Rahm Emanuel News

In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel reminds people that had past mayors properly funded pension promises, that city would not be laying off teachers today.

But when, at the regular December meeting of the Trenton City Commission, Mayor Anthony Emanuel nearly forgot to open the formal business portion of the session with "the official roll call," then remembered and hastily remedied the situation by calling two names, an observer might have been forgiven for thinking he was making a joke.

One thing's for sure: at some point, the accusations Fraternal Order of Police Mike Shields made Monday about the last two police contracts being "fixed" and a sergeant's contract being "rigged" will either be proven true, or not.

Gov. Pat Quinn went to Wrigleyville on Friday to urge lawmakers to pass an amended concealed carry bill he sent them earlier in the week.

Increasingly, it's becoming harder and harder for Americans to afford rental housing nationwide.

With the year coming to a close, Mayor Rahm Emanuel sought Monday to highlight a drop in the city's violent crime numbers compared with last year's spike in homicides and shootings that left Chicago with more killings than any other U.S. city.

Chicago Teachers Union president says Mayor Rahm Emanuel will have problems getting re-elected but denies she's interested in running herself.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel continued his media blitz Monday, citing statistics that Chicago's crime rate had dropped dramatically in recent years.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois State Rep. Mike Zalewski are leading efforts to change Illinois gun laws .

House Speaker Michael Madigan's spokesman said last week that his boss' statement opposing further corporate "handouts" basically "speaks for itself."

Chicago police chief Garry McCarthy on Thursday said his department is on track to spend $93 million in overtime this year -- nearly triple the amount originally budgeted -- but pushed back against an assertion that means there aren't enough officers.

The Korean American Friendship Network donated winter coats to those in need in the Back of the Yards neighborhood in Chicago on Sunday.

Many are disappointed that President Obama would exploit a tragedy in order to advance his anti-gun agenda, say gun rights activists.

Even in the surreal world of politics, there are those gimmicks that are so cynical and so absurd that they are truly offensive.

Kari Lydersen talked about her book, Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99% , in which she argues that Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel represents the wealthy and powerful in the city and has demonstrated an ..

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Chicago is on track to have one of its lowest crime rates in decades, but some neighborhoods on the South and West sides seem stuck in time with persistently high violence rates - an inequality that demands attention, according to a new Yale University study.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Divvy, Chicago's bike share system, will be releasing a special bike into its 300 station transit system to celebrate the holiday season.

Budget: "Governing by crisis" is no more, budget deal advocates exult. But the sequester was working well cutting spending.

As 2013 draws to a close, I believe Pope Francis deserves to be named Man of the Year, while Mayor Rahm Emanuel deserves to be named Sham of the Year.