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Chicago Board of Elections employee David Caudle processes signed petitions in support of the candidacy of Susana Mendoza, right, for mayor at the Cook County Administration Building in Chicago on Nov. 26, 2018.

Toni Preckwinkle’s election challenge of Susana Mendoza petitions to proceed

May 15, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will get to keep trying to knock state Comptroller Susana Mendoza off Chicago’s mayoral ballot. Chicago Election Board hearing officer Barbara Goodman on Friday...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks to the media after delivering a speech on pension funding to the Chicago City Council on Dec. 12, 2018.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushes public pension fix to City Council, including legalized marijuana, Chicago casino, constitutional amendment

May 15, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel immediately faced stiff resistance Wednesday to a key pillar of the proposal he’s hoping will cement his status as the guy who responsibly took on Chicago’s crushing...

Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, presides over a City Council Finance Committee at Chicago City Hall on Dec. 10, 2018.

Proposed City Council ordinance would strip Ald. Ed Burke of workers’ compensation control

May 15, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

A plan introduced before the City Council on Wednesday would strip Ald. Edward Burke of his control of the city workers’ compensation system, nearly two weeks after federal agents raided...

Chicago Board of Elections employee David Caudle, left, processes signed petitions in support of the mayoral candidacy of Susana Mendoza, right, at the Cook County Administration Building in Chicago on Nov. 26, 2018.

Susana Mendoza looks to block election challenge filed by Toni Preckwinkle campaign

May 15, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

State Comptroller Susana Mendoza on Tuesday ripped fellow mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle, who chairs the Cook County Democratic Party, for challenging her campaign petitions and those of four African-American women...

The City Council Committee on Finance meets at Chicago City Hall on Dec. 10, 2018.

Vote delayed on plan to limit Chicago tax subsidies on downtown construction projects

May 15, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

A measure aimed at tightening the rules for awarding public tax dollars to private developments, which could imperil more than $1 billion in subsidies Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants for high-profile...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, center, a candidate for Chicago mayor, hugs supporters following a news conference where SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Local 73 endorsed her Dec. 6, 2018, in Chicago.

SEIU to give Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle $1 million toward her mayoral bid

May 15, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

The Service Employees International Union state council will put its money where its mouth is in the race for mayor, following its endorsement of Toni Preckwinkle with a $1 million...

Lewis Gardner, left, and Paul Phillips in their attorney's office in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2014. The men spent nearly 15 years in prison.

Chicago could pay $10.5 million to two men whose convictions in North Side murder were vacated

May 15, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

Two men who spent nearly 15 years in prison for their alleged roles as lookouts in a 1992 North Side double murder are set to collect a $10.5 million settlement...

Housing complexes, including some that are newly renovated, in Chicago's Little Village on Nov. 13, 2018.

Plan to increase affordable housing rules in gentrifying Pilsen and Little Village moves forward

May 15, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

A Mayor Rahm Emanuel-backed move to bolster affordable housing rules in Pilsen and Little Village moved ahead Thursday, though an alderman who opposes the plan says the vote on the...

City Clerk Anna Valencia, shown in 2017, says the review is intended to ensure that policies created over years "are serving their intended purpose."

City panel to review whether changes are needed to Chicago’s fines, fees and collection practices

May 15, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

City Clerk Anna Valencia is launching a group to consider whether Chicago’s fines, fees and collection practices need to be changed to help residents get out from under the sometimes...

Chicago mayoral candidate Jerry Joyce leaves with his family after turning in his signed petitions for his candidacy at the Chicago Board of Elections on Nov. 19, 2018.

Attorney Jerry Joyce gets top spot on Chicago mayoral ballot

May 15, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Southwest Side attorney Jerry Joyce’s name will appear first on the ballot for mayor thanks to a lucky draw Wednesday in the Chicago election lottery. Many campaigns think the top...

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