Rahm Emmanuel

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago authorities say all police officers will be equipped with body cameras by the end of 2017, a year ahead of schedule. Mayor Rahm Emanuel says in a Wednesday statement announcing the speeded up schedule that body cameras “improve transparency while building trust.” Scrutiny of police intensified after the release of a […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s former police chief says he was the fall guy for Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s administration as it faced protests over the shooting of a black teenager by a white officer. Emanuel fired police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Dec. 1, a week after a judge forced the release of a video showing the […]

Roland Martin talks to Pastor Corey Brooks of Chicago about the boycott of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel‘s prayer breakfast in light of the suspected corruption around Laquan McDonald‘s death. “We marched on to Michigan Ave and tried to shut that down and we thought to do that with the breakfast. There is no way we’re going […]

It has ben 32 years since Chicago had a mayor of African decent. Harold Washington was elected in 1983 and passed away while in office…

CHICAGO (AP) — Hours after Little League International announced its stunning decision to strip a Chicago team of its national championship, the city’s mayor was on the phone asking the organization to reverse a decision that he said unfairly made the young players responsible. But Little League International CEO Stephen D. Keener would not budge, […]

CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama‘s hometown of Chicago plans to name a high school after him. Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday announced plans to…