WBEZ's bureau reporters discuss the Aldermanic runoff elections

Mar. 29, 2011
Chicago’s runoff election is right around the corner –Tuesday, April 5, to be exact. Voters in 14 wards will decide who they want to represent them on City Council.

What's at stake in upcoming aldermanic run-off races

Mar. 11, 2011
The fourteen aldermanic run-off elections scheduled for April will have a big impact on the make-up of the Chicago City Council. So it's no surprise that Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel is wading deep into the runoff pool.

Emanuel explains his new PAC, involvement in runoffs

Mar. 9, 2011
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is explaining why he's forming a committee that will help fund candidates in Chicago runoff elections. Emanuel's political action committee will be technically separate from his campaign.

Community reporters weigh in on municipal races

Feb. 17, 2011
The 2011 municipal election will bring change throughout City Hall -- only six out of 50 aldermen are running unopposed. But with many eyes on the city wide mayoral race who’s paying attention to what’s happening ward by ward?

State antiviolence effort raises eyebrows

Feb. 11, 2011
Some community leaders on Chicago’s West Side don’t like the way Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration is doling out funds in a $31 million program to combat Chicago-area youth violence. They wonder why aldermen are involved and why the pastor of Ald.

Mayor Daley blames easy gun access for Arizona shooting

Jan. 13, 2011
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is blaming the mass shooting in Arizona over the weekend on easy access to guns.Six people were killed and a U.S.

Mayor Daley picks interim aldermen

Jan. 12, 2011
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has named three interim members of the City Council to serve until next month's election -including the son of a former alderman.At a news conference Wednesday, Daley introduced Timothy Cullerton to replace Tom Allen, who left to become a judge.

Tuesday is the final day to challenge candidate petitions

Nov. 29, 2010
Time is running out for candidates to try to kick their opponents off the February ballot in Chicago. Tuesday is the deadline for those objections to be filed.During the election four years ago for mayor and other city offices, 208 objections were filed with the Chicago Board of Elections.

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