Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) – It was a celebration fit for a Chicago icon with a nod to the amusement millions of visitors to Navy Pier find ...

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced today that he will not seek re-election during the next mayoral election. The six-term mayor said that it is time to “move on” as he made his announcement with ...

WASHINGTON -- Chicago's economy will suffer and unemployment numbers will continue to rise unless Congress acts swiftly to pass an economic stimulus package, Illinois political leaders said on Tuesday ...

Navy Pier celebrated the 30th anniversary of its redevelopment with "A Chicago ExPierience Gala," honoring former Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago's longest-serving mayor, for his visionary role in ...

The "M" Stands for "Make Me" A swaggering, spittle-spewing King Hippo of Chicagoland with decades of civic KOs under his championship belt -- increased tourism, a resurgent downtown, etc -- Dick Jr.'s ...

If any still doubted that major shakeups were coming to the White House after the midterm elections, they can look to Chicago today, where news just broke that the job Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

On Wednesday, outgoing Chicago /*Mayor Richard Daley*/ gave another departing Chicago institution, /*Oprah Winfrey,*/ a civic version of a parting gift: Her own street. Daley, who will leave office ...

Mayor Richard Daley sent construction workers under cover of night to tear up the runway of a small airport along the city's lakefront, saying Monday it was done to help prevent a terrorist attack.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1940: A United Airlines DC-3, laden with ...