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Ald. Raymond Lopez, a longtime smoker, called menthol cigarettes "the scourge of black and brown communities."

Chicago alderman wants to ban menthol cigarettes in latest City Hall move against tobacco

May 15, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been trying to tighten the screws on tobacco and vaping companies selling candy-flavored products he says get kids addicted to nicotine, and now an alderman has...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who's stepping down in 2019 after two terms, presents his final budget to the City Council on Oct. 17, 2018. There are no new taxes or fee hikes in his budget proposal, but taxpayers still will take a hit next year from ones passed earlier.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2019 budget sails through City Council

May 15, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel had no problem getting the City Council’s overwhelming majority Wednesday in passing his election-year budget, even as aldermen face the prospect of much tougher financial decisions after...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, shown at O'Hare International Airport with Chicago Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee, would bring a long inside-the-Beltway resume as well as his City Hall perspective to any national TV political commentary.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says ‘don’t worry about my future’ after report he’s been in talks to become a cable news pundit

May 15, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wouldn’t say Tuesday whether he’s been talking to cable television networks about becoming a pundit after he leaves office in May. “Don’t worry about my future, because...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has long targeted tobacco products, including vaping products such as e-cigarettes.

City to sue online e-cigarette dealers, says they’re selling to underage Chicagoans

May 15, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will keep up his campaign against electronic cigarettes with a lawsuit against online retailers he says are illegally selling the products to underage Chicagoans. The city is...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza takes the stage at J.B. Pritzker's election night party at the Marriott Marquis in the South Loop neighborhood Nov. 6, 2018, in Chicago.

Susana Mendoza declares victory in Illinois comptroller’s race over Republican Darlene Senger

May 12, 2019 at 1:41 p.m.

Democrat Susana Mendoza breezed to re-election as state comptroller Tuesday, declaring victory over her Republican challenger, Darlene Senger. Mendoza took the stage at Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker’s election night...

In a video clip obtained by the Tribune, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says she's running for mayor.

Video clip leaks of state Comptroller Susana Mendoza announcing run for Chicago mayor

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

A video clip of Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza declaring she was running for Chicago mayor leaked out Friday afternoon, just days before the Democrat is on the ballot for re-election...

Filtran video en el que la contralora Susana Mendoza anuncia su candidatura a la alcaldía de Chicago

December 11, 2018 at 7:20 p.m.

Un video de la contralora de Illinois, Susana Mendoza, en el que declaraba que se postula para la alcaldía de Chicago, se filtró el viernes por la tarde, días antes...

The city's water commissioner said that of 296 metered houses tested, about 17 percent were found to have high lead counts.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends his administration’s handling of water meter test results

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

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday defended his administration’s handling of test results that found nearly 1 in 5 homes with city-installed water meters they checked had brain-damaging lead in the...

City Hall under Mayor Rahm Emanuel has denied for years that Chicago has a widespread problem with lead in its tap water.

City tests confirm some Chicago homes with water meters have lead in tap water

May 15, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

City testing of Chicago homes with water meters found nearly 1 in 5 sampled had brain-damaging lead in their tap water, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s water commissioner acknowledged Thursday that...

Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, speaks at the City Council meeting as Aldermen Susan Sadlowski Garza, 10th, Patrick Thompson, 11th, and George Cardenas, 12th, listen at City Hall on Oct. 31, 2018. Several aldermen got into the Halloween spirit.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel comes out against proposed fee hikes for homeless services and lead pipe replacement

May 15, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday shot down efforts by aldermen to raise taxes on real estate sales to help pay for removal of lead water pipes and create a fund...

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