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Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday defended his handpicked CTA President Forrest Claypool despite two recent CTA hirings that run contrary to Claypool's reformer image.

If Nik Wallenda gets his wish, he'll fasten a 5/8-inch tightrope between two skyscrapers in downtown Chicago - preferably somewhere with views of Lake Michigan or the Chicago River - and walk across it untethered as viewers in 220 countries watch live on TV.

Chicago, the suburbs and downstate fight fiercely over school funding every year in the State Capitol.

There are many odd holidays , but I think Talk like Shakespeare Day takes the prize for oddest holiday of the month of April.

Weather conditions and snow plows have played havoc with roads throughout the Chicago area this year, causing potholes and making already damaged roads even worse.

Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Park District offered a sneak peek into the revitalization of Jackson Park that will respect, preserve and renew the character of the landscape as designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. and his firm after the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

In this Oct. 15, 2013 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference in Chicago.

Kanye West and Common are doing more g.o.o.d. for their native Chicago. According to Chicago Sun-Times , Common's Common Ground Foundation, and 'Ye's charity, Donda's House, are teaming up to help rapper Rhymefest and his wife host an annual music festival as part of a city-wide initiative to put more of Chi-town's youth to work.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday gave a dozen civic leaders until mid-May to find an "accessible" site for a project with huge tourism potential: an interactive museum spearheaded by movie mogul George Lucas to house his formidable collection of artwork and filmmaking memorabilia.

America is sacrificing its future to pay for its past. Promises made to public pension plans have become impossible to pay for by government entities across America and the problem continues to escalate.

The hearing in Chicago, which wasn't heated like public exchanges in other parts of Illinois, was the latest attempt to bolster gambling, but questions were also raised about support for the legislation in an election year in which other major fiscal issues are pending.

The CTA said Wednesday it is moving forward with a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the Red Line's aging north branch tracks and stations, just hours after South Siders aired complaints to the agency's board that Mayor Rahm Emanuel's promised southern extension of the same rail line was moving too slowly.

Just last month, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel bragged in a statement that, "By delivering on free Sunday parking in the neighborhoods...we're able to make a bad deal better."

More and more, newscasts consist of referrals to the TV station's website. I imagine that will continue until the evening news will be something like this: "Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a stunning announcement today.

On Wednesday morning, FORBES released the stories and content from the May 5, issue of the magazine.

In cities around the world, two-tier societies are becoming increasingly common.

As National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week continues, the City of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications took the opportunity to recognize the outstanding public safety efforts provided by 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers, traffic management personnel and others, to the city of Chicago and its residents at an awards ... (more)

ParkChicago App Had 3,500 Downloads Within the Same Period; Pay-by-Cell Option Part of the Agreement Mayor Emanuel Negotiated to Save Taxpayers $1 Billion and Provide Free Sunday Parking in Neighborhoods Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that within the first 36 hours of its launch, nearly 1,000 drivers signed up for ParkChicago , a new app that ... (more)

A woman's body was found bound, and gagged, in an empty commercial building in Chicago.

Other than hitting the perfect tee shot, nothing is more gratifying than the sight of liberals hoisted on a petard fashioned by their own corruption.