Carol Moseley Braun

Chicago voters, most of them living, set to pick a new mayor today: Rahm Emanuel or Gery Chico?

2011-02-22 04:36:35

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Poll Analysis: Presidential Hopefuls Face Deeply Divided Electorate

2003-11-20 00:00:00

According to a new Los Angeles Times poll, the country is as divided as it was in the 2000 election when Republican George W. Bush barely beat Democratic candidate Al Gore. The country is still divided along partisanship, gender and race lines and...

Poll Analysis: Dean and Gephardt Battle to the Finish Line

2004-01-10 00:00:00

There is just over a week to go until the first vote for a Democratic presidential nominee is cast in the Iowa caucus on January 19th. Out of the nine candidates hoping to become the Democratic nominee and run against the Republican incumbent George W....

GOP Retains Control of Congress

2004-11-03 11:56:00

WASHINGTON — Republicans retained control of both the House and Senate in Tuesday's elections, extending their decade-long domination of Capitol Hill as they swept up victories across the South and unseated Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle of...

50 years of Chicago's WVON: A Chicago voice that echoes nationwide

2013-03-29 12:29:00

In the volatile world of radio, almost nothing lasts half a century. But a great Chicago radio station — WVON-AM 1690 — has managed the feat: The institution marks its 50th anniversary Monday and celebrates with a concert featuring Toni...

A busy day on Elite Street

2012-10-16 16:32:40

Former Sen. Moseley Braun sells Hyde Park home for $1.205 million

2012-10-16 13:20:00

Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun has taken a big loss on her five-bedroom, Prairie-style town home in Hyde Park, selling it on Tuesday for $1,205,000, less than six weeks after it had become the subject of a foreclosure lawsuit from her lender. The...

Mitt Moseley Braun

2012-01-05 16:32:26

Walking out on the job

2011-07-10 00:00:00

Long before Rahm Emanuel presented city workers with a Sophie's choice of layoffs or work-rule changes, a Chicago mayor and municipal employees dared each other to blink. In 1980, neither Jane Byrne nor the Chicago Firefighters Union did. The result was...

Voters not flocking to ballot without a Daley

2011-02-22 16:54:00

The draw of a mayoral ballot that didn’t have a Daley on it wasn’t as great as some election forecasters had expected. Early reports on today’s election indicate voter turnout will be well below the 50 percent predicted, possibly as...

Blizzard Blog: ComEd to restore power by mid-day

2011-02-03 05:05:00

As of 6 a.m. today, about 5,800 ComEd customers were still without power, according to a company news release. Of those, 5,000 were in Chicago.s The company expects all power to be restored by mid-day today. Officials late Wednesday night said crews...

Blagojevich suggested Oprah Winfrey for U.S. Senate seat

2010-06-28 19:47:00

The idea of Oprah Winfrey as a U.S. senator may seem far-fetched to many — among them Rod Blagojevich's one-time chief of staff John Harris. The former governor, however, was quite serious when he threw out the talk show host's name as a...

, left, and Congressman Bobby Rush mingle at a private fundraising event for former U.S.

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Chicago Mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun thanks her "two brothers" Congressman Bobby Rush , right, and Congressman Danny Davis , center, on election night.

2011-02-22 00:00:00

Newton Agrawal showed off his African Grey Parrot to Carol Moseley Braun at her polling place, William H. Ray Elementary School, after she voted. Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun votes Tuesday Feb 22, 2011 at William H. Ray Elementary School.

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