’t like the mayor,’ Vallas says in unsparing campaign kickoff against Emanuel

May 15, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas formally launched his mayoral bid Wednesday with an unsparing attack against Mayor Rahm Emanuel, foreshadowing the type of no-holds-barred campaign expected ahead of...

Vallas: Chicago ‘in big trouble’ under Emanuel’s ‘politically expedient’ City Hall approach

May 15, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

As Paul Vallas prepares to kick off his run for mayor Wednesday, the government and school reform lifer is offering the bleak assessment that Chicago "is in big trouble" due...

Dorothy Brown, Cook County Circuit Court clerk, announces her candidacy for Chicago mayor April 22, 2018, at the Hilton Chicago.

Dorothy Brown brushes aside federal probe, announces run for Chicago mayor

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown on Sunday brushed aside a long-running corruption investigation into her office and announced she would run for mayor next year to create a...

Neal Sales-Griffin closes his eyes to recollect himself Saturday during a rally to kick off his campaign for mayor of Chicago at the Shapiro Ballroom.

Tech entrepreneur Sales-Griffin says he ‘bombed this speech’ in Chicago mayor campaign kickoff

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

The long, deep breaths. The awkward pauses. The talking in circles. The longer 30-year-old tech entrepreneur Neal Sales-Griffin stayed on the stage at his unusual opening campaign rally Saturday, the...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, shown March 28, holds a major financial advantage over the early field of challengers who wish to unseat him.

Emanuel flexes fundraising muscle with $1.7 million deposited in a single day

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday showed his 2019 challengers how quickly he'll be able to raise campaign cash now that contribution limits are off, depositing more than $1.7 million into...

In uphill mayoral bid, tech entrepreneur Sales-Griffin stresses shrinking Chicago

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Moments after Neal Sales-Griffin sat down in the living room of the 600-square-foot, soft-lit Kenwood apartment where he spent much of his childhood — "my mama's house," he calls it...

Ald. Ed Burke, seen here at the City Club of Chicago on March 7, 2018, is the longest-serving alderman in Chicago history, and his political dynasty has survived many demographic changes over the years.

Ald. Ed Burke shrugs off potential challenge from ‘Chuy’ Garcia progressives

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Ald. Ed Burke said Monday he's not worried about losing the seat he's held since 1969 to a progressive Democrat in next year's city election, but the 74-year-old City Hall...

Riverwalk joggers pass a space being taken over by The Northman on April 11, 2018.

Emanuel wants to expand Riverwalk, but offers few details

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday again highlighted his push to open up the Chicago River to recreation, giving a campaign-style speech in which he briefly mentioned his vision for more...

Willie Wilson, left, shown Nov. 13, 2017, said he gave his campaign $100,000, enough to erase state-imposed limits on how much individual donors can give in Chicago's 2019 mayoral election.

Rahm Emanuel, challengers won’t have fundraising limits in 2019 mayoral election

May 15, 2019 at 4:49 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the growing field challenging him in the February 2019 election will be able to raise unlimited amounts of money after one candidate on Wednesday said he...

United Airlines workers look at plans during a press conference at O'Hare International Airport announcing the approval of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overhaul proposal and new lease and use agreements for the gates at O'Hare by several major airlines March 28, 2018, in Chicago.

$4 billion bond approval earns Emanuel key victory as council green lights O’Hare overhaul

May 15, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.

The City Council on Wednesday approved major pieces of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s O’Hare International Airport overhaul proposal, giving him a key win as he heads into his re-election bid. Aldermen...

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