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He served in the City Council for 54 years, and during most of that historic tenure was considered the most powerful alderman in Chicago.

CHICAGO -- A who’s who of Illinois Democrats was gathered in Philadelphia in July 2016 for the party’s national convention, where Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were vying for the chance to take on Donald Trump. Among the Chicago heavyweights in attendance that week was Ald. Daniel Solis, a staunch Clinton supporter who told the Tribune the excitement of potentially having the first woman ...

Ed Burke was born into the machine. The son of a Democratic ward boss and 14th Ward alderman, the younger Burke grew up in a home steeped in Chicago’s particular street-level realpolitik: Smooth over potholes, fix up friends with patronage jobs, and make sure everyone who benefited knew how to vote — and for whom to vote. At its zenith during Mayor Richard J. Daley’s era, Chicago’s political ...

Ed Burke was born into the machine. The son of a Democratic ward boss and 14th Ward alderman, the younger Burke grew up in a home steeped in Chicago’s particular

Four San Antonio restaurants with recent histories of high scores saw their September health inspection scores take a nosedive. KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber pulled the reports to find out what happened behind their kitchen doors.

Chicago’s Sister Cities program has been around for decades, forging cultural and economic ties with cities around the world. This year marks the 50th...

Former Ald. Edward Burke, whose federal racketeering trial begins next week, has sent hundreds of thousands of dollars in “consulting” fees in recent years from campaign funds he controls to one of his co-defendants, campaign records show. Lawyers for Peter Andrews Jr., a key player for years in the ex-alderman’s 14th Ward Democratic organization, said money from Burke’s political funds was ...

Lashone Kelly runs the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative. Before that, she chased bad landlords and tried to rescue derelict buildings.

A who’s who of Illinois Democrats was gathered in Philadelphia in July 2016 for the party’s national convention, where Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were vying for the chance to take on Donald Trump. Among the Chicago heavyweights in attendance that week was Ald. Daniel Solis, a staunch Clinton supporter who told the Tribune the excitement of potentially having the first woman in U.S. ...

SAN ANTONIO - Four people are hospitalized after being thrown out of a car during a rollover accident on the Northwest Side.The accident happened just after 12