Emanuel appoints residency challenge lawyer to port authority board
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday named an attorney who kept him on the Election Day ballot to a board overseeing port authority issues, one of more than two dozen appointments...
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Chicago’s casino bet
Chicago could soon become the first big city in America to own a casino — a gamble that could add hundreds of millions of dollars to City Hall's bottom line...
Mayor takes the stand
Little more than a week after raising his right hand to be sworn in as Chicago's new mayor, Rahm Emanuel assumed the position again Wednesday -- this time to testify...
Mayor takes the stand
Little more than a week after raising his right hand to be sworn in as Chicago's new mayor, Rahm Emanuel assumed the position again Wednesday -- this time to testify...
In inauguration, Emanuel steers away from Daley and sets own course
Rahm Emanuel took control of City Hall on Monday, calling for change and challenging Chicagoans to share in the work — and the pain — that lies ahead. On a...
Emanuel allies’ secret fund
A secretly funded political group aligned with Rahm Emanuel has donated more than $445,000 to aldermanic candidates to help the mayor-elect in a high-stakes battle over control of City Hall....
Feb. 23, 2011: Emanuel wins race for Chicago mayor
Rahm Emanuel, a top adviser to two U.S. presidents who returned to Chicago just months ago, swept into the mayor's office Tuesday, inheriting a city reeling from recession and promising...
New Council Wars in the offing?
Rahm Emanuel says he doesn't want a repeat of the Council Wars that once crippled City Hall, but his public shot at Chicago's most powerful alderman signaled a new level...
Emanuel resurfaces in Blagojevich case
The specter of Rod Blagojevich resurfaced Tuesday in Rahm Emanuel's run for Chicago mayor, thanks to a court filing by the ousted governor, who faces a retrial on federal corruption...
Coalition’s idea for elected school board splits mayoral candidates
Chicago's next mayor shouldn't control the city's public school system, a coalition of teachers, community leaders, parents and students said Wednesday, raising an idea that quickly splintered the major contenders...