Emanuel gives thumbs-up to South Side Irish Parade return
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today gave a thumbs-up to the return of the South Side Irish Parade despite concerns some have about security and alcohol. "That parade is a recognition to...
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Chicago aldermen approve Emanuel’s G-8, NATO protest crackdown
The Chicago City Council today easily approved measures to tighten parade rules, increase fines and give Mayor Rahm Emanuel power to spend money on a pair of May summits of...
Emanuel gives thumbs-up to South Side Irish Parade return
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today gave a thumbs-up to the return of the South Side Irish Parade despite concerns some have about security and alcohol. "That parade is a recognition to...
Chicago aldermen approve Emanuel’s G-8, NATO protest crackdown
The Chicago City Council today easily approved measures to tighten parade rules, increase fines and give Mayor Rahm Emanuel power to spend money on a pair of May summits of...
Mayor backs down on new protest fines
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday backed off a plan to increase fines for resisting arrest, his latest retreat in the face of complaints from aldermen and protesters that he is...
City Hall backs off again on increased fines for street protesters
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today backed off a plan to increase fines for resisting arrest during this spring's G-8 and NATO conferences after aldermen and protesters expressed concerns that it would...
City’s G-8/NATO costs could hit $65M, say officials in first such appraisal
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's team announced Thursday that the May summit meetings of world leaders will cost up to $65 million, downtown Chicago will remain open amid security restrictions and protest...
Aldermen suggest library workers give up raises to avoid cuts
A pair of Chicago aldermen on Tuesday called on city library workers to give up pay raises so branch libraries can stay open six days a week. The proposal came...
Aldermen suggest library workers give up raises to avoid cuts
A pair of Chicago aldermen on Tuesday called on city library workers to give up pay raises so branch libraries can stay open six days a week. The proposal came...
No love lost between Emanuel and first lady?
A new book paints Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as an often divisive White House chief of staff who pushed pragmatism over rigid policy ideals and sought to avoid first lady...