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No, a better idea! How about a grassroots campaign to make the Windy City our 51st State, and let Springfield take back its running of Illinois. Case in point! Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his Democrats now want to have all residents of this state...
Bank will add 200 new jobs in Chicago by the end of 2013, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Friday. The bank, part of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. , also plans to open three new branches by the end of next year, Emanuel said. “Helping Chicagoans...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg(C) speaks at a press conference alongside Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa(R) on January 20, 2012 during the US Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, DC to endorse same sex marriage. A group of 80... View Photo »
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Emanuel claims that his measure is aimed at helping police, parents and community groups. But State Rep. Brandon Phelps, a Harrisburg Democrat, called the proposal a "slap in the face of every law-abiding gun owner." Gottlieb concurs with that assessment.
Recognizing Brown’s surprise win as a threat to her husband’s entire health care initiative (the election cost Senate Democrats their supermajority), Mrs. Obama went scalp hunting. She blamed senior White House officials like Rahm Emanuel, David...
Barack Obama’s senior advisor. “Ms. Jarrett has been a passionate voice for LGBT equality and a strong advocate in Washington [D.C.],” Chersakov said. “We knew that her presence at our gala would inspire and reinvigorate our supporters.” Many elected...
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks to the 2012 Winter Meeting of The United States Conference of Mayors in Washington DC, January 20, 2012. View Photo »
Obama organized his White House under the heavy-handed Rahm Emanuel and the uber-executive Bill Daley. Now maybe he has got it right with his newly appointed third chief of staff
Reardon's having-an-affair-on-the-county's-dime troubles, making him look much less likely to appear as the Dems' gubernatorial nominee in 2016 or 2020. (David Jarman) • WI-Gov: Is this a sign that Democrat Tom Barrett may run in the gubernatorial...
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday named a Chicago Fire Department lifer who once headed the city's 911 center as the successor to retiring hero Fire Commissioner Robert Hoff. Jose Santiago will take the department's top spot as potentially contentious contr
Rahm Israel Emanuel (born November 29, 1959) is an American politician currently serving as White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. He served previously as Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 5th congressional district from 2003 until his resignation in 2009 to take up his... Full Article
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, shares a stage with pundits during a panel discussion, "2012: The Path to the Presidency", at the University of Chicago in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel addresses the crowd during funeral services for Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis at United Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Lewis was shot to death while working as a security guard at a convenience store. The 41-year-old...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 4: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (C) speaks with Itzhak Perlman (L) before a Kennedy Center Honors reception in the East Room of the White House on December 4, 2011in Washington, DC. For their accomplishments and contributions to the arts actress Meryl Streep,...
View Photo »Sen. Mark Kirk, D-Ill. , left, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, and his wife Amy Rule, depart Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church after attending the funeral of former Chicago first lady Maggie Daley in Chicago Monday, Nov. , 28, 2011. Mrs. Daley died Nov. 24 after a long battle with...
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel arrives at the public wake for Maggie Daley at the Chicago Cultural Center on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Chicago.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivers the keynote speech in support of President Obama, at the Iowa Democratic Party's annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner, in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivers the keynote speech in support of President Obama, at the Iowa Democratic Party's annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner, in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, with Iowa Democratic Party Chair Sue Dvorsky, right.
View Photo »Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, listens with students to Phil Gordon, Director of the CICS Washington Park School on the city's South Side Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in Chicago. Emanuel said Thursday he's taking his offer of cash in exchange for a longer school day to the city's 108...
View Photo »Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, visits with Brandy Toliver, left, and Mariah Neyland, in their first grade class at the CICS Washington Park School on the city's South Side Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in Chicago. Emanuel said Thursday he's taking his offer of cash in exchange for a...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 26: Chicago police guard the entrance to the office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel as protestors with Occupy Chicago protest inside City Hall October 26, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The protesters chanted as they marched through the building and up to the mayor's fifth...
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivers a speech during an appearance by U.S. first lady Michelle Obama at a Walgreens store in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood October 25, 2011. Obama joined Emanuel and mayors from other cities to discuss and implement strategies to reduce and eliminate...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 25: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens as first lady Michelle Obama speaks to guests during an event at a Walgreens store that sells produce on October 25, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The event was part of the first lady's 'Let's Move!' initiative, which is...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 25: First lady Michelle Obama (R) chats with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during a tour of Iron Street Urban Farm, one of the Growing Power farms, on October 25, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Earlier in the day the two visited a Walgreens store that sells produce. The...
