Laurie Cohen

After voters sent a dozen City Council contests to runoff elections, labor unions pledged Wednesday to redouble their support for challengers, while incumbents loyal to Mayor Richard Daley looked for...

Burned by a City Hall contracting scandal, Mayor Richard Daley swore off political contributions from city vendors. It didn't hurt him a bit. Daley, who has proven he can adapt...

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) has decided against a run for Chicago mayor in 2007, avoiding a potential showdown with Mayor Richard Daley, sources in Jackson's camp said Wednesday....

In the wake of City Hall scandals, officials plan to limit the use of a promotion practice that has skirted court-ordered restrictions on political hiring. The change is aimed at...

When it comes to getting people to cooperate in criminal investigations, federal prosecutors and agents are fond of saying you can either be on the train or on the tracks....

Federal prosecutors made fresh accusations Tuesday that aides to Mayor Richard Daley destroyed computer evidence of hiring fraud, with city officials allegedly joking about tossing computers into Lake Michigan to...

More homes in Chicago soon could recycle with bins instead of blue bags, as Mayor Richard Daley's administration considers expanding a successful pilot program beyond the Beverly neighborhood. Daley has...

Robert Creamer, a top Democratic consultant and the husband of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), was sentenced Wednesday to 5 months in prison for using bad checks to prop up...

Mayor Richard Daley, who scored a $1.83 billion windfall on the lease of the Chicago Skyway, is considering whether to pursue a similar deal for another of the city's crown...

A majority of aldermen gave their support Wednesday to a proposal to overhaul Chicago's residential recycling program within three years. Encouraged by high participation in a pilot recycling effort on...