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In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel shakes hands with Eddie Johnson after swearing him in as the new Chicago police superintendent in Chicago. Emanuel will deliver his public safety plan for the nation's third-largest city on Thursday, Sept.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Library today announced that the 27th One Book, One Chicago selection is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. One Book, One Chicago is a citywide program that, for 15 years, has helped bring communities together around one central book and theme through diverse programming.
The Latest on explosive devices being found in New York and New Jersey : 10:30 a.m. Attorney General Lorett FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Chicago's police superintendent Eddie Johnson, left, shakes hands with other officers at a city council meeting in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department plans to hire more than 500 additional officers as it struggles to deal with a violent year full of killings and gun crimes, a city official told The Associated Press on Tuesday Sept.
In this file photo, Chicago's police superintendent Eddie Johnson, left, shakes hands with other officers at a city council meeting in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department plans to hire more than 500 additional officers as it struggles to deal with a violent year full of killings and gun crimes, a city official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Female paramedics have won a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals over the physical test in their paramedic entrance exam, but in Chicago, City Hall is not giving up. A lot more men than women have been passing the physical performance test in the paramedics entrance exam.
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, is the wrong person to judge others by the company they keep - especially on the immigration issue, where her hands are far from clean. Just look at some of her closest associates.
S&P Global Ratings warned on Thursday that the Chicago public school system's B-plus credit rating could fall deeper into the junk level due to its "extremely weak" cash position. "Unless achieves what we view as a credible and sustainable long-term solution to its financial pressures while continuing to demonstrate that it can fund its cash-flow needs, further downgrades are possible," the credit rating agency said in a statement.
Chicago recorded its deadliest month in two decades in August, part of a sharp rise in gun violence in the nation's third-largest city this year. Chicago police said Thursday that 90 people were killed last month, a 66 percent increase over August 2015.
Three summers ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel dropped a proverbial bomb on the residents of the city's South and West sides: the Chicago Board of Education voted to close more than 50 of the city's public schools. The move, as expected, sparked outrage, however, the city moved forward with the plan to close many of the schools.
It will be cool again Thursday, with a high of 72 and a low of 64. Some rain is possible during the day, but it shouldn't be humid. [ AccuWeather ] Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a plan Tuesday to overhaul the city's widely criticized police accountability system.
From Boston to San Francisco and New York to Tokyo, traditional bike lanes running alongside vehicle traffic are being replaced in favor of "protected" lanes or "cycletracks," where physical barriers like concrete curbs, planters or fences separate cyclists from vehicle traffic. "For 50 years, we've just been putting down a stripe of white paint, and that was how you accommodated bikes on busy streets," says Martha Roskowski, director of People for Bikes, a Boulder, Colorado-based advocacy group that's calling for better designed bike lanes.
Chicago's police superintendent has recommended that seven officers be fired for lying in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in October 2014. Superintendent Eddie Johnson emailed police Thursday morning, telling them that he had recommended seven officers be fired for making false statements.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday lamented that a young man lost his life in the latest Chicago police shooting, which has set off protests in Chicago, but declined to offer ideas for preventing such incidents until an investigation is completed.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel sat down in his City Hall office July 20 for a wide-ranging conversation on the arts - his views on "Hamilton," his role in Chicago culture, his frustration over the aborted Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts and the future of performing arts in the city. And he talked about his idea for three months of compulsory national service for all Americans.
" A judge on Thursday appointed a special prosecutor to handle the murder case against the white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times, video of which led to large protests and the eventual ouster of the city's police superintendent. At a hearing, Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan swore in Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon to handle the prosecution of Officer Jason Van Dyke.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that, for the third year in a row, the Chicago metropolitan area leads the U.S. in foreign direct investment according to the 2016 IBM Global Location Trends report. The annual report, which outlines the latest trends in corporate location selection, found that Chicago's rank has risen a spot to seventh globally and is the only North American metro area in the global top 20. "Chicago is an international city with a rising place in the global economy and this newest report shows that our momentum is building," Mayor Emanuel said.
A front-page story in Friday's Tribune about Rahm Emanuel's fall from political grace makes a small, serious mistake. Tracing the way in which "Emanuel's profile has sunk nationally," the article describes the blowback after a judge ordered the mayor to release the Laquan McDonald video last November.
Tuesday will be the perfect sunny July day, with a high of 85 and a low of 73. Enjoy it while it lasts! [ AccuWeather ] Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a $21 million property tax rebate for homeowners in the pipeline, but several aldermen and activists want him to give renters a break as well. Emanuel has already rejected Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa's $35 million plan, but the alderman gathered with colleagues and community activists at City Hall Monday to demand that the administration reconsider.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today launched an unprecedented effort to generate new industrial investment in Chicagoland neighborhoods. The Industrial Growth Zones program will accelerate neighborhood development in seven designated areas over the next three years by removing longstanding hurdles to development and providing a broad set of services to support property owners and industrial businesses.
A man who once spoke alongside Mayor Emanuel and Magic Johnson is among the latest victims of Chicago's gun violence epidemic. 21-year-old Glennell Fairley was playing basketball with a 15-year-old friend at Ogden Park when shots rang out Saturday.