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The race for mayor of Chicago is changing by the hour, depending on who wants in and who is bowing out.

The race for mayor of Chicago is changing by the hour, depending on who wants in and who is bowing out. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The high-ranking Chicago police commander who was shot and killed at the Thompson Center Tuesday afternoon is being remembered as “one of the best men one can ever know.”

It appears, Cook County will see another Preckwinkle-Stroger showdown.

It appears, Cook County will see another Preckwinkle-Stroger showdown. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Former Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti announced Monday his intention to run against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in the upcoming Democratic primary.

Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern discuss the latest Illinois political headlines.

Former Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti is considering challenging Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.

A plan to repeal Cook County’s sweetened beverage tax passed its final hurdle on Wednesday.

Cook County’s board president on Wednesday told reporters “nothing is off the table” to balance the budget after the board, minutes earlier, voted 15-2 to repeal the controversial sweetened beverage tax.

The official vote came today, but Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is predicting tough cuts ahead without the soda tax revenue. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports.

A plan to repeal Cook County’s sugary drink tax moved forward Tuesday, after the Cook County Board’s Finance Committee voted in favor of ending the controversial tax.

A plan to repeal Cook County’s sugary drink tax moved forward Tuesday, after the Cook County Board’s Finance Committee voted in favor of ending the controversial tax. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison announced Friday that the county’s controversial sweetened beverage tax will likely be repealed when it is called for a vote next week, thanks to an agreement by a dozen commissioners.

Cook County Commissioner John Daley, the Chairman of the Finance Committee for the county, has informed Board President Toni Preckwinkle that he will vote for the repeal of the controversial sweetened beverage tax.

The Cook County soda tax could be repealed next week after a commissioner who voted for the measure announced he was changing his vote. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has all the latest details.