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We have a bigger problem as it relates to pensions ... Fixing what happens at the (union) leadership level is fixing that problem, but not the pension problem.
I don't think they're fat cats
This was a vote for change, and represents a break from the past
It’s a model that has proven – not once, not twice, but repetitively – successful across the city, in different parts of the city
Every training dollar we train an AUSL teacher, they stay through the hardest years of their education and once they’re past five years, they stay
You have to hit a restart button. You can’t have a teacher or a principal on their lone, stand and try to change
I do it in a partnership with them, to somehow give a voice to a life's work on behalf of the children and on behalf of the city, and the depth of her affection for the city, and the people that make it up
There’s nothing I would name that fully would grasp her contribution to making this city a richer and stronger city
I’m in conversation with them
I, too, am thinking of something, but it’s not for me to do, it’s for me to do with the family
It is a model that is unique to Chicago’s success. It is working here superbly. … There would be a conflict if I didn’t do it — that I had a great model that L.A. wants to steal from us, and I held it back
Whatever I do, first of all, I’ll do with the family and I’m in conversations with them. But there’s nothing I would name that fully would grasp her contribution to making this city a richer and stronger city
We have a problem, and that's not the problem by itself
In an attempt to modernize the CTA, we have brought more stations, more security and more service to the public ... And it’s a comprehensive approach to give people a reliable experience, so [that] they can get from their home to their place of work or from neighborhood to neighborhood. This is one of t...
It’s not meant for one thing, [and] while these are just finally installed, I don’t expect with a flip of a switch to change this perception
The abuse of the disability placards has gone on for far too long ... These reforms are about preserving legal on-street parking for motorists with disabilities, and this ordinance sends a clear message that abuse of placards will not be tolerated in the city of Chicago.
This Week with Christiane Amanpour ... He has offered to work on a grand bargain. They have refused to bargain.
I didn't present a budget to get 50 votes ... I presented a budget to seize the city's future and shape it, rather than be shaped by it.
With growing demand by Americans to visit Cuba, we’re pleased that President Obama took the bold step of making this country more accessible to Chicagoans who want to fly directly to Cuba from O’Hare to visit family, pursue research and education, or for business reasons
Chicago has lost a warm and gracious First Lady who contributed immeasurably to our city ... While Mayor Daley served as the head of this city, Maggie was its heart.
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
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 »CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 03: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduces President Barack Obama 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 turns 50 years old tomorrow, featured...
View Photo »Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel shares a joke with U.S. President Barack Obama at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) event at the Aragon Entertainment Center in Chicago, August 3, 2011.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (R) hugs US President Barack Obama (2nd R) after Jennifer Hudson (C) and others sang 'happy birthday' to Obama at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinios, August 3, 2011. Obama turns fifty tomorrow on August 4, 2011.
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama (back to camera) is hugged by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (R) next to entertainer Jennifer Hudson (C) after performers sing "Happy Birthday" to him to celebrate his 50th birthday before he delivers remarks at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraiser at...
View Photo »R&B singer Jennifer Hudson (C) shakes hands with US President Barack Obama (L) with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinios, August 3, 2011.
View Photo »R&B singer Jennifer Hudson (L) stands with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (R) as US President Barack Obama speaks at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinios, August 3, 2011.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama (R) walks on stage at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinios, August 3, 2011, as Herbie Hancock (L), members of the band OkGo (C), Jennifer Hudson (3rd R) and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (2nd R) sing 'happy birthday' to him. Obama turns fifty on August 4, 2011.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (L) as he arrives at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinios, August 3, 2011.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, gestures to President Barack Obama, not seen as Jennifer Hudson, watches at the Aragon Ballroom, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Chicago, at a fundraiser on the eve of his 50th birthday.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, applauds Jennifer Hudson with members of the band OK Go at the Aragon Ballroom, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Chicago, as they greet President Barack Obama, not seen.
View Photo »President Barack Obama, left, speaks as he is greeted by musicians Herbie Hancock, second from left, Jennifer Hudson, second from right, and members of the band OK Go and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, at the Aragon Ballroom, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Chicago.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel shows President Barack Obama how close the mayor has come to swearing since taking office as Obama is welcomed by singer Jennifer Hudson, and Emanuel at a fundraiser on the eve of his 50th birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Chicago.
View Photo »President Barack Obama greets people waiting for him on the tarmac with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, as he arrives on Air Force One at O'Hare International Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Chicago.
