elections
Candidates win seats in hard-fought elections for their local public school councils. A hearing officer recommended new elections after voting in April led to disputes.
1 month ago | By Peter Sachs
Journalism students at three colleges in Chicago this week are celebrating their successful live coverage of this historic Election Day. The show aired on PBS and viewers reacted positively, the students say.
1 month ago | By Peter Sachs
Barack Obama divorced himself from Trinity United Church of
Christ after attending service there for 20 years. That didn't dampen the spirit of congregants celebrating his victory.
1 month ago | By Amy Lee
The newly-elected commissioners overseeing waste water treatment for Chicago and the region say they're focusing on system upgrades and water conservation.
2 months ago | By Ian Fullerton
Chicagoans are jockeying for position as Barack Obama assembles his White House team. CPS chief Arne Duncan has been mentioned as a potential Secretary of Education.
2 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
Voters considered several referendums on Election Day, including proposals for affordable housing and requiring contractors under certain circumstances to pay "living wages" to workers.
2 months ago | By Peter Sachs
Eighty-seven percent of Bronzeville voters casts votes urging the mayor and the 2016 Olympic Committee to set aside 26 percent of the 1,800 vacant lots in the neighborhood for middle-income homeownership.
2 months ago | By Megan Cottrell
North West residents vote to raise taxes to fund the North River Mental Health Center. The tax increase will raise $500,000 for the project.
2 months ago | By Megan Cottrell
Barack Obama is the president-elect, making history after unprecedented voter turnout in Chicago and nationally. Voters experienced few problems at the polls and celebrated peacefully at Grant Park rally.
2 months ago | By David McClendon
Obama traced his path from unlikely contender to president-elect, lavishing praise on many of the Chicagoans who helped him make that journey.
2 months ago | By Megan Cottrell
Will the Obama presidency change change the way the country deals with poverty and homelessness? One homeless man, who voted for Obama, suspects not.
2 months ago | By Antony J. Caldaroni
Inside Grant Park, supporters of all ages and races erupted into joyous applause as the news that Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States made its way across the field.
2 months ago | By Christine Fioretti & Bridget Maher
As President-elect Barack Obama prepared to depart a downtown hotel to speak at Grant Park, crowds packed the sidewalk, hugging strangers, crying, and smoking cigars.
2 months ago | By Megan Cottrell
Cook County elections officials are laboring to count today's vote total because hardware and software used to do the job has malfunctioned. Engineers are working the problem.
2 months ago | By Peter Sachs
2 months ago | By Geoff Dougherty
