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...
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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: Chicago Charter Schools, Punishment, Rutgers University, Teaching and Learning, Graduation
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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: Shootings, Garry McCarthy, Chicago Mayor
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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 Sun-Times, Jon Burge, Chicago Mayor
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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: Columbia College Chicago, Budgets and Budgeting, Mass Media, Elections, Arts and Culture
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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: Carol Moseley Braun, Voting, Referenda, Justice System, Politics
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