View Photo »President Barack Obama, left, talks with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel right, after arriving at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, joins other officials in giving Arianna Salgado a standing ovation for the speech she gave before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Illinois Dream Act into law, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, at a Latino neighborhood high school in Chicago. The new Illinois law...
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at the opening of the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting, Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Chicago. More than 700 leaders from businesses, nonprofit, and all levels of government are participating in the the two-day meeting which is focusing...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 22: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel talks with some young fans before the Chicago Cubs take on the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on June 22, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox defeated the Cubs 4-3.
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 02: (L-R) Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (L), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court Timothy C. Evans attend a civil union ceremony in Millennium Park June 2, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. More than 30 same-sex couples were joined in...
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, foreground, addresses the nearly three-dozen gay couples before civil union ceremonies in Chicago's Millennium Park Thursday, June 2, 2011 in Chicago. Hundreds attended a mass civil unions ceremony a day after Illinois became the seventh state in the country...
View Photo »Protesters with the Mental Health Movement stage a sit-in outside the office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in Chicago. The dozen or so protesters accompanied by several dozens more supporters from various groups, oppose Emanuel's proposed budget, which would...
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel smiles and talks on a cell phone as he departs the federal courthouse after testifying in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Chicago.
View Photo »White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel listens to US President Barack Obama give a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on September 10, 2010.
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - MAY 18: Newly elected Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reacts after Luol Deng #9 of the Chicago Bulls made a 50-foot 3-point shot at the buzzer to end the first quarter against the Miami Heat in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2011 NBA Playoffs on May 18, 2011...
View Photo »Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel attends Game 2 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Chicago.
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 »You have to hit a restart button. You can’t have a teacher or a principal on their lone, stand and try to change
I do it in a partnership with them, to somehow give a voice to a life's work on behalf of the children and on behalf of the city, and the depth of her affection for the city, and the people that make it up
There’s nothing I would name that fully would grasp her contribution to making this city a richer and stronger city
I’m in conversation with them
I, too, am thinking of something, but it’s not for me to do, it’s for me to do with the family
It is a model that is unique to Chicago’s success. It is working here superbly. … There would be a conflict if I didn’t do it — that I had a great model that L.A. wants to steal from us, and I held it back
Whatever I do, first of all, I’ll do with the family and I’m in conversations with them. But there’s nothing I would name that fully would grasp her contribution to making this city a richer and stronger city
We have a problem, and that's not the problem by itself
In an attempt to modernize the CTA, we have brought more stations, more security and more service to the public ... And it’s a comprehensive approach to give people a reliable experience, so [that] they can get from their home to their place of work or from neighborhood to neighborhood. This is one of t...
It’s not meant for one thing, [and] while these are just finally installed, I don’t expect with a flip of a switch to change this perception
The abuse of the disability placards has gone on for far too long ... These reforms are about preserving legal on-street parking for motorists with disabilities, and this ordinance sends a clear message that abuse of placards will not be tolerated in the city of Chicago.
This Week with Christiane Amanpour ... He has offered to work on a grand bargain. They have refused to bargain.
I didn't present a budget to get 50 votes ... I presented a budget to seize the city's future and shape it, rather than be shaped by it.
With growing demand by Americans to visit Cuba, we’re pleased that President Obama took the bold step of making this country more accessible to Chicagoans who want to fly directly to Cuba from O’Hare to visit family, pursue research and education, or for business reasons
Chicago has lost a warm and gracious First Lady who contributed immeasurably to our city ... While Mayor Daley served as the head of this city, Maggie was its heart.
Our hearts go out to Mayor Daley, Nora, Patrick, Lally and the rest of the Daley family ... Just as Maggie will remain a constant presence in their lives, she will remain a constant presence in our city. Like Chicagoans everywhere, Amy and I will always hold her in our hearts.
While Mayor Daley served as the head of this city, Maggie was its heart ... Of all her accomplishments, Maggie's most treasured role was as a wife, mother, and grandmother.
We are grateful to Maggie for lending her shining spirit to Chicago in so many ways. She inspired all of us with her commitment to children and the arts
The Chicago Housing Authority’s board will play a crucial role in completing the Plan for Transformation and tackling the important challenges facing Chicagoans with affordable housing needs ... Z Scott has the track record of innovation as well as the experience needed to deftly lead this board.
She was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do it!’ Come up with things she wanted to bake, and I’d give her little homework assignments to find what fruit is in season, and what can we make with that? And she did a great job of it
