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Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, left, speaks Oct. 2, 2018, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel looks on at the Rogers Park District police station.

Superintendent Eddie Johnson defends $95 million plan for new Chicago police academy

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

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Tuesday defended a planned $95 million police academy that activists oppose as a waste of money, saying the new facility is needed to train...

Ald. Ameya Pawar, shown in 2017, hopes to succeed city Treasurer Kurt Summers, who has decided not to seek re-election.

Chicago Ald. Ameya Pawar announces run for city treasurer

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

Ald. Ameya Pawar launched a bid for Chicago treasurer Monday, saying he wants to create a public bank so the city can stop paying out banking fees for basic financial...

Mayoral candidate Bill Daley attends Women's March Chicago on Oct. 13, 2018. He lashed out Oct. 25 against Toni Preckwinkle and Susana Mendoza.

Bill Daley slams rivals Toni Preckwinkle, Susana Mendoza’s re-election runs while eyeing Chicago mayor bid as ‘crazy’

May 15, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Daley slammed rivals Toni Preckwinkle and Susana Mendoza for seeking re-election while also eyeing the February mayor’s race as crazy, absurd and ridiculous. Daley lobbed the...

OEMC Executive Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau says a "counter-drone" capability is needed to protect such crowded events as music festivals and the Chicago Marathon.

Chicago’s anti-terrorism chief calls for ‘counter-drone program’ to protect against flying threats

May 15, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s emergency management commissioner wants the city to start a “counter-drone program” to deal with potentially dangerous remote-controlled machines being flown over Lollapalooza, the Chicago Marathon or other...

Dr. Julie Morita, Chicago's Department of Public Health commissioner, said the closing of half of the city's mental health clinics in 2012 allowed the city to "think stategically" about its mental health system.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s public health chief defends mental health clinic closures, but critic says patients were missed

May 15, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s public health commissioner defended the administration’s mental health policies Wednesday, arguing that the controversial closure of city-run clinics helped improve treatment in the face of state funding...

Secret Service officials patrol along the block where former President Barack Obama and his family live and where a suspicious package was intercepted on Oct. 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Emanuel: Chicago authorities on alert after crude pipe bombs mailed to Obama in Washington, others; no credible threats here

August 22, 2019 at 9:39 a.m.

From Mayor Rahm Emanuel to police, Chicago officials on Wednesday said they’re on alert but haven’t found any credible threats to former President Barack Obama’s family home in Kenwood —...

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Superintendent Eddie Johnson defends $95 million plan for new Chicago police academy

Chicago Ald. Ameya Pawar announces run for city treasurer

Bill Daley slams rivals Toni Preckwinkle, Susana Mendoza’s re-election runs while eyeing Chicago mayor bid as ‘crazy’

Chicago’s anti-terrorism chief calls for ‘counter-drone program’ to protect against flying threats

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s public health chief defends mental health clinic closures, but critic says patients were missed

Emanuel: Chicago authorities on alert after crude pipe bombs mailed to Obama in Washington, others; no credible threats here

Lori Lightfoot says she’s not leaving Chicago mayoral race, accuses Toni Preckwinkle of ‘machine-style bullying’

Chicago clerk to establish 4-month vehicle city sticker to try to get more drivers to comply

Ald. Edward Burke on Gery Chico for Chicago mayor: ‘There’s probably nobody more qualified’

Public art registry meant to save murals on Chicago buildings heads to the full City Council