Private emails show a retiring Emanuel is still working — on building his legacy

Lori Lightfoot said the first time she came to Chicago was on St. Patrick's Day. Toni Preckwinkle, meanwhile, pointed out she was born on March 17.

Preckwinkle criticized a city program aimed in part at increasing the supply of affordable housing in better-off neighborhoods that have high rents.

Though their names aren’t on the ballot, former 33rd Ward Ald. Dick Mell and former Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios are looming over two races on the city’s Northwest Side.

The White House immediately denounced the connection. But the mention from the suspect, who embraced Nazi imagery and voiced support for fascism, nonetheless cast an uncomfortable light on the way that the president has been embraced by some on the far right.