Detroit mayoral candidates have raised $3 million, but one campaign's coffers include funds from three felons and a CEO in a ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Detroit Democrat who, over seven terms, rose to become chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and served on the powerful Appropriations Committee, has ...

(WXYZ) — Former U.S. Congresswoman and the mother of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, has died at the age of 80. The Kilpatrick ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the matriarch of a Detroit political family whose power was dimmed by her son's corruption scandal, died Tuesday following a long illness, family and ...

Over seven terms, she garnered millions in funds in helping to revitalize the city. But the political scandals of her son, an ex-mayor, came to shadow her career. By Adam Nossiter Carolyn Cheeks ...

DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80, according to her family. The family announced Cheeks Kilpatrick's death Wednesday in a statement, calling her ...

The congresswoman served in the U.S. House from 1997 until 2011. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick’s family announced her death in a statement obtained by the Associated Press, where they praised her for her ...