Mayor, top cop send mixed signals on cameras for speeders
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy set out Thursday to talk up a new plan to use red-light cameras to ticket speeders near schools and parks, but they...
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Emanuel wants to point cameras at speeders
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is asking state lawmakers to allow Chicago to use red-light cameras to automatically ticket drivers who speed through school safety zones. The administration says it's about public...
Emanuel praises status quo on bond ratings
No news is good news when it comes to the city's bond ratings, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said today after three bond rating agencies affirmed the city's credit status.A week after...
Emanuel praises status quo on bond ratings
No news is good news when it comes to the city's bond ratings, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said today after three bond rating agencies affirmed the city's credit status.A week after...
McCarthy takes to road to sell police station closures
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy took to the road Monday to sell Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to close police stations. At a packed community meeting in Kenwood, McCarthy said the...
Occupy Chicago arrests are seen as a trial run for international summits to come next year
With two international summits coming to Chicago in just seven months, the city got a chance to conduct a trial run early Sunday in arresting a large group of protesters...
Emanuel uses his political capital to push for sacrifices in budget
The maxim that timing is everything was on display Wednesday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled a tough-love budget that asks taxpayers, city workers and aldermen to sacrifice to avoid harsher...
Emanuel calls for water fee hike, hiring more police, parking lot tax
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today called for raising water fees to repair an aging system, hiring new police and putting in place a congestion tax on downtown parking. The new mayor...
Emanuel calls for water fee hike, hiring more police, parking lot tax
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today called for raising water fees to repair an aging system, hiring new police and putting in place a congestion tax on downtown parking. The new mayor...
Emanuel budget preview: fine, fee increases, police station closures
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's first budget proposal will include increases in fines and fees and the closure of three district police stations. The stations on the chopping block are Wood, on...