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Emanuel’s wife prefers life outside the spotlight
As Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel waved to an excited crowd at his election night victory party, another future Chicago leader stood with him. Amy Merritt Rule, Chicago's first lady in waiting,...
Rahm Emanuel declares victory in Chicago mayor’s race
Rahm Emanuel declared victory in the Chicago mayor's race tonight. "Thank you Chicago for this humbling victory," a smiling Emanuel told supporters. "All I can say, you sure know how...
Emanuel on Chicago mayoral ballot
The ballot roller coaster for Rahm Emanuel finally stopped Thursday with the former White House chief of staff very much in the race for mayor and the Illinois Supreme Court...
Braun often tardy paying property taxes
Mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun was late in paying property taxes on her Hyde Park home five of the last six times her bill was due, according to public records...
Emanuel keeps cool during 11 hours of residency questions
Rahm Emanuel kept his famously sharp political tongue in check for more than 11 hours Tuesday as a phalanx of indignant activists and a seasoned election attorney poked and prodded...
Rahm Emanuel to testify about residency for hours Tuesday
Rahm Emanuel is expected to spend hours testifying under oath Tuesday at a hearing on whether he can remain on the mayoral ballot, with a long list of objectors quizzing...
Bitter contest for Obama’s former Senate seat now up to voters
The intensely-fought battle for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama is winding down as the two major candidates await the results this evening. Republican Mark Kirk...
Bitter contest for Obama’s former Senate seat now up to voters
The intensely-fought battle for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama is winding down as the two major candidates await the results this evening. Republican Mark Kirk...
Senate candidates shore up bases as election nears
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk started the one-month sprint to Election Day in their U.S. Senate contest by rallying their bases with the same message: that their financial...