Gary Washburn

About half of the unhappy constituents calling Ald. Ricardo Munoz's office to complain about nearly $300 million in tax, fee and fine increases proposed by Mayor Richard Daley are asking...

Mayor Richard Daley proposed a whopping $293 million increase in taxes, fees and fines Wednesday, including a 15 percent jump in Chicago's property-tax levy, among the biggest in the city's...

Mayor Richard Daley defended organizers of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on Tuesday and said problems from the weekend race will not affect the city's quest for the 2016 Olympics....

The City of Chicago's top lawyer has denied at least one alderman's written request to see a list of Chicago police officers who have the most excessive force complaints during...

Mayor Richard Daley strongly endorsed a proposal Monday to build a new Chicago Children's Museum in Grant Park, and he questioned whether race is playing a role among the project's...

Senate President Emil Jones is expected to ask lawmakers Tuesday to back a $24.6 billion capital-improvements plan that would be paid for by a major expansion of gambling, according to...

Mayor Richard Daley strongly endorsed a proposal Monday to build a new Chicago Children's Museum in Grant Park, and he questioned whether race is playing a role among the project's...

Chicago's plans to uproot a church cemetery to expand O'Hare International Airport got a boost Thursday from a state appeals court, leaving opponents who claim moving it violates the 1st...

Mayor Richard Daley, known for taking early morning rides along the lakefront, just loves bicycles, and he delights in getting ideas from other cities. So is it any wonder that...

A ball of fire, a plume of smoke and almost all of Gotham General Hospital was gone. A wave of heat swept over about 150 people who had camped out...