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Rahm Emanuel

  1. black lives matter
    A Rare Measure of AccountabilityFour Chicago police officers have been fired for covering up the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. chicago
    Lori Lightfoot Is a Pragmatist. Chicago Needs a Revolution.The mayor-elect made history on Tuesday. But her politics are a poor match for the moment.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  3. justice
    Jussie Smollett Is Free. That’s Good, Whether He’s Guilty or Not.Outrage at the Empire actor’s charges being dropped misses a more important point.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  4. chicago mayor’s race
    Chicago to Elect First Black Female Mayor As Two Candidates Head to RunoffThe city won’t have another Daley mayoral reign, as Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle edged out the early favorite.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. 2019 elections
    14 Candidates Fight for Two Spots in Chicago Mayoral RunoffBill Daley — whose name is very familiar in Chicago — probably leads the fight, but Establishment control of Chicago is endangered.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. 2019 elections
    A First Look at the 2019 ElectionsThe Democrats have a shot at the governorships in three southern states. Seven state legislative chambers and many local offices will be up for grabs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. chicago
    Rather Than Wage a Bitter Reelection Fight, Rahm Emanuel Steps AsideAs the trial for Laquan McDonald’s killer begins, Chicago’s mayor announces plans to not seek reelection.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  8. 73 People Were Shot in Chicago Over the WeekendThe violence-plagued city has seen some progress in 2018, but this was a big step back.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. immigration
    Chicago Sues Over Sanctuary City Threat, Sessions Blasts City’s ‘Lawlessness’The city says the Justice Department’s new qualifications for federal grant money are “unauthorized and unconstitutional.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. police brutality
    Chance the Rapper Drops Truth Bombs About Police Brutality and Rahm Emanuel“In a time of crisis he tried to be strategic, and he should have been more compassionate.”
    By Dee Lockett
  11. chicago pd
    Rahm Emanuel Will Only Introduce One-Third of Suggested Chicago Police ReformsBaby steps.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  12. 3 Images That Illustrate Why Hillary Clinton Might Lose IllinoisChicago hates Rahm Emanuel so much it might cost Hillary Clinton tonight’s primary.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. chicago
    If Chicagoans Want to Recall Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Governor Won’t Stop ThemBut that’s probably illegal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. Chicago Police Fatally Shoot College Student, Mother of 5Nineteen-year-old Quintonio Legrier was reportedly threatening his father with a baseball bat when police arrived on scene.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. chicago
    Despite Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Apology, Chicago Lawmakers Introduce Recall BillCalls for his ouster are intensifying, but ejecting him may prove difficult.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. fake mayors
    Chief Keef Wants to Be Mayor of ChicagoHe also gave out Rahm Emanuel’s phone number.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  17. windy city politics
    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Wins Second Term in RunoffBeating Jesús “Chuy” Garcia, who hoped to become the city’s first Latino mayor.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. Will Rahm Win Today?Chicago gets to decide if it wants to keep Rahm Emanuel — again — and Ferguson has its first election since last summer.
    By Jaime Fuller
  19. Rahm Emanuel Gets a Big Lead in the Polls Before Next Week’s ElectionBreaking: Incumbent has advantage.
    By Jaime Fuller
  20. second city politics
    Rahm Emanuel Is Really Running Against HimselfHis abrasive mayoral style rubbed voters the wrong way, but he’s gaining ground in the upcoming runoff election.
    By Marin Cogan
  21. early and often
    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Forced Into Runoff Election He failed to win more than 50 percent of the vote in his reelection bid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. trumped!
    Donald Trump and Rahm Emanuel Fighting Over a Matter of TasteA downtown Chicago skyscraper currently sports a Trump stamp. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  23. the national interest
    Everybody Hates Rahm EmanuelAnd we mean everybody.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. photo op
    Fallon and Emanuel Jump Into Lake MichiganFor a good cause!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. beefs
    Sore Loser Rahm Emanuel Bashes One World Trade Center’s ‘Antenna’Insults won’t make Willis Tower any taller.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. Video Feed
    Watch Rahm Emanuel’s Appearance on The Great Food Truck Race“This is a great Chicago pizza … though the tomato sauce overwhelms everything else.”
