Bill Daley

The scramble is on to convince voters to get to the polls as the largest group ever of candidates for Chicago mayor are on the ballot.

The scramble is on to convince voters to get to the polls as the largest group ever of candidates for Chicago mayor are on the ballot. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Comments made on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s felony charge by Chicago’s top cop Thursday received mixed reaction from some of the city’s mayoral candidates.

The Jussie Smollett case has taken a prominent spot in the discussions over who should be Chicago’s next mayor, and NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has a look at all the ways in which the story matters. 

The race for mayor of Chicago is hitting the final stretch and there’s just a week left in the campaign.

The race for mayor of Chicago is hitting the final stretch and there’s just a week left in the campaign. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The race for mayor of Chicago has turned into a five-person dash to the finish, according to results of an exclusive Telemundo-Chicago/NBC 5 poll.

Cook County Republicans endorsed a candidate, a lawsuit was filed against another mayoral hopeful and there are some last minute jabs.

In the race for mayor, Cook County Republicans endorse a candidate, a lawsuit is filed against another candidate, and there are some last minute jabs. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern recaps another wild day as the race goes on. 

A Chicago mayoral candidate received a high-profile endorsement as the crowded race for mayor inches closer to Election Day.

NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest details on a busy day in the Chicago mayoral race. 

In an extremely crowded and tight race for Chicago mayor, Bill Daley received a major endorsement on Friday as Congressman Bobby Rush threw his hat into the ring for the former White House Chief of Staff.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will leave office later this year, but before he leaves, he sat down for an exclusive interview with NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern to discuss his tenure as mayor, as well as his advice for those candidates looking to win his job.

Rep. Bobby Rush has endorsed Bill Daley for Chicago mayor, and NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has more on the past the duo shares. 

The heat is on all of the mayoral candidates with ties to Ald. Ed Burke in light of a federal criminal investigation.

The heat is on all of the mayoral candidates with ties to Alderman Ed Burke in light of a federal criminal investigation. Toni Preckwinkle has announced new steps to distance herself from Burke and several candidates demand those with ties to the alderman, step down. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

A member of Chicago’s first political family running for mayor is suggesting that an expressway on the city’s South Side be renamed after former President Barack Obama and the family of the man it’s named after now isn’t happy.

Bill Daley donated $500,000 of his own money to kick off his campaign for Chicago mayor last week, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Candidates in the crowded field for Chicago mayor have until Monday to challenge the petitions of their opponents, and one of the potential frontrunners could be facing a fight to stay on the ballot.