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Emanuel airs Obama's praise in radio ad
Rahm Emanuel's campaign on Friday unveiled a new radio ad in which President Barack Obama says he gave Emanuel no choice but to accept the job as White House chief of staff.
The ad comes a day after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Emanuel did not give...Tags: Chicago, Illinois Supreme Court, Barack Obama, Radio, Rahm Emanuel
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Voters not flocking to ballot without a Daley
The draw of a mayoral ballot that didn’t have a Daley on it wasn’t as great as some election forecasters had expected.
Early reports on today’s election indicate voter turnout will be well below the 50 percent predicted, possibly as...Tags: Voting, Career and Workplace, Rahm Emanuel, Vehicles, Politics
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New police chief: Strong administrator, thick skin
NEWARK, N.J.—If Garry McCarthy had a honeymoon as Newark's top cop it ended violently on a single day in July 2009.
On July 20 of that year, eight people were shot in two separate incidents, including a drive-by shooting that indiscriminately...Tags: Arts and Culture, Murder, New York, Hispanic and Latino Americans, FBI
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In mayoral race, forget high school
We can all agree that certain kinds of people are unfit to be mayor of Chicago. Crooks. Wimps. Anyone who can't at least pretend to love baseball. And how about people who went to high school on the North Shore? When the rivals to replace Mayor Richard...Tags: U.S. Congress, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley
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WGN-TV To Host Televised Mayoral Debate Jan. 27 at WGN-TV Studios with Chicago Tribune and City Club of Chicago
WGN-TV, with the Chicago Tribune and City Club of Chicago, will be hosting a live broadcast of a major mayoral debate from its north side studio, Thursday, January 27, 2011, at 7 p.m. Confirmed participants are candidates (in alphabetical order) Gery...Tags: City Club of Chicago, James Meeks, WGN, Rahm Emanuel, Politics
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Rahm Emanuel talks mayoral race on WGN Morning News
WGN NewsWGN has invited all of the candidates in Chicago mayoral race to be on the WGN Morning News. Rahm Emanuel is now the first candidate listed on the ballot after several candidates dropped out and he was the first to visit the WGN studios. Emanuel...Tags: Carol Moseley Braun, Chicago Elections, Miguel Del Valle, Elections, Rahm Emanuel
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Class warfare bubbles in Chicago mayor race
Money matters in politics, but in the race for Chicago mayor, another valued commodity is the ability to claim a connection to working-class neighborhoods of bungalows and grit -- true or otherwise. And so Miguel del Valle, the current Chicago city...Tags: Personal Income, Economy, Business and Finance, Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois), Richard J. Daley, Small Businesses
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 7:09 a.m. Mayoral candidate William 'Doc' Walls joins Greg Jarrett in studio. 7:39 a.m. Steve Shenbaum, IMG Performance Institute President, discusses how athletes such as Jay Cutler can avoid extreme media, fan & peer...Tags: College Sports, Chicago Charter Schools, New York, Rahm Emanuel, WGN
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Former White House chief of staff elected mayor of Chicago
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has been elected mayor of Chicago, to succeed the retiring Richard Daley. With 86 percent of the precincts reporting, Emanuel was trouncing five opponents Tuesday with 55 percent of the vote to avoid an...Tags: Regional Authority, Carol Moseley Braun, White House, Chicago Elections, Miguel Del Valle
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Election blog: Turnout could be as low as 40 percent
Barring a late surge of voters, election officials are estimating voter turnout in today’s mayoral election could be as low as 40 percent, well off the 50 percent predicted.
Polls are set to close at 7 p.m. Langdon Neal, chairman of the Chicago...Tags: Voting, Sandi Jackson, Career and Workplace, North Center, Eugene C. Schulter
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Top quotes from the mayoral race
Less than a week remains before Chicago elects a new mayor (maybe), which means we'll probably only be treated to the candidates' colorful quips for a handful of days. Sigh.
Today, we look at five of our favorite words or phrases from the mayoral...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Missing in Action, Regional Authority
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Emanuel sworn in as mayor: 'Let us share the necessary sacrifices'
Rahm Emanuel took the oath of office as Chicago's 46th mayor.
The city's new mayor then laid out the challenges ahead: Improving schools, ending gun violence and downsizing a city government taxpayers can no longer afford. And he asked Chicagoans, the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Baptist, Charter Schools, Chicago International Charter School, Grant Park
Jan 28, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 22, 2011
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May 7, 2011
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Feb 13, 2011
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 10, 2011
|Story| WGNTV-LTV
Jan 12, 2011
|Story| WGNTV-LTV
Jan 9, 2011
|Story| Chicago Breaking News
Jan 1, 2011
|Story| WGN-AM
Feb 22, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 22, 2011
|Story| Chicago Breaking News
Feb 16, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 16, 2011
|Story| Chicago Breaking News
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