Rahm Emanuel is the mayor of Chicago. He was elected on Feb. 22, 2011. Emanuel is former White House chief of staff under President Barack Obama. Emanuel represented the 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 until his resignation in 2009 when he took his position in the Obama Administration. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 with a Liberal Arts degree, and received an M.A. in Speech and Communication from Northwestern University in 1985. He is married with three children.
Rahm Emanuel is the mayor of Chicago. He was elected on Feb. 22, 2011. Emanuel is former White House chief of staff under President Barack Obama. Emanuel represented the 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 until his resignation in 2009 when he took his position in the Obama Administration. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 with a Liberal Arts degree, and received an M.A. in Speech and Communication from Northwestern University in 1985. He is married with three children.
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Sandy Hook group launches anti-violence initiative
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as they called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies. "I do...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Regional Authority, Shootings, Assault
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Romney: Chicago teachers turning backs on students
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday said Chicago teachers are turning their backs on thousands of students and that President Barack Obama is rooting for the striking educators. Obama's top spokesman said the...
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Fractured gangs blamed for Chicago homicide surge
CHICAGO (AP) — There are many theories about what has caused a recent spike in Chicago's homicide rate, including a splintering of established gangs, the warm winter and high unemployment in neighborhoods that seem a world away from the city's...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Murder, Garry McCarthy
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Chicago school draws scrutiny over student fines
CHICAGO (AP) — A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo shirt neatly tucked into khaki trousers. There'...Tags: Students, Punishment, Chicago Mayor, Graduation, Colleges and Universities
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Police: Chicago had no shootings in 24-hour period
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago saw something this week it hasn't seen in nearly a year: An entire 24-hour period where there was not a single shooting or murder. Police say the period of quiet happened Wednesday. In recent months, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Garry McCarthy, Shootings
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Chicago still paying for police torture claims
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police commander imprisoned for lying about the torture of suspects decades ago is still costing the cash-strapped city money. That's because Chicago is defending itself and former police Lt. Jon Burge against...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Jon Burge, Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago to publish crime stats online
Chicago is setting out to become a national leader in making crime statistics available to the public. Starting Wednesday, a database of millions of incidents back to 2001 will be posted online. Officials say it's intended to be a searchable, daily...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Crimes
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Fake Twitter account mocks Michigan budget director
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan budget director John Nixon doesn't have a Twitter account, but like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, he's attracted a tweeter pretending to be him. The FakeJohnNixon Twitter account started up last week and already has...Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Mayor, Michigan, Budgets and Budgeting, Twitter, Inc.
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Ill. high court: Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' highest court put Rahm Emanuel back in the race for Chicago mayor Thursday, three days after a lower court threw the former White House chief of staff off the ballot because he had not lived in the city for a full year....Tags: Chicago Mayor, Miguel Del Valle, Lawyers, Regional Authority, Scrabble (game)
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Emanuel to be sworn in as Chicago's new mayor
CHICAGO (AP) — Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will soon be sworn in as Chicago's first new mayor in two decades. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to attend the Monday morning inauguration ceremony at a popular downtown park....Tags: White House, Richard M. Daley, Joe Biden, Politics
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushing city-owned casino
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he favors establishing a casino in the city, provided certain "conditions" are met.
One Emanuel condition is that the city owns the casino, an echo of a demand made by former Mayor Richard M. Daley....Tags: Indiana, Government, Michael Madigan, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn
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CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings
Tribune reporterAbout 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools. The protest, organized by the Chicago Teachers Union, kicked off at 10 a.m. at Jesse Owens...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Elementary Schools, Chicago Mayor, Schools, Chicago Teachers Union
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