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Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a deal with publisher Alfred A. Knopf to publish "The Nation City: Why Mayors Run the World," in spring 2020.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to write book after he leaves office on ‘Why mayors run the world’

May 15, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

Outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel already is making plans for after he leaves City Hall, including a deal to write a book about his theories on the increasing importance of cities...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, shown Sept. 11, 2018, will introduce a measure seeking to increase the tax on electronic cigarettes.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel aims to hike electronic cigarette taxes

May 15, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

Outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel is setting up to fire parting shots against electronic cigarettes by moving to again hike taxes and impose stricter rules on stores selling the products. Emanuel...

LaTonya Jones, daughter of Bettie Jones, is comforted by her father, Garry Mullen, as she holds a picture of her mother Dec. 27, 2015. A Chicago police officer fatally shot Bettie Jones, a bystander, the day before while he was firing at Quintonio LeGrier, who was wielding a bat.

Aldermen approve paying $16 million to family of Bettie Jones, who was accidentally shot by Chicago cop

May 15, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

Aldermen gave the go-ahead Monday for a $16 million payment to the family of a woman fatally shot by a police officer who was firing at a teenager carrying a...

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, center, alongside Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan at a news conference Sept. 13, 2018, announcing they had finalized a consent decree intended to bring sweeping change to the Chicago Police Department.

Rahm Emanuel, Lisa Madigan agree on proposed court order to overhaul Chicago Police Department

May 23, 2019 at 1:16 a.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have introduced a proposed court order that would govern sweeping changes to the Chicago Police Department, marking a key milestone in...

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., announces he will not run for mayor of Chicago at a news conference Sept. 12, 2018, in Chicago.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez won’t run for Chicago mayor, calls on Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia to seek the office instead

May 15, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

The aftershocks of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision not to seek a third term continued Wednesday, with U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez saying he’s out and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle...

Chicago Ald. Ameya Pawar, shown in 2017 in Springfield, introduced a resolution in June calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to launch a program to pay 1,000 families $500 every month.

Task force will study whether Chicago should impose a universal basic income plan to help struggling families

May 15, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

On his way out of office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to create a task force that would consider whether to make monthly no-strings-attached payments to a group of Chicago...

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez speaks in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood Sept. 21, 2017.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez to decide this week whether he will run for Chicago mayor

May 15, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

Outgoing Democratic U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Tuesday he will “finalize this week” whether he will run for mayor, and said the ability to promote a progressive agenda will be...

Alderman prepare to vote on Obama library plans during a City Council meeting Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

Aldermen consider City Council chaos when Mayor Rahm Emanuel leaves office: ‘Darth Vader is now gone’

May 15, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision not to run for re-election next year has the dozens of aldermen and challengers fighting for seats on the City Council he has largely dominated these...

City Treasurer Kurt Summers, shown in 2017, is among the unannounced field considering a run for mayor.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to decide ‘shortly’ on whether to run for Chicago mayor

May 15, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will decide soon whether to embark on a run for Chicago mayor, setting aside previous plans to create an exploratory committee for a potential...

Ald. Ed Burke, shown Aug. 15, 2018, joined Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sept. 7 to announce a relocation of the Chicago Park District's headquarters.

Chicago Park District headquarters moving from its downtown digs as part of $50 million project

May 15, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

The Chicago Park District will move its headquarters to the Southwest Side Brighton Park neighborhood as part of a $50 million project, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Friday. The Park District...

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