Hal Dardick

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is prepared to spend millions of dollars more to make sure backers of Cook County's controversial soda pop tax don't suffer defeat in next year's elections, a...

South Side Ald. Howard Brookins will pay a $5,000 fine for not keeping time sheets on five employees, including his now-convicted former chief of staff, according to a settlement agreement...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday said public opposition to the county's controversial beverage tax is being driven by a repeal campaign orchestrated by Big Soda. She compared...

Aldermen introduced a proposal Wednesday in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., to ban guns, knives, shields, "rod-like" instruments and other potential weapons at Chicago public assemblies. The ordinance...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making plans to pick up security guard costs for Chicago Public Schools to help reduce a remaining district budget hole of about $119 million. To do...

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is spending $3 million more to air a new TV ad backing the controversial penny-an-ounce Cook County tax on sweetened beverages. The $3 million...

An alderman who has long been a champion of the taxi industry once again raised the idea of requiring drivers for ride-sharing companies to be fingerprinted, citing a long-overdue city...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday defended the idea of another big boost in Chicago Public Schools property taxes that's part of the compromise agreement on state school funding. Under legislation...