Rahm Emanuel News

With sharp insight and the cynicism natural to a Chicago politician, Rahm Emanuel famously pronounced in 2008, " You never want a serious crisis to go to waste ."

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs has awarded $128.3 million in funding to communities in the Chicago area for recovery efforts following severe storms and flooding that began on April 18, 2013, it was announced Friday.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel met today with Paul Chavez, the son of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, and director Diego Luna who directed the new film, Cesar Chavez.

Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomed the Irish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Sen Sherlock, to Chicago.

Since 2012, the Mayor has Leveraged over One Billion in Capital Funds to Invest in Local Schools Across the City Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that construction has begun on the renovation of Chicago Vocational Career Academy , which is creating new career-focused classrooms to prepare students for jobs in a variety of high growth industries, ... (more)

Mayor Rahm Emanuel reaffirmed Thursday that he has no intention -- none -- of ever running for President of the United States.

Former Chicago Alderman and Cook County Commissioner Robert Shaw announced Thursday that he will run against Rahm Emanuel for Chicago mayor next year.

Road resurfacing this year along Chicago's busiest streets will jump by more than one-third beyond the city's previous plans, to 85 miles total, in response to the rash of potholes forming faster than patching crews can repair them, officials will announce Thursday.

'You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." Former White House Chief of Staff and now Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's brazen credo comes to mind as the Obama administration tries to link emergency financial aid for Ukraine with changes to the International Monetary Fund's governance and financing.

"Hell's Kitchen" opener and "American Idol" , Fox. You know life has turned upside-down when "Idol" -- for years, the most powerful show on TV -- needs a lead-in boost from a man yelling at chefs.

Tahitah Myles attends Ronnie Chamber's funeral in Chicago last year. He was the father of her son and a victim of gun violence.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has his first challenger for next year's re-election effort: Robert Shaw, a former alderman Chicago and Cook County tax review commissioner whose late twin brother was mayor of south suburban Dolton.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health announced today the issuance of a comprehensive set of regulations that will crack down on the harmful emission of petroleum coke, or "pet coke."

As a result of adding 22 miles to the Chicago's 2014 arterial resurfacing plan of 63 miles, City agencies and private utilities plan to resurface a total of 333 miles of arterial and neighborhood streets and alleys in 2014.

Hirsch Metropolitan High School, in South Shore, once had more than 2,000 students.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to make sure drivers don't have the same problem next year, so he's planning to have more than 330 miles of streets resurfaced this year.

Illinois has one of the worst pension messes in the nation as the cost of government employee benefits is sending state, county, and local governments into bankruptcy crises all across the state.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is counting on speed cameras installed around Chicago schools and parks to bankroll $70 million worth of children's programs this year.

Yet he shows the Founding document little respect . He rewrites his Obamacare law without bothering with any of the inconvenient procedures prescribed in Article 1. His "executive actions" and Justice Department harassment of journalists who ask tough questions threatens the First Amendment, and rampant executive snooping eviscerates the Fourth.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is unopposed for re-election, so she's focusing much of her political effort and spending some of her campaign cash to ensure that three allies are nominated in the Democratic primary.