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Lori Lightfoot, president of the Chicago Police Board, talks about the new use of force guidelines next to Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on May 17, 2017.

Emanuel Police Board chair says mayor’s reform approach is ‘set up for failure’

May 15, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

The former federal prosecutor Mayor Rahm Emanuel selected to lead two key boards on Chicago policing lambasted the mayor's approach to police reform Thursday, calling it rooted in "fantasy." Lori...

Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson joins other members of the Police Accountability Task Force on April 14, 2016 to discuss their recommendations for reform of the Chicago Police Department with the baiduhai Editorial Board.

Emanuel splits with City Hall watchdog on court oversight of police reform

May 15, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

A day after his handpicked City Hall watchdog called for a federal judge to oversee Chicago police reforms, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday again defended his approach to instead partner...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the Pride Parade on June 25, 2017.

Emanuel hints at ethics law rewrite after lobbying violations found in his emails

May 15, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday suggested the city's definition of a lobbyist should be redefined, a move that comes after individuals who contacted the mayor through his personal email account...

Architect Helmut Jahn looks over drawings of his State of Illinois Center in 1980.

Why Emanuel-Rauner talks on Thompson Center fell apart

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Bruce Rauner's latest attempt at let's make a deal careened off the rails Thursday, with each side blaming the other over a failed trade that...

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, shown May 8, 2017, has joined the call for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to agree to federal court oversight of police reform.

Preckwinkle, Garcia push Emanuel on federal court oversight of police reform

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Two of Chicago's most well-known African-American and Latino politicians have called on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to agree to federal court oversight of police reform if he wants to clean up...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens to remarks by 4th Ward Ald. Sophia King, announcing a new summer safety program in the 3rd and 4th wards in July 2016 at Mandrake Park.

Emanuel friend, alderman’s husband both illegally lobbied mayor via his personal email, ethics board finds

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

A top Chicago business executive and the husband of a South Side alderman both illegally lobbied Mayor Rahm Emanuel through his personal email account, the Chicago Board of Ethics announced...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks to the media after a Chicago Gourmet event at Tribune Tower on June 13, 2017.

Ethics board finds two more lobbying violations tied to Emanuel emails

May 15, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

Two individuals who contacted Mayor Rahm Emanuel through his personal email broke the city's lobbying laws, the Chicago Board of Ethics determined Tuesday. The panel voted without dissent to find...

Asked Tuesday how he would respond to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's call to keep his pledge to have a federal judge oversee Chicago Police Department reforms, Mayor Rahm Emanuel did not directly answer. Instead, he attempted to frame up the issue as being a disagreement over just one aspect.

Emanuel ducks on AG Madigan’s call for court oversight of police reforms

May 15, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel did not say Tuesday whether he will heed Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's call to keep his pledge to have a federal judge oversee Chicago Police Department...

Attorney General Lisa Madigan won't rule out suing Mayor Rahm Emanuel administration over Chicago Police Department reform

AG Madigan calls on Emanuel to keep pledge for court oversight of CPD reform

May 15, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday called for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to keep his pledge to ask a federal judge to oversee changes to the troubled Chicago Police Department,...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, shown at a police recognition ceremony on May 19, 2017, is pushing for a deal with the federal government to hire a monitor to oversee changes in the Police Department without mandatory court oversight.

Other cities’ approach to police reform without judge’s oversight may color Chicago’s

May 15, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

In the days since Mayor Rahm Emanuel backed away from his commitment to have a federal judge oversee police reform in Chicago, he and his staff have defended his new...

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