    By Sierra Tishgart
  27. it’s never too early to talk about 2016
    Rahm Emanuel Might Run for President in 2016, Hasn’t Told His Friends YetAnd only if Hillary is sitting this one out.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. school’s out for forever
    Chicago Teachers Vote to End Strike, Avoiding Legal Showdown With Rahm EmanuelAnd an awkward situation for President Obama.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. school’s out for forever
    Chicago Teachers Refuse to Go Back to School, Rahm Emanuel Takes Them to CourtSorry, kids.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. school’s out for forever
    Chicago Teachers Go on Strike, City Tries to Occupy 350,000 KidsHours of “independent reading or writing” isn’t going to cut it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. Slideshow
    Farewell at Charlie Trotter’s: Inside the Legendary Restaurant’sGo inside the last night at Charlie Trotter’s.
    By Michael Gebert
  32. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Will Not Try to Keep Chick-fil-A Out of New York“Trampling on the freedom to marry whoever you want is exactly the same as trampling on your freedom to open a store.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  33. Politics
    Food Trucks and Anti-Gay Chickens: An UpdateThe ongoing debate over the new food truck ordinance and the Chick Fil-A controversy.
    By Michael Gebert
  34. crimes and misdemeanors
    It’s Been a Bloody Summer of Shootings in New York City and ChicagoMichael Bloomberg and Rahm Emanuel have their hands full in explaining recent surges in gun violence.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. rahmbo
    Rahm Emanuel Badly Wants to Start a Feud With NYCMeh.
    By Noreen Malone
  36. early and often
    Obama’s Economic Quagmire: Frank Rich and Adam Moss Talk About What’s Really in Ron Suskind’s Revealing New Book About the White House’Confidence Men’ details how Tim Geithner, Larry Summers, and Rahm Emanuel burned the president in the first two years of his term.
    By Frank Rich and Adam Moss
  37. politics
    Bill Daley Is Just Not As Cool As Rahm EmanuelDemocrats are feeling a little nostalgic for all that yelling.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. Rahm Spotting
    Rahm Spotting: Have You Eaten Next to the Mayor?Mayor Emanuel likes to sample the best of the city.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  39. Rahm Spotting
    How will Mayor Emanuel Change Chicago’s Food Scene?Plus: Where to spot Rahm.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  40. bons mots
    Rahm Emanuel: I Have One of Five Major Chief-Executive Jobs in the United StatesDon’t Tell Lloyd.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. the future is coming
    What Do Rahm Emanuel, Vice Magazine, and Sean Parker Have in Common?A boutique bank called Raine.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  42. rahmbo
    Revealed! The Guy Who Made a Fake Rahm Emanuel Twitter FeedBig surprise, he’s a punk rocker.
    By Julie Gerstein
  43. Rahm Spotting
    @MayorEmanuel Celebrates Victory with Manny’sManny’s is where you’re supposed to go after you win.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  44. rahmbo
    Rahm Emanuel Wins Chicago Mayoral Race [Updated]Without even a runoff!
    By Chris Rovzar and Adam Pasick
  45. rahmbo
    Rahm Emmanuel Thinks He Can Fix ChicagoAnd he’ll probably get the chance to try.
    By Julie Gerstein
  46. rahmbo
    Rahm Emanuel Will Donate Money to Charity If His Twitter Impersonator Comes ForwardThen he will probably have him kneecapped.
    By Dan Amira
  47. Rahm Spotting
    Rahm Emanuel’s Dessert PickRahm likes his pecan pie warm.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  48. Rahm Spotting
    Rahm Likes Thin CrustRahm likes his pizza made in hot ovens.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  49. Truckin’
    Rahm is Kind of Okay with Food TrucksRahm may be a fan of food trucks.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  50. early and awkward
    Rahmbo Is Back on the BallotAnd this time for good.
    By Chris Rovzar
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