Six weeks after failing to secure enough votes to avoid the city’s first-ever mayoral runoff, Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term Tuesday, defeating his…
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Grassroots Illinois Endorses Garcia and 23 Aldermanic Candidates
Holding back tears, Gayle Sterm, of Humboldt Park, stood behind the podium Tuesday at a Grassroots Illinois Action news conference. Instead of reading the speech…
Imperfect Englewood
Many neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side are experiencing gentrification, the renovation of run-down urban neighborhoods that displaces low-income families and small businesses. Englewood, a South…
Emanuel’s 2015 Budget Address Doesn’t Talk Numbers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budget address for 2015 played it safe, highlighting his influence in the fight for a minimum wage raise, education reform and heightened…
Opinion: Race for Mayor, Sizing up the Challengers from A to P
Chatter in Chicago urban communities is about replacing Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the coming 2015 election because he did not support them in the CPS…
Recapping NATO Summit in Chicago: One Year Ago
Last year, Chicago hosted the NATO summit. Our reporters were there, live and on the ground. Many of our reporters will be graduating this week…
Latin American restaurants let Chicagoans travel globe in less than three miles
Since its founding in 1833, Chicago has been a final destination for “American dream” seekers from all over the world, and thanks to that, today…
Dearborn Bike Lanes Update at One Month
About one month ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel dedicated the new Dearborn Bike lane. The new lane has a northbound and southbound bike lane, and traffic lights especially for cyclists. How is the new lane working out for winter bikers and others?