Bill Ruthhart
chicagotribune.com
Chicago, IL, United States
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has spent more campaign cash than she’s raised during a term marked by crises: ‘She’s not scaring anybody’
Lightfoot says she's got "national reach” and is not worried about having enough funds for her reelection bid. → Read More
Ald. Edward Burke’s legal tab is $2.7M and growing as he awaits trial on federal corruption charges
Embattled Ald. Ed Burke has spent more than $2.7 million on legal fees, tapping a deep reservoir of campaign funds built up over decades as he waits trial on federal corruption charges. → Read More
Ambassador Rahm Emanuel: Senate confirms former Chicago mayor as U.S. envoy to Japan.
Senate confirms former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan → Read More
Chicago still has 42 ‘L’ stations that aren’t accessible to the disabled. The federal infrastructure bill could help fix that sooner than expected.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth helped secure $1.75 billion in the $1 trillion infrastructure plan for accessible public transit, a move that could accelerate the CTA's push to upgrade the 42 'L' stations that aren't fully accessible. → Read More
Why Chicago officials like their chances to win major grants in $1 trillion infrastructure bill
Chicago and state of Illinois officials say they're ready to compete for competitive grants that will be needed to complete major projects on the CTA and elsewhere under the $1 trillion federal infrastructure program. → Read More
Rittenhouse acquittal reaction highlights nation’s polarized politics: Republicans claim 2nd Amendment victory, progressives call it a miscarriage of justice
Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal quickly became part of the polarized political debate over guns and personal freedom in America. → Read More
Former Chicago Inspector General to U.S. Senate: No evidence Rahm Emanuel covered up Laquan McDonald police shooting
Former Chicago inspector General says there is no evidence Rahm Emanuel engaged in a cover up in his handling of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald. → Read More
Rittenhouse judge says, ‘This is not a political trial.’ But can jurors leave their beliefs at the courtroom door?
The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial wants politics kept out of the Kenosha case, but it might be easier said than done. → Read More
Rahm Emanuel’s ambassador nomination passes Senate committee with 2 Democrats voting ‘No,’ goes to full chamber next
Rahm Emanuel's nomination to be ambassador to Japan passed a Senate committee with two Democrats voting no. It now heads to the full Senate. → Read More
How a Mexican immigrant became mayor in Illinois’ Trump country
Jesus Garza’s rise from Mexican immigrant to mayor of tiny Arcola, Illinois, is a remarkable story from the heart of downstate Trump country. → Read More
How a Mexican immigrant became mayor in Illinois’ Trump country. ‘People here just get along.’
Jesus Garza's rise from Mexican immigrant to mayor of tiny Arcola, Illinois, is an improbable story from the heart of downstate Trump country. → Read More
In Senate hearing, Rahm Emanuel both defends and expresses regret over handling of Laquan McDonald shooting. ‘I’m responsible.’
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel both defends and expresses regrets over his handling of Laquan McDonald's murder during a senate hearing on his nomination as ambassador to Japan. → Read More
On seventh anniversary of Laquan McDonald’s murder, Rahm Emanuel faces Senate confirmation hearing for Japan ambassadorship
As former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel gets to appear before a U.S. Senate committee considering his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to Japan, opponents argue his actions over the police murder of Laquan McDonald disqualify him for such a post. → Read More
Biden visits Chicago on Thursday to promote vaccine mandate for large employers
Biden in suburban Chicago today to promote vaccine mandates → Read More
Political shrugs replace scramble for funding as Bears eye move to suburbs. ‘Cities are smarter now.’
Unlike last time the Chicago Bears threatened to leave town, politicians are taking a guarded approach about the possibility of public funding for a new stadium. → Read More
Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants the Bears to stay in Chicago, but says that’s up to the team and Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Gov. Pritzker says he'd like the Bears to stay in Chicago but that any deal to accomplish that is up to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city → Read More
What are the costs if the Bears bail on Chicago for Arlington Heights?
A look at the financial implications of a Chicago Bears move from Chicago's Soldier Field to Arlington Heights. → Read More
Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III dies at 90
Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III, fourth generation member of prominent Illinois political family, dies at 90 → Read More
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Rahm Emanuel’s nomination as ambassador to Japan as ‘deeply shameful’
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Biden's nomination of Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan → Read More
Can Bernie Sanders sell big government to Trump voters? Here’s how he tried in Indiana
The democratic socialist Vermont senator visited deep-red Indiana to pitch the Democrats’ massive $3.5 trillion budget plan filled with new social programs that promise to improve the lives of ordinary Americans. → Read More