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Cubs, city of Chicago agree on Wrigley Jumbotron

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Chicago ‘fire’

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

City, Cubs push $500 million Wrigley renovation

By DON BABWIN and M. DAVID NICHOLS - Associated Press

Cubs unveil $500M Wrigley Field renovation plan

By DON BABWIN and M. DAVID NICHOLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 4, 2012 file photo, Chicago Cubs players work out at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the day before their home-opener baseball game. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations between the Ricketts family that owns the Cubs and the city say the two are near an agreement on a $500 million project at Wrigley Field. The people spoke Friday, April 5, 2013, on condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet finished and they are not authorized to publicly discuss it. The deal calls for $300 million in renovations at Wrigley and a $200 million hotel nearby. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Wrigley Field to get $500 million renovation as Cubs, Chicago make deal

By Don Babwin and M. David Nichols - Associated Press

** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Associated Press)

Rahmbo redux: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, teachers in another ugly battle

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (center) is flanked by Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard (left) and school board President David Vitale during a news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Rahm Emanuel: The ‘racist’ ‘murder mayor’ of Chicago, critics say

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Parents protest outside the home of Chicago Board of Education President David Vitale’s house on Thursday, March 21, 2013, in Chicago. Teachers say the city has begun informing teachers, principals and local officials about which public schools it intends to close under a contentious plan that opponents say will disproportionately affect minority students in the nation's third-largest school district. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago to close 54 schools to address $1 billion deficit

Associated Press

** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks Sept. 4, 2012, at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Associated Press)

Rahm Emanuel, Chicago politicos shoot down White House whispers

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

MILLER: Chicago’s deadly gun control lessons

By Paul Miller

Mourners wait outside the Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral service of Hadiya Pendleton Saturday, Feb. 9, in Chicago. The shooting death of the 15-year-old honor student has drawn attention to the staggering gun violence in the nation's third-largest city. (Associated Press)

MILLER: Chicago’s deadly gun control lessons

By Paul Miller

** FILE ** Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (center) is flanked by Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard (left) and school board President David Vitale during a news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

SEIU local eyes Midwest organizing push

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

Former House Whip and new White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel gives the thumbs up to House Democrats before the arrival of President-elect Barack Obama at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, Tuesday, January 20, 2009. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)

This is a hold up: Rahm Emanuel takes gun battle to banks

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rahm Emanuel (Associated Press)

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel pursuing gun control ordinance

By Jessica Chasmar - Special to The Washington Times

Chicago teachers and their supporters rallied as Mayor Rahm Emanuel sought a compromise. Though the union didn’t win everything it wanted, the battle has encouraged teachers unions to hold workshops and town halls in other cities. (Associated Press)

Chicago schools strike incites teachers unions

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A handful of teachers picket Sept. 17, 2012, outside Shoop Elementary School in Chicago, as a strike by Chicago Teachers Union members headed into its second week. (Associated Press)

Chicago teachers await vote that could end strike

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis (left) listens to union Vice President Jesse Sharkey at a press conference following a meeting of union delegates on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Emanuel: Court must end strike by Chicago teachers

By Michael Tarm and Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, Ill., former White House Chief of Staff addresses the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

Emanuel claiming Chicago students in danger

By Sophia Tareen and Michael Tarm - Associated Press

Striking Chicago schoolteachers march after a rally on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Chicago. Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers and their allies packed a city park Saturday in a boisterous show of force as union leaders and the district tried to work out the details of an agreement that could end a weeklong walkout. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Weighing offer, Chicago teachers remain on strike

By Sophia Tareen and Tammy Webber - Associated Press

Thousands of teachers rally for the second consecutive day outside the Chicago Board of Education headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Chicago. Teachers walked off the job Monday for the first time in 25 years over issues that include pay raises, classroom conditions, job security and teacher evaluations. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

Chicago teachers’ strike grinds into third day

By Don Babwin - Associated Press