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Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a plan to expand the City's transit-oriented development policy to include high-ridership, high-frequency CTA bus routes. Originally introduced in 2013, Chicago's TOD policy supports development around Chicago's train lines to both encourage lower carbon transportation choices and reduce household costs associated with car ownership.
Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Film Office at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events today announced ten shows will film this summer and fall in Chicago. This includes filming for four new shows, as well as many returning long-running series including NBC's Chicago franchise.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Facebook today with City Colleges of Chicago announced two collaborations to expand digital and technology training to students across Chicago. Facebook will support students participating in coding bootcamps through the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, and will work with City Colleges to expand its existing digital marketing curriculum and training.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the appointment of Jamie Rhee as the new Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Aviation . Rhee will succeed Ginger Evans, who is stepping down on August 1 after three remarkable years leading Chicago's aviation system.
House Speaker Michael Madigan listens during a legislative session on Aug. 28, 2017, at the State Capitol. A former federal prosecutor will conduct a review of operations of the Illinois House after sexual harassment allegations lodged against aides and allies of Madigan.
Former Governor Pat Quinn's petition drive to limit Chicago mayors to two terms has picked up the endorsement of UIC political science professor Dick Simpson. Dick Simpson was an independent alderman when the first Mayor Daley - Richard J Daley - was mayor and Simpson says Boss Daley is the case study why we need a two-term limit on mayors, noting "As time went on, he became more autocratic, more dictatorial.
In this March 14, 2012 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, with his wife Patti at his side, speaks to the media in Chicago before reporting to federal prison in Denver. President Donald Trump says he is considering commuting the sentence of ex- Gov. Blagojevich and pardoning Martha Stewart.
President Donald Trump said Thursday he's considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption, and pardoning lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart, who served a stint in federal prison after being convicted of charges related to a stock sale. Hours earlier, Trump said on Twitter that he will pardon conservative commentator and Obama critic Dinesh D'Souza, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud.
The 2018 Night Out in the Parks series will bring over 1,200 world-class events, including over 230 movies, 102 dance showcases, 301 concerts and 184 theater performances, to every one of the city's 77 community areas. Over 1,700 Chicago-based artists will be involved as part of the family-friendly park event series, and will feature 130 neighborhood arts organizations and artists.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Chicago Public Schools to celebrate the schools named to the 2018 Best High Schools list by U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings. The top nine CPS schools landed in the top eleven rankings in Illinois and top four hundred in the nation.
The allegiance of political empathy between Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel is striking. Both promised to serve and improve the city of Chicago, albeit through taxation, yet assured the citizens such expenses will be short lived and/or improvements will offset the expenditures.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a package of new reforms to support small businesses across the city. The plan will reduce costs for businesses, simplify the licensing process, increase transparency, support start-up and innovative businesses, and reduce the burden of inspections for all businesses.
Rahm Emanuel continues to blame Chicago's ongoing financial problems on the situation he inherited when he was elected mayor. Rahm Emanuel continues to blame Chicago's ongoing financial problems on the situation he inherited when he was elected mayor.
Then-U.S. Sen.-elect. Tammy Duckworth greets commuters outside the Millennium Park Metra Station in Chicago on Nov. 9, 2016, the day after she defeated Republican Mark Kirk.
Crain's columnist Joe Cahill has been a tireless cheerleader for Mayor Rahm Emanuel's dream of upscale express service to O'Hare. Back in February 2017 Cahill first made the argument that Chicago won't be able to maintain its status as a world-class city unless it offers business travelers and well-heeled visitors a seamless connection from the airport to the Loop.
The basket containing the remains of Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer are carried to a hearse after a funeral mass for Bauer at The Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, in Chicago.
Paul Bauer takes part in the arrest of a protester outside an Apple store on Magnificent Mile in Chicago. Promoted to commander, Bauer, 53, a 31-year veteran of the... .
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Sunday announced the formation of a new team of law enforcement officers who'll be plucked from an alphabet soup of local, state and federal agencies and charged with one task: stop carjackings.