It's an Op-Ed, but it's also propaganda: Mayor Rahm Emanuel was in Peoria earlier this week talking about how Chicago and Downstate politicians need to stop fighting so much. “The politics of the past where we used to play Chicago versus downstate is over. It doesn’t...
Mayor’s Race
Protesters Crash Chicago’s 175th Birthday
Chicago celebrated its 175th birthday Sunday to the tune of protest rants. A small group shouted during part of the ceremony about Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to close six mental health clinics in the city. As the mayor stood beside a colorful birthday cake and the...
Emanuel vs. Lewis
Karen Lewis, the Chicago Teacher's Union President, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, have a testy relationship at best. ... The two leaders met privately last year ahead of Emanuel's inauguration. They went for dinner and to attend a dance -- both are fans of the art form...
Businesses Get the Old Yes No on the G-8/NATO Summits
Well which is it? Mayor Rahm Emanuel was asked Thursday whether businesses located within the inner-most security perimeter will have a process to recover lost profits incurred during the May 19-21 events at McCormick Place. “The [NATO and G-8] Host Committee is...