CTU vice president Jesse Sharkey said the voting may take place over several days and that the votes will be counted "until we have a clear result." more ›

With NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in town to recognize Soldier Field for becoming the first LEED Certified stadium in the NFL, the mayor floated a trial balloon to host the big game right here in the Windy City. more ›

Plans are for GE Transportation to begin moving 50 people from its current headquarters in Erie, PA to Chicago in the next two years, with a staff of 150 people expected by 2014. While this is great for white collar professionals, GE Transportation plans on keeping its main manufacturing facilities in Erie. more ›

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 filed a class action complaint connected to the summit. This one disputes the city's position of not compensating officers for working a sixth or seventh consecutive day in a week. It's the fourth complaint filed by the police union related to the NATO summit. more ›

Speaking to the Sun-Times, Emanuel said he believed "the point had been made" about how divisive the alleged plan by Joe Ricketts to interject race into anti-Obama attack ads would be, and that he does plan to speak to Tom Ricketts eventually. more ›

Emanuel also allowed that his favorite places to grab a hot dog in town are Hot Doug's and "Weenie Circle." We've never heard of this place. more ›

This bill, for $22 million to cover revenues the company lost from motorists using handicapped parking placards or license plates over a one year period, brings the current tab the city owes Chicago Parking Meters LLC to $50 million. more ›

With many businesses in the Loop closed on Monday and people avoiding downtown, and with the images of Sunday's scuffles between police and protesters still fresh the mayor, in characteristic Emanuel-speak, stayed on message that the summit was good to Chicago. more ›

The New York Times followed up on the Ricketts story today with an article where an associate described him as a fiscal conservative who has grown more frustrated with the Obama administration's economic and tax policies. more ›

What have we learned about Emanuel in the past 365 days? We've learned his administration has an astounding capacity for message control and discipline. more ›

Dozens of activists gathered in front of the Northwest Mental Health Clinic at Milwaukee and Fullerton to protest its closure, along with six other neighborhood clinics in Chicago as part of budget cuts. more ›

As expected, labor unions aren't happy with the pension reform plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel revealed in Springfield yesterday. more ›

Faced with a $20 billion pension crisis, Emanuel spoke of a Brave New World where Chicago would have to choose between paying pensions to retired city workers or cutting the most vital city services. more ›

If Emanuel decides to pursue privatizing the Worlds Busiest Square Mile, it would be a reversal of one of his campaign platforms. more ›

Tunney said his reservations on the plan are based on quality of life issues for Wrigleyville residents (in the case of the street closures), and he's looking out for the investments of the rooftop clubs, who coincidentally have raised some serious money for Tunney's campaign fund over the years. more ›

Chicago Parking Meters, which earned $82 million in 2011, can bill the city for these lost fees under a provision in the 2008 contract they negotiated with the city. more ›

The agreement calls for a "hybrid" worker position where new Streets and Sanitation workers are trained in all manner of jobs ranging from tree trimming and hand labor to sanitation and graffiti removal, allowing the workers to float from task to task based on need. more ›

Matt Danzico and Chirag Patel, the former Obama campaign volunteers who created the TabsonObama website, have now set up a similar site to grade Emanuel's job performance in a non-partisan manner. more ›

The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $1.7 billion, privately financed Chicago Infrastructure Trust today by a vote of 41-7. more ›

Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) is among those who wants to get more information on oversight for the Chicago Infrastructure Trust before it goes to a vote. He's created an alternative ordinance that would give City Council more oversight over the Trust. more ›

It's been a busy morning at City Hall. more ›

Visitors to Wrigley Field may soon see a Jumbotron in right field, enter the ballpark by passing through "Wrigleyville: Home of the Cubs" arches sponsored by advertisers and see Sheffield and Waveland Avenues closed to street fairs on game days under a plan proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to help the Cubs raise money to renovate the Friendly Confines without placing the burden on taxpayers. more ›

Mayor Rahm Emanuel defended the strategies being used by the Chicago Police Department to fight violent crime, as he faces rising criticism over a murder rate that increased by 60 percent in the first three months of 2012 over the same time frame last year. more ›

Some aldermen are still asking questions about the legislation now known as the "Children's Safety Zone Ordinance." more ›

The homicide rate in Chicago has increased by 60 percent in first three months of 2012, and police and criminologists are citing different factors for the spike in murders. more ›

The Chicago Department of Transportation announced today they'll be installing over 1,200 energy-efficient street lamps on 200 blocks citywide as part of Mayor Emanuel's Building a New Chicago infrastructure renewal program. more ›

As aldermen ramped up their questions and criticism of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust created by Mayor Rahm Emanuel with $1.7 billion in funding from corporate financing, city budget director Alexandra Holt told a group Wednesday the Trust is a result of economic necessity. more ›

Emanuel wouldn't offer details of any plan, but did say that he's—all together now—looking out for the best interests of the taxpayers. more ›

"Emanuel's administration said this is the first time a Mayor has ever FOIA'd himself… According to Emanuel, "It's a new me. The only four-letter F-word I use now is 'FOIA.'" more ›

The plan, called Building a New Chicago, will touch on every aspect of the city's infrastructure and is expected to create 30,000 jobs over the three year plan. more ›