Mayor-Elect
Freeman-Wilson Discusses Vision For Future Of Gary, Ind.
She’s got a Harvard law degree and served as Indiana’s attorney general, but Karen Freeman-Wilson is about take on her toughest challenge yet as the newly-elected mayor of Gary, Ind.
Shaw: Transition Plan Will Keep Emanuel Accountable
The transition plan that Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel unveiled this week is a blueprint for how he intends to change things at City Hall. Andy Shaw of the Better Government Association weighs in.
Emanuel Orders Departments To Cut Payroll By 10 Percent
Mayor-elect Emanuel Rahm Emanuel has ordered all department heads to cut management costs by 10 percent, which would necessitate cuts of about 1,300 jobs.
Emanuel: ‘The Whole City Is Excited To Start Something New’
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel will take office in just one week, and he says “The whole city is excited to start something new.”
Emanuel, Burke Bury Hatchet Amid City Budget Deficit
Call off the Clash of the Titans. Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and a potential enemy, powerful Ald. Ed Burke, had a private meeting and called a truce as the city budget continues to gush red ink.
Emanuel, Preckwinkle Seek Summer Opportunities For Youth
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle are teaming up to make more jobs and summer programs available for young people in the City of Chicago.
Police Board Picks 3 Finalists For Superintendent
The Chicago Police Board has picked three finalists for a new superintendent, which would be narrowed down to two finalists when crossed with the four candidates picked by Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel.
Emanuel: Property Tax Exemptions For Non-Profits Won’t End
The day after he suggested he was looking at the matter, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is reassuring non-for-profit groups that he does not intend to end their property tax exemptions.
2 Outsiders, Insider In Contention For Police Superintendent
Two outsiders and a Chicago Police insider reportedly have the inside-track to become the next police superintendent.
Emanuel To Keep Current City College Administration
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says he’s keeping the team that Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed to run the City Colleges of Chicago.
Emanuel Wants To Cut City License Waiting Times
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says he wants to look at some of Chicago’s budget problems from a different perspective.
Emanuel Taps Claypool To Run CTA
A day after naming a new team to run the city’s public schools, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that he’s tapping former Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool to run the CTA.
Parents Hope New CPS Boss Brings Reform
Parents of Chicago Public School students saw Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel’s choice of a new CPS chief as an opportunity for change in the school system.
Rochester, N.Y., Schools Supt. Named Chicago Schools Chief
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel has named Rochester, N.Y., schools superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard as his choice for the next Chicago Public Schools chief executive.
UPDATED: Emanuel’s Inauguration Festivities Revealed
Plans are coming together for the inauguration of Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel, including a free public concert by the band Chicago.
UPDATED: Education Reform Proposal Moving Forward
A major school reform package advanced in an Illinois Senate committee in Springfield on Thursday, with an unusual coalition of lawmakers, school districts and teachers unions supporting the measure.
Emanuel, Daley Regularly Discussing Transition
Mayor Richard M. Daley revealed on Wednesday that he and Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel have had a lot more contact recently that many of us have been led to believe. The two, he said, have been meeting regularly to talk about transition.
More Than 40 Candidates Apply For Police Superintendent
More than 40 candidates have applied to become Chicago’s next police superintendent, officials said Tuesday.
Deadline Arrives For Police Supt. Applications
Today is the deadline for applications for the job of Chicago Police superintendent.
Changing Of The Guard Moves Forward
Mayor Daley continued feeling the love of Chicagoans on his newly launched farewell tour. Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel was busy mending fences.
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- Mount Prospect Man Falls To Death From Albany Park RoofA Mount Prospect man fell to his death from a roof in Albany Park Friday afternoon.113
- 3 Dead, 8 Hurt In Shootings Since Friday NightThe most recent fatal shooting happened about 1:50 a.m. Saturday in the Hyde Park community, roughly half a mile from President Barack Obama’s home in neighboring Kenwood.198
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- Mother Of Student Pushed Down School Stairs ‘Enraged’ At Security GuardNew video surfaced Friday that appears to show sophomore Lauren Goodlow being pushed by a male security guard. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.329
- House Passes Concealed Carry Plan Opposed By Senate LeaderGun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances -- including Chicago's ban on assault weapons.220
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