Rahm Emanuel News

Several Chicagoans stole the show today at the American Federation of Teachers' national convention that runs through Monday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Prominent Chicago Democrats have had an easy time with the national media for decades - as easy as shaking a ring of keys to distract an anxious child in church.

Ex-White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel pronounced this shockingly brazen political principle before a group of Wall Street executives in November 2008.

Frank Sinatra's song about Chicago, "My Kind of Town," "a the town that won't let you down," seems dated in light of last weekend's shooting spree that left 16 dead and dozens wounded in 53 separate incidents.

At last month's grand opening of a shopping center anchored by a Pete's Fresh Market grocery, Mayor Rahm Emanuel hailed the supermarket as an oasis in what had been a "food desert" on the West Side.

Days after a brutally violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago, Ted Nugent-'Murica-loving musician, gun rights activist and recurring 'Simpsons' character-delivered an especially batty Twitter rant directed against Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Teachers unions have turned on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Obama administration, creating a major divide in the Democratic Party coalition.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett haven't found a way to hire school librarians.

Last month, Built In Chicago announced the 2014 winners of the Moxie Awards, naming the best of Chicago's digital companies at an award ceremony of 850 attendees.

Nearly 100 Local Auto Dealers Partner To Support Chicago's Growing Electric Vehicle Market; Program Kicks off with Ride-And-Drive Event at Taste of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the launch of Drive Electric Chicago, a website that will serve as a one-stop for information on electric vehicle ownership and feature a series of guidelines ... (more)

The Taste of Chicago , commonly known as The Taste, is the world's largest food festival - though it is much smaller than it was during its heyday prior to the Mayor Rahm Emanuel years.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chancellor Cheryl Hyman announced today that City Colleges of Chicago is partnering with the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters to pave the way for accredited carpenters to earn an Associate Degree, and prepare more them with the skills to seize the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Saturday, July 12 marks the first Chicago Independent Bookstore Day in the Windy City, when nine indies hope to entice customers into their bookstores with special deals, activities, author appearances, and food samples--lots of food samples, judging by the Chicago Independent Bookstore Day schedule of events .

Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chicago, 82 people were shot in an 84-hour window , according to the Chicago Tribune .

According to National Geographic , somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.

Frank Sinatra's song about Chicago, "My Kind of Town," "a the town that won't let you down," seems dated in light of last weekend's shooting spree that left 16 dead and dozens wounded in 53 separate incidents.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's unannounced re-election effort finds him making near-daily stops to shore up his standing with voters who helped elect him in 2011.

The Cubs have agreed to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's requests as part of a deal to present their latest Wrigley Field renovation proposal to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks at a Thursday meeting, a City Hall source tells CBS 2. The main conditions the Cubs acquiesced to are to reduce the size and increase spacing and other restrictions for the proposed ... (more)

Jesse Jackson and Mayor Emanuel are differing on where the fingers should be pointed when it comes to federal anti-violence help, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel recruited U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to hail a drop in crime in Chicago-and then dozens were shot over the weekend.