View Photo »In this photo taken Oct. 21, 2011, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, and John Coli, president of Teamsters Joint Council 25, listen at a news conference at McCormick Place where agreements were announced with two labor groups that would lower costs for exhibitors at the convention...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 15: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (L) and Chairman and CEO of Allstate Insurance Company Tom Wilson (R) attend dedication by Allstate and Chicago Mayor of New Soccer Field at Humboldt Park on October 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 15: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel meets with children from Urban Initiatives during the dedication by Allstate and Chicago Mayor of New Soccer Field at Humboldt Park on October 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 15: Interim Chicago Park District Superintendent Mike Kelly, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Board President Bryan Traubert and Chairman and CEO of Allstate Insurance Company Tom Wilson attend the dedication by Allstate and Chicago Mayor of New Soccer...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 15: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel attends dedication by Allstate and Chicago Mayor of New Soccer Field at Humboldt Park on October 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks as he hosts a welcome dinner in honor of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the Chicago Cultural Center on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in Chicago. This is South Korean President Lee's first visit to Chicago.
View Photo »South Korean President Lee Myung-bak left, talks with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel right, after Myung-bak arrived at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. South Korea already imports corn and soybeans from Illinois farms, and the southeast Asian country is hoping...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 27: Weight Watcher's Cheryl Callan and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Weight Watchers in honoring Jennifer Hudson's commitment to her healthy lifestyle with attend the opening of the Jennifer Hudson Weight Watchers Center on September 27, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 27: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Weight Watchers in honoring Jennifer Hudson's commitment to her healthy lifestyle with the opening of the Jennifer Hudson Weight Watchers Center on September 27, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 27: Chicago Alderman Will Burns, Jennifer Hudson, Michael Basone, chief technology officer of Weight Watchers International and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel cuts the ribbon with Weight Watchers to honor Jennifer Hudson's commitment to her healthy lifestyle at the opening...
View Photo »David Brooks, center, shares a stage with George Stephanopoulos, left, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Rachel Maddow and Alex Castellanos, right, during a panel discussion, "2012: The Path to the Presidency", at the University of Chicago in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 03: Singer Jennifer Hudson and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens as President Barack Obama addresses guests during a fundraiser at the Aragon Ballroom on August 3, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The fundraiser, billed as a birthday celebration for the President who...
View Photo »Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, shares a stage with pundits during a panel discussion, "2012: The Path to the Presidency", at the University of Chicago in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
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Obama organized his White House under the heavy-handed Rahm Emanuel and the uber-executive Bill Daley. Now maybe he has got it right with his newly appointed third chief of staff
Guys, it’s not a big deal
Rahm Emanuel, we want our schools in our neighborhood
Now the kids that are gonna be here are gonna have a totally spanking-new building, for early childhood (and) other activities
We will have a number of hearings in the next couple of months, and I think at some point in time you will get some of the senior White House staff to testify, and probably the former chief of staff who is now mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel
I think on this day, on Martin Luther King Day, it’s better to have a day on than a day off ... There’s nothing more important than giving back to the community.
Reporters Ben Joravsky and Nick Dumke used the Freedom of Information Act to get a copy of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's schedule book.
It is our responsibility to the taxpayers of Chicago to leave no stone unturned or old fax machine unsold when it comes to bringing in new revenue to the City
Even toward the end, she was showing Mayor Rahm Emanuel around After School Matters, and we know now she was sicker than she let on.
You cannot continue with a 7 percent graduation rate ... We owe the taxpayers – and most importantly the students – a better community college system.
We are here because you and the City Council unanimously chose to support Rahm Emanuel’s budget
In our first live Facebook town hall and during the 2012 budgeting process, we saw Chicagoans come together in a conversation about issues facing residents across the city ... This second Town Hall is part of my commitment to creating a more transparent and engaged government that not only listens to th...
The Tribune says Mayor Rahm Emanuel refused its requests for his emails, government cellphone bills and his interoffice communications with top aides, arguing it would be too much work…
Do I have confidence in the end of the day they're going to get to an agreed-upon map? I do
He (Rahm Emanuel) was terrific tonight. And he wasn't just talking to Iowa tonight. He was talking to the country.
They need to work through this issue ... If I'm required to do something, I will.
We couldn't have a better leader here tonight than Rahm Emanuel
Ladies and Gentlemen, my five minute rebuttal... ... Prior to this event, I thought Jewish mothers had a corner on the market as it relates to guilt.
It sends a lot of signals. It sends a signal to Washington that Rahm Emanuel may, in fact, one day be interested in running for president
Amy and I and the family will make a contribution again, personally, to Misericordia out of our charitable donations and we will help out. I want you to know that
You’re not there for yourself, you’re not there socially, you’re there as the voice of the taxpayers of the city of Chicago
I do want to say where my fear of Sr. Rosemary comes from
Sr. Rosemary indicated to me that was not adequate, which is why it ended up being north of $500,000
I want our children to have a mindset that it's safe to go to school and to be in school
