Chicago Mayor

Another kind of gun control

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Supporters of a measure that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases decried the bill's death in the Senate last month. But was the defeat really such a bad thing? Had it passed, the new law would have been hailed as a historic...

Quick Takes: Country music's new hit

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Roll over, Hank Williams, and tell Patsy Cline the news: Nashville has a new top music awards show. Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards show on CBS drew 15.4 million viewers, according to early data from Nielsen (final ratings won't be published...

'Croods,' 'Olympus' rise at box office. CBS eyes TV Guide Network.

2013-03-25 06:23:00

After the coffee. Before the matzo ball soup. The Skinny: I'm in D.C. for Passover, and it snowed here. So much for seeing some cherry blossoms, lunching at an outdoor cafe near the Capitol and taking a nice long jog. Monday's headlines include a...

Rep. Gutierrez hopes for immigration action after Easter recess

2013-03-19 10:58:00

WASHINGTON – Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Chicago, a key player in the bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform, said Tuesday that he is hopeful that Congress will act on the issue in early April after the Easter recess. “...

Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to conspiracy count

2013-02-20 10:10:00

The Shakespearean tragedy that was the life of Jesse Jackson Jr. came to its expected denouement Wednesday when the former Illinois congressman entered a guilty plea in federal court to a charge that he conspired to misuse more than $750,000 in campaign...

2 charged in Hadiya Pendleton's murder to appear in Chicago court

2013-02-12 10:59:00

The two men accused of shooting Hadiya Pendleton will appear in a Chicago courtroom on the first-degree murder charges Tuesday, hours before her parents are to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama for the president’s State of the Union speech....

Hadiya Pendleton funeral: 'This should hurt the hearts of every man'

2013-02-09 13:29:00

Friends, family and First Lady Michelle Obama gathered Saturday afternoon to remember Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago majorette who was fatally shot a week after she performed at President Obama’s inauguration. Hadiya -- who was shot...

Hadiya Pendleton: Slain girl had made PSA against gang violence

2013-01-31 16:15:00

Not long after a fatal bullet pierced Hadiya Pendleton’s back, her round face -- its espresso eyes and easy smile -- had become a national symbol of innocence robbed.� The slaying of the Chicago sophomore who had recently performed as a...

White House, politicians react to Hadiya Pendleton shooting death

2013-01-30 18:37:00

� More than once, Hadiya Pendleton and President Obama walked the same streets. Last week, the high school sophomore performed as a majorette at his inauguration in Washington.�On Tuesday, she was gunned down in a park� a mile from Obama’s...

Mayor calls for ending L.A. investments in assault weapon makers

2013-01-16 17:24:45

Does the Dodgers' Ned Colletti need to get his Marvin Gaye on?

2012-12-20 13:52:00

Poor Ned Colletti. Seems he’s not too sexy for his shirt or cowboy boots. What has it come to for general managers these days, when they’re not only critiqued on that last free agent signing but also on if they turn heads when they enter a...

Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago to end all investments in gun makers

2013-01-14 12:11:00

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he was requesting all of his city’s pension funds to divest their investments in gun manufacturers, becoming the latest public official to use the purse as a weapon in the growing battle against gun violence....

Mayor Rahm Emanuel greets CTA Red Line commuters at the 95th Street station to inform and remind commuters of the Red Line south reconstruction project.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited McCormick Place Thursday May 16, 2013 to announce plans for "Elevate Chicago" a program that includes a new stadium for DePaul and a remake of Navy Pier.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Chicago Police recruit Jennie Morris salutes Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy as Mayor Rahm Emanuel looks on during the graduation ceremony and promotion ceremony at Navy Pier in Chicago. All 105 of the new graduates will be assigned to Operation Impact foot patrols.

2013-05-15 00:00:00