John Daley

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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Commissioner Sean Morrison announced Friday that the county’s controversial sweetened beverage tax will likely be repealed when it is called for a vote next week, thanks to an agreement by a dozen commissioners.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