Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson sounded the alarm Thursday in a new report detailing "widespread fraud, abuse and mismanagement" in the city mi...

Soon after Mayor Richard M. Daley announced that he would not seek a seventh term, a group of African American leaders and clergy members gathered to ...

CHICAGO — Illinois state Sen. James Meeks withdrew his candidacy for Chicago mayor on Thursday, and he urged other African-American candidates t...

Illinois State Senator and mayoral candidate James Meeks came under fire this week for a series of racially charged comments he made during a WVON may...

State Senator James Meeks, a reverend at a South Side church and a candidate for mayor of Chicago, was trying to talk about his education policy yeste...

In recent weeks, candidates for mayor of Chicago have been releasing their plans for the city's struggling public school system. Perhaps the most rad...

The question of whether the Rev. James Meeks could run both his megachurch and the City of Chicago at the same time shouldn't even be an issue, a grou...

The Rev. Sen. James Meeks continued his hot and cold relationship with Chicago's gay community on Wednesday, making an appearance at Ann Sather, an ic...

CHICAGO — Black ministers, politicians and business leaders are scrambling to unify their community behind one candidate in Chicago's wide-open ...

A second notary public has claimed that his signature was forged on nominating petitions in the Chicago mayor's race, questioning the validity of near...

Less than 24 hours after it was passed by the Illinois House of Representatives, the state Senate voted to approve a measure that would allow gay coup...

In the ten days since the filing deadline for petitions to get on the ballot for Chicago mayor, politicos tied to the various campaigns have been pori...

The Rev. James Meeks must be very serious about running for mayor. • To wit: Sneed is told Meeks, a state senator who is very unpopular in the gay ...

It was a busy and rainy day in Chicago, as city candidates vying for a spot on the ballot had their last chance to file petitions. As expected, state ...

Monday is the final day for candidates seeking city offices in Chicago to turn in their petitions--and the already long list of mayoral candidates is ...

Does Rahm Emanuel have something to worry about when it comes to the validity of his Chicago residency? Or are those challenging him just playing "pol...

The petitions are in (for the most part) and many of us have already seen a campaign ad or two--the Chicago campaign season is in full swing. Will w...

This weekend, Rahm Emanuel, Danny Davis and James Meeks gathered supporters and made it official: they are running for mayor of Chicago. So far, the...

UPDATED STORY 12:55 p.m. CT As early as 10 a.m. Sunday, candidates and campaign workers filing petitions for the City of Chicago elections began lini...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) has run against Mayor Richard M. Daley and then worked to help the mayor and his City Council allies win re-election. Th...

CHICAGO — The race to replace Chicago's longtime mayor took better shape Sunday as two more candidates joined a crowded field that also includes...

Though it seems like the race to replace Chicago Mayor Richard Daley started months ago, the official kickoff to the 2011 mayoral election begins next...

A group of African-American leaders has been working for months to choose a "consensus candidate" for the upcoming mayor's race. One candidate appea...

When Luis Gutierrez announced last week that he wouldn't be running for Chicago mayor, the race appeared to be clearly between Rahm Emanuel and Cook C...