Chicago park expected to be renamed for Hadiya Pendleton
A park in Bronzeville will likely be renamed next week to honor Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old King College Prep High School honor student who was shot and killed in 2013...
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Image conscious: Voters don’t decide on issues alone
Now that the mayor's job in Chicago is down to two finalists – Mayor Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia – and the election just days away, voters...
Where do Emanuel, Garcia stand on the issues?
Chicago's April 7 runoff election is looming, and there are plenty of people undecided about whether they'll hand Mayor Rahm Emanuel another term or go with the new guy—Cook County...
Now hiring: teens, young adults for ‘One Summer Chicago’ jobs program
Need a summer job? On Wednesday, One Summer Chicago, an initiative with the city, county and private companies to provide job experience and skills to the city's youth began accepting...
Street sweeping season begins today in Chicago
No April Fool's Day joke: Street cleaning season started Wednesday. Drivers should be on the lookout for the temporary orange signs popping up on the blocks where their cars are...
Divvy’s expansion begins, but doesn’t hit all corners of Chicago map, activists say
More Divvy bikes and stations are going to be installed beginning in April, doubling the footprint of Chicago's bike-share program yet falling short of covering the entire city. The addition...
Runoff gives voters, candidates another chance
The April 7 runoff election is about second chances. Mayor Emanuel wants a second term as mayor. His opponent, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, gets another shot at kicking Emanuel out of...
Battle of the mayoral political ads
With less than two weeks before the city's April 7 runoff election, Mayor Emanuel and his opponent, Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, are clobbering each other with campaign ads...
What do the mayoral campaign videos really say?
We asked DDB Chicago Chief Creative Officer John Maxham, who creates ads like it’s his job – well, it is – to share his thoughts on four political TV ads...
Record set for first day of early voting in Chicago election
Despite Monday's snow flurries in Chicago, thousands of voters took time to cast ballots on the first day of early voting for the April 7 runoff election. As of 5:15...