"Prominent Donors Seed Emanuel Political Fund"

Chicago News Cooperative has more.

Will Rahm Emanuel flex his political muscles through his PAC?

"Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is setting up his 'political arm' to elect aldermen, state legislators, maybe even congressmen who see things his way."

The Chicago Sun-Times has more here.

Rahm Emanuel wants more disclosure of campaign donors?

"Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel called on a secretly funded political group Thursday to disclose the names of donors behind its efforts to elect a pro-business, pro-Emanuel City Council."

The Chicago Tribune has this report.

"Emanuel PAC to elect others supporting his 'reform agenda'"

"Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is setting up his 'political arm' to elect aldermen, state legislators, maybe even congressmen who see things his way."

The Chicago Sun Times has more here.

How much did Chicago's new mayor, Rahm Emanuel, spend on his campaign?

Answer: about $11 million.

The Chicago Tribune has more here. 

Breaking news: Rahm Wins

Chicago has a new mayor, and it is former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Click on the following news outlets for more: The Atlantic, CNN, and AP.

Will Rahm Emanuel be Chicago's next mayor?

"The frontrunner to succeed retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Emanuel endured jeers for his advice to U.S. presidents, sat through hours of cross-examination from lawyers and residents over his Chicago bona fides, and had at least one egg thrown at him."


Bloomberg has this report. 

Who is donating to Rahm Emanuel's mayoral campaign?

"But it may be more telling that less than half of the almost $12 million accepted by the Chicago for Rahm Emanuel committee has come from Chicago and almost 30 percent of that total originated out of state, according to the Chicago News Cooperative’s analysis of state campaign-finance disclosure records."

Chicago News Cooperative has this report.

How strange is Rahm Emanuel's campaign for mayor of Chicago?

How strange is the campaign that has seen Rahm Emanuel kicked off and then put back on the ballot?

Perhaps stranger things have happened in Chicago.

The Chicago Tribune has this report.

News from Chicago: "Early voting could reach 85,000 ballots"

"Nearly 60,000 Chicagoans have already cast early ballots in hotly contested city races, election officials said today.
By the time early voting ends today, the number could reach 85,000 ballots, nearly triple the early voting total from 2007 when Mayor Richard Daley cruised to victory."
The Chicago Tribune has this report.

"Follow the money to 16 aldermanic candidates"

The Chicago Sun-Times has more here.

"You’d think that even a Chicago alderman might think twice before accepting campaign contributions from a group that has chosen to keep secret the source of its nearly $1 million political war chest in possible violation of state law.

No such luck."

"Preckwinkle plans $43,000 raise for campaign backer"

The Chicago Sun-Times has more here.

"Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is recommending the board approve a substantial pay raise — of more than $43,000 — for one of her newest hires, a high-ranking staffer who’s been a regular contributor to Preckwinkle’s campaigns."

Rahm Gets to Run

More on the Illinois Supreme Court's decision to allow Rahm Emanuel to appear on the Chicago mayoral ballot from the following news outlets:

NYT, LAT, Slate, MSNBC and Vanity Fair.

The Illinois Supreme Court will determine whether Rahm Emanuel can appear on the mayoral ballot

The AP has this report.

More Breaking News re Rahm: "Rahm Emanuel booted off Chicago mayoral ballot"

Politico has this report.

Breaking News: "Rahm Emanuel's name can't be on mayoral ballot, says court"

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Who is giving to Rahm Emanuel's mayoral campaign?

The following is an excerpt from the article:

"Rahm Emanuel President Barack Obama's former chief of staff, raised $10.6 million through Jan. 19 for his bid to succeed Richard M. Daley as mayor of Chicago, with the help of Wall Street, LaSalle Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood donors, campaign disclosure records show.

Click here for the entire article from Bloomberg.