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In this Jan. 3, 2018 photo, Democratic Illinois gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy, left, gathers with community leaders to discuss gun violence in Chicago at a press conference accompanied by, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, center, and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush in Chicago. Few people running for public office have been more personally affected by gun violence than Chris Kennedy.
When the progressive political class preaches equality and prosperity, but bleeds productive citizens dry by treating them as little more than human ATMs, there should be little surprise when those same citizens take themselves to greener pastures. While Illinois was once the fifth-most-populous state in the nation, Reason magazine reports that U.S. Census data shows that the state has now been surpassed by Pennsylvania.
The 6-7 Raiders play their last home game of the regular season when they host the 7-6 Cowboys. The race to replace retiring 4th District Congressman Luis Gutierrez attracted a lot of interest, but one candidate has already grabbed a huge lead over the field.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Sunday the city reached its goal to provide the cameras to more than 7,000 officers one year earlier than originally planned. They say it's the largest deployment of the technology in the U.S. Emanuel says the cameras are "an essential tool" in the city's efforts to rebuild trust between police and the community.
Chicago Sun-Times via AP Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool tenders his resignation during a news conference Friday at CPS headquarters. The resignation follows Inspector General Nicholas Schuler's recommendation that Claypool be fired because he concluded Claypool had lied during a probe by denying that he'd asked an attorney to alter a bill for legal advice on an ethics issue.
The Chicago Transit Authority took the next major step in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's transformational Red and Purple Modernization Program by selecting three qualified contracting teams to develop proposals to design and build the first phase of the project, which will significantly modernize, improve and increase rail service in Chicago for decades to come. The first phase of RPM will rebuild four of the oldest Red Line stations and make them fully accessible to people with disabilities and completely reconstruct 1.3 miles of adjacent track structure.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a "clarion call" Tuesday for leaders from cities across the globe to tackle global warming, even as, he said, the White House remains in denial about the issue. "They are entitled to their own opinions.
Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday told a summit of mayors driven to act after President Donald Trump rejected the Paris climate accord that cities and states are the "new face of American leadership" on climate change. Obama, who did not mention Trump by name, made a quick appearance at the conference hosted by his former chief of staff, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presents The Trust for Public Land's 'Land for People' Award to Exelon at the national organization's annual celebration luncheon. The award is the Trust's highest honor.
While visiting South Korea on Tuesday, President Donald Trump was asked whether he supports increased vetting of gun purchasers, given the mass shooting that occurred on Sunday in Texas. One part of his response would not surprise close observers of his presidency.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced Chicago's first Public Art Plan. The plan lays out recommendations that will help shape the future of public art in Chicago and shift how the city talks about and supports public art.
Mayor Emanuel says it's a big part of OHare's ever-growing cargo capacity, ""A third of China's air cargo comes in and out of OHare. By investing in the new runways and this facility, Chicago's gonna be number one."
Chicago will end the costly practice of scoop-and-toss borrowing in 2018 -- one year earlier than promised -- under a mayoral budget that pleased a taxpayers watchdog group, but not quite as much as Mayor Rahm Emanuel would hope. Scoop-and-toss is the dubious practice of refinancing existing debt in a way that saddles future generations of taxpayers with borrowing costs instead of paying off the principal.
Chicago has officially thrown its hat in the ring with a bid for Amazon's massive second headquarters, adding to the growing competition from cities bragging about their talent pool, quality of life and cultural amenities to lure the tech giant and its promise of jobs. While some cities have creatively played up their hipness or gently ribbed Seattle with pitches of year-round sunny weather, Chicago has played it straight.
Chance the Rapper livestreamed a traffic stop on Instagram on Sunday, telling fans he feared it may escalate into a violent encounter with the responding officers. "Just want y'all to be here in case it gets out of hand," the Chicago rapper said in the video.
A Las Vegas shooter's perch in a 32nd-floor hotel room overlooking 22,000 people jammed into a country music festival below is just the kind of nightmare scenario police dread in places where big crowds and high-rises mix.
The city of Chicago filed a lawsuit Thursday against the credit reporting company Equifax over a data breach that exposed personal information of about 143 million people, including more than 5 million in Illinois. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the company should be held accountable for the breach and a delay in notifying consumers.