Rahm Emanuel News

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.

Landing a position on the Illinois appeals court now comes with a bigger price tag, newly released campaign finance reports show.

A front-end loader works to move a pile of petroleum coke at the Detroit Harbour on March 30, 2013.

Chicago's "ingrained" gang culture is to blame for homicide rates far higher than other large U.S. cities, FBI Director James B. Comey said Monday.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and civic leaders announced today the creation of a new, $26 million loan pool that will make financing available to rehab and preserve groups of vacant, one- to four- unit buildings as affordable rental housing.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Reports More than 20 Percent Decrease in Youth Smoking Following City Strategies Aimed at Curtailing Youth Smoking Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Commissioner Bechara Choucair and officials from the Chicago Department of Public Health today announced smoking among Chicago high school students has decreased by more ... (more)

"One of the consequences of the property tax increase is more property tax revenue in TIF [Tax Increment Financing] districts," Burns said.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Divvy, Chicago's bike share system, broke its single-day record with 10,866 rides on Saturday, beating the previous highest tally set in September by 201 rides.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying to make the bitter pill of a five-year, $250 million property tax increase to save two city employee pension funds a little easier to swallow for aldermen 10 months away from re-election.