Robert Davis

Mayor Harold Washington appeared to fall short of his announced goal of gaining control of the Chicago City Council in Tuesday`s special aldermanic elections, with opposing forces leading in four...

Political life has not been easy for Ald. Frank Brady, the gruff-talking Irishman who has represented the Southwest Side 15th Ward for seven years. In March, 1979, just nine days...

The 18th Ward on Chicago`s Southwest Side is shaped almost like a bowling alley 1-mile wide and 4 1/2-miles long, and has a population nearly equally divided between black and...

Gov. James Thompson said Wednesday that a move by two Chicago aldermen to ban the design, production and storage of nuclear weapons and their components in the city is ''stupid''...

Two more city officials allegedly targeted in the continuing federal investigation of City Hall corruption were fired Friday by Mayor Harold Washington. They were Carmen Aiello, superintendent in charge of...

Prospective candidates for alderman and ward committeeman in seven redistricted Chicago wards were set to scramble after the New Year`s holiday to meet nomination deadlines set Tuesday by a federal...

A federal judge Monday ordered March 18 special elections for aldermen and ward committeemen in seven Chicago wards where boundaries have been changed to increase the voting strength of blacks...

Traffic Court was disrupted Thursday morning when a man in a white suit and brandishing what appeared to be a revolver invaded the chambers of Judge Carl Cipolla and took...

The streets of North Lawndale are littered with trash, broken bottles and junked cars. Last year, Ald. William C. Henry`s 24th Ward Democratic organization bought a second-hand street sweeper for...

John Annerino lived different lives on different levels. To some who knew him, he was a self-proclaimed minister, a dedicated city employee, a loyal soldier in the Cook County Democratic...