Carol Moseley Braun

Posted by Hal Dardick and Kristen Mack at 7:05 p.m. Juan Rangel, the head of one of Chicago's most influential Hispanic organizations, has signed on to co-chair the mayoral campaign of Rahm Emanuel. Rangel, the CEO of United Neighborhood Organization,.......

I'll offer a prediction right now. This news -- Sheriff Tom Dart won't run for Chicago mayor -- vastly increases the odds that Rahm Emanuel, with his huge campaign warchest, will not only win the February 22 mayoral "primary," but......

Posted by Kristen Mack at 6:03 p.m. A group of African-American elected officials, ministers, businessmen and community leaders has narrowed down its choices for a "consensus" Chicago mayoral candidate to two: former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun and Cook...

Posted by John Byrne at 8:50 a.m. State Sen. James Meeks said today he believes a "back room deal" was involved in a coalition of African-American leaders' decision to choose two other potential mayoral candidates as finalists to be the......

Posted by Kristen Mack at 5 p.m.; updated at 5:40 p.m. While Chicago mayoral contender Rahm Emanuel is in Hollywood today to collect checks at a fundraiser hosted by media industry titans, rival candidate Gery Chico plans to hold a......

Posted by John Byrne at 5:32 p.m. After two months of closed-door meetings, a coalition of African American leaders has settled on U.S. Rep. Danny Davis as its "consensus candidate" for Chicago mayor. It was a late turnaround for the......

"We have to reassess the operation of city government and make some serious determinations about what our needs are," said Chicago mayoral hopeful and Democratic U.S Rep. Danny Davis Wednesday evening. We must "see whether or not there are any......

Another interview with another mayoral hopeful on WTTW Ch. 11's "Chicago Tonight" this evening. Another feeble response to a tough question. Eddie Arruza: How do you propose funding (your plans) in this economic climate? Because you also talk about,...

UPDATED by John Chase and Kristen Mack at 4:15 p.m. with Emanuel and Moseley Braun criticizing Daley; originally posted by Hal Dardick and John Byrne at 10:45 a.m.; updated at 12:30 p.m. Several candidates to succeed Mayor Richard Daley piled......

Posted by Kristen Mack and John Chase at 7:20 p.m. Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis plan to formally kick off their bids for mayor this weekend, just before they are set to file their petitions to succeed Mayor......

Rahm Emanuel kicks off his mayoral campaign today. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune) Posted by John Chase and Rick Pearson at 11:55 a.m.; last updated at 1:41 p.m. with Chico comments Rahm Emanuel formally kicked off his campaign for Chicago mayor today......

Posted by Kristen Mack at 11:28 a.m. U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, a veteran Chicago politician, struck populist tones as he declared his candidacy for mayor today, saying he will bridge the gap between wealthy and struggling communities. "Notwithstanding the...