Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown on running for mayor: 'People trust me'

Brimming with all the confidence in the world, despite an active probe by tenacious investigators who have already charged two and convicted one, Brown formally declared her candidacy Sunday afternoon at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. She promised to “lead by example and bring hope to all Chicago.”

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Tech entrepreneur Neal Sales-Griffin announces mayoral bid against Rahm Emanuel

Sales-Griffin, 30, said Mayor Rahm Emanuel has tried his best but “he’s not been doing a good enough job,” adding that the mayor should “be someone who is from here . . . I shouldn’t be running for mayor . . . and the reason I’m doing that is because I’m willing to put myself out there.”

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THE WATCHDOGS: Two contracts that Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration awarded to Rossi Contracts for work at O’Hare and Midway airports have ballooned in cost from $37.5 million to $67.3 million. Seen here is Rossi Contractors' facility in Northlake.

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