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Chicago Election Results Are In, but the Jury's Still Out on Mayor Rahm Emanuel

By Steven HofferFeb 23rd 2011 – 10:03AM

While he won't take office until mid-May, Rahm Emanuel is already feeling comfortable in his new gig. "Thank you, Chicago, for this humbling victory," Emanuel said during his acceptance speech. "All I can say is, you sure know how to make a guy feel at home." It was a slight jab at the residency battle that nearly...

Rahm Emanuel Elected Next Mayor of Chicago

Feb 22nd 2011 – 9:26PM
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CHICAGO -- Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Richard M. Daley. With 86 percent of the precincts reporting, Emanuel was...

Rahm Emanuel Poised to Win Chicago Mayoral Election, but Fake Twitter Feed Still Has More Followers

By David KnowlesFeb 22nd 2011 – 7:00PM

Will the real Rahm Emanuel please tweet up? With polls in the Chicago mayoral election set to close at 7 p.m., the world will soon learn whether or not Emanuel will need a runoff election to be named the city's next mayor. While that question remains the only real item of business regarding when Emanuel will have...

Chicago Mayor Race: Meet Rahm Emanuel's Rivals

By Steven HofferFeb 22nd 2011 – 11:58AM
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Rahm Emanuel has made it to election day. After nearly five months of wild campaigning that took Emanuel's mayoral candidacy to the edge in the Illinois Supreme Court, Chicago residents are finally ready to go to the polls and vote on a ballot that for the first time in over 60 years lacks a sitting mayor seeking...

Chicago Heads to Polls to Choose New Mayor

Feb 22nd 2011 – 6:52AM
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AP

CHICAGO -- The campaign to replace Mayor Richard Daley has unfolded unlike any in Chicago's history, and almost certainly will end with a mayor unlike anyone who's run City Hall before. Voters in Tuesday's election will cast ballots that for the first time in more than two decades do not have Daley's name on the list. And...

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Super Bowl In Chicago? Rahm Asks NFL To Consider Soldier Field

By joseph.erbentraut@huffingtonpost.com(Joseph Erbentraut) Jun 01st 2012 - 11:08AM

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and pitched Chicago's Soldier Field as a Super Bowl host. "

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The Case Of The Nebulous NATO Grant Funds

By The Huffington Post News Editors Jun 01st 2012 - 09:26AM

We're still waiting for that NATO money to materialize.

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Mayor, McCarthy Discuss Gang Strategy After Violent Weekend

By joseph.erbentraut@huffingtonpost.com(Joseph Erbentraut) May 30th 2012 - 09:17AM

Following a bloody holiday weekend where gun violence claimed the lives of 11, including a 13-year-old boy, and wounded more than 40 others, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday discussed out his plan to address Chicago's gang problems.

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David Vognar: Reducing Crime Through Policing and Employment

By David Vognar May 22nd 2012 - 04:25PM

In a recent Chicago Tribune /WGN-TV poll, less than half of Chicago voters said they approve of the way Mayor Rahm Emanuel is fighting crime.

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NATO Summit Terror Plot: Obama Campaign Headquarters, Rahm Emanuel Home Among Targets, Prosecutors Say

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 19th 2012 - 01:51PM

Prosecutors say three men arrested in a raid on a Chicago apartment had planned to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets, including police stations and police cars.

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Rahm Israel Emanuel (; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician and the 55th and current Mayor of Chicago.

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