Rahm Emanuel

"Springfield will step up," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. "There is no other option."

The projects will be paid for by $24 million in TIF money and completed by fall 2014.

Parents at the Edgebrook elementary school have sought an expansion to ease overcrowding.

A resolution calling for a city referendum on an elected Board of Education went to the Rules Committee.

A new practice field, dedicated Friday by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, will be used on afternoons.

Some are unfamiliar with Brazier's legacy; one business owner said there are better ways to preserve it.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited Michele Clark Magnet High School.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle called police torture "a disgrace and a blemish."

Mayor Rahm Emanuel called police torture "a dark chapter of the history of the City of Chicago."

Large buildings must post their energy-use data online. Some residents are balking at compliance costs.

The idea will be introduced to the City Council on Wednesday.

The city wants to stop the buildings from being used as shelters for gangs and other criminal activity.

The Energy Benchmarking Ordinance faces an up-or-down vote in the City Council.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said first-day attendance wasn't the true test of "consolidated" schools.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Supt. Garry McCarthy credited Operation Impact with a drop in crime stats.