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Mayor Rahm Emanuel talks with African-American ministers after a meeting March 20, 2015, in which they pledged to support his re-election bid. Among them was the Rev. James Meeks, head of the large Salem Baptist Church, who opposed Emanuel four years ago.

African-American vote could be key to Chicago mayoral election

May 15, 2019 at 2:35 p.m.

Jesus "Chuy" Garcia joined with supporters in Englewood as they walked past abandoned buildings and trash-strewn vacant lots before coming upon one of the few occupied storefronts along Halsted Street...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens as the Rev. James Meeks fields questions after endorsing Emanuel for re-election on March 20, 2015. Emanuel has been pressing hard for African-American support to secure another term on April 7.

Meeks pulls about-face, backs Emanuel

August 18, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Four years ago, controversial Rev. James Meeks skewered mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel, saying he wasn't out for the best interests of black voters. "Ask any African-American leaders about that. They...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, shakes hands with Earvin "Magic" Johnson after an announcement of a $10 million investment for a summer jobs program for at-risk youth during a press conference at Phalanx Family Services in Chicago.

CPS group rips ‘Magic’ custodian deal, contributions to Emanuel campaign

May 25, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

The head of a Chicago Public Schools principals' group again condemned privatized school custodian contracts Thursday, including an $80 million deal connected to NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson,...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, and challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia were low key Tuesday, a day after their first debate, shown.

Emanuel approaches $20 million raised for re-election bid

May 25, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is approaching $20 million raised for his re-election effort after reporting another $1.1 million in contributions from 42 well-heeled donors Tuesday evening. The latest political donations pushed...

Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, left, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, participate in the South Side Irish Parade on Sunday, March 15, 2015.

Emanuel, Garcia search for voters at South Side Irish Parade

May 15, 2019 at 2:34 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia both sought votes at Sunday's South Side Irish Parade, but it was the challenger and not the incumbent who got...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks with Glen Fulton, executive director of the Greater Englewood Community Development Association, at a forum Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Cedar Concepts Chemical Manufacturer in Chicago.

Rahm Emanuel’s plan for tax-free zones offers business, political benefits

May 15, 2019 at 2:34 p.m.

Facing criticism from his challenger that he has not done enough to create jobs in Chicago's neighborhoods, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday offered a vague concept to create tax-free zones...

Graham Moore on Sunday is congratulated for winning an Oscar for best adapted screenplay. The Chicagoan wrote "The Imitation Game."

Oscar-winning writer Graham Moore, of Chicago, discusses his depression

April 5, 2019 at 10:38 p.m.

Growing up in Chicago's Lincoln Park as a movie fan with Hollywood aspirations, Graham Moore had rehearsed this moment many times. Those practiced Oscar speeches, delivered into shampoo bottles, never...

Electronic monitoring spikes in Cook County

August 18, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.

Cook County judges ordered record numbers of criminal defendants onto electronic home monitoring last year — a 70 percent increase that has eased overcrowding in the jail but has also...

Attorney David Novoselsky talks to reporters in August 23, 2005, after a hearing in a lawsuit in a porch collapse that killed 13 people.

Lawyer accused of misconduct in case of girl who saw mother run over by bus

August 18, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.

The state agency that investigates attorneys has accused a veteran Chicago lawyer of misconduct in the yearslong legal battle of a 7-year-old girl who saw her mother get run over...

Riverdale man charged in 14-year-old boy’s killing

May 21, 2019 at 4:54 p.m.

A Riverdale man has been charged in the January shooting death of a 14-year-old junior high school student. According to Cook County prosecutors, Terry Johnson, 21, and another person shot...

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