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In a news release Monday, Emanuel says he's ordering the audit to make sure that long-term contracts to manage the city's assets are being managed properly.

The bickering continues between the city of Chicago and the company running its parking meters.The Chicago Tribune reports the dispute is over out-of-service parking spots, with Chicago Parking Meters threatening to go to mediation over more than $14 million the company says the city o

The company running Chicago's parking meters is hitting the city with another large billing, this time for $22 million to cover a year of free parking for vehicles with disability placards.

I woke up to the news that the NYPD dropped the hammer last night and removed the protesters and arrested 150 people from Zuccotti Park. Wall Street is no longer occupied. But not so fast says a court order.

All this week, WBEZ is looking at Rahm Emanuel’s first 100 days as Chicago mayor.One of Emanuel’s pledges is to push for the creation of the city’s first bus-rapid-transit line. The idea behind BRT is to deliver the benefits of rail at a fraction of the cost.

Criticism of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley came easily to the candidates for mayor during their latest major debate.This election has been largely free of direct attacks on Mayor Daley.

This week's historic blizzard is giving Chicago motorists and businesses an unexpected boon: free parking.