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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Hillary Clinton on Chicago-Boston game: 'Three overtimes. Really?'
Twitter newcomer and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative on Thursday in Chicago, reached back into her hockey-fan childhood and mentioned a certain exhausted hockey team. "I listened to my friend [Chicago]...
Tags: Sports, Chicago Mayor, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tony Parker, Jason Kidd
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Hillary Clinton speaks at Clinton Global conference
The push to create more opportunities for women is the “great unfinished business of this century,” Hillary Clinton said Thursday, telling a Chicago audience that “when women participate in peacemaking and peacekeeping, we are safer...
Tags: Media Industry, Chicago Mayor, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Bill Clinton
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In Illinois, expected vote to approve gay marriage fizzles
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A showdown vote on legalizing gay marriage in Illinois never materialized Friday as lawmakers adjourned, dashing the high hopes of supporters who believed that after years of disappointment they were finally on the verge of...Tags: U.S. Senate, Illinois General Assembly, Barack Obama, U.S. House of Representatives, Gays and Lesbians
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Villaraigosa bets on Kings with Sriracha, local beers and Langer's pastrami
There's more than pride and the Stanley Cup on the line as the reigning champion Los Angeles Kings defend their title against the Chicago Blackhawks -- this year, the customary wager between mayors includes local craft beer. It is a long-standing...
Tags: Sports, Sandwiches, Antonio Villaraigosa, Chicago Mayor, Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Another kind of gun control
Supporters of a measure that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases decried the bill's death in the Senate last month. But was the defeat really such a bad thing? Had it passed, the new law would have been hailed as a historic...
Tags: Murder, Local Government, Rutgers University, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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'Croods,' 'Olympus' rise at box office. CBS eyes TV Guide Network.
After the coffee. Before the matzo ball soup. The Skinny: I'm in D.C. for Passover, and it snowed here. So much for seeing some cherry blossoms, lunching at an outdoor cafe near the Capitol and taking a nice long jog. Monday's headlines include a...
Tags: Tina Fey, Media Industry, Paul Rudd, Judaism, ABC (tv network)
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Rep. Gutierrez hopes for immigration action after Easter recess
WASHINGTON – Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Chicago, a key player in the bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform, said Tuesday that he is hopeful that Congress will act on the issue in early April after the Easter recess. “...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Barack Obama, Chicago Elections, Elections, Gery Chico
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Hadiya Pendleton funeral: 'This should hurt the hearts of every man'
Friends, family and First Lady Michelle Obama gathered Saturday afternoon to remember Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago majorette who was fatally shot a week after she performed at President Obama’s inauguration. Hadiya -- who was shot...
Tags: Murder, Barack Obama, Shootings, Hadiya Pendleton, Jesse Jackson
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Congressman who criticized 'Lincoln' calls Affleck theory 'hilarious'
Rep. Joe Courtney (D.-Conn.) understands it looks a little strange that he issued a letter chastising Steven Spielberg when it was Ben Affleck who helped him get elected. But he finds the idea that Affleck put him up to it — or that he took it upon...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., University of Connecticut, Argo (movie), Voting
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Hadiya Pendleton: Slain girl had made PSA against gang violence
Not long after a fatal bullet pierced Hadiya Pendleton’s back, her round face -- its espresso eyes and easy smile -- had become a national symbol of innocence robbed. The slaying of the Chicago sophomore who had recently performed as a...
Tags: Gun Control, Gang Activity, Chicago Mayor, Barack Obama, Hadiya Pendleton
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White House, politicians react to Hadiya Pendleton shooting death
More than once, Hadiya Pendleton and President Obama walked the same streets. Last week, the high school sophomore performed as a majorette at his inauguration in Washington. On Tuesday, she was gunned down in a park a mile from Obama’s...
Tags: Justice System, Jay Carney, Chicago Mayor, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Rahm Emanuel closed out Inauguration Day with private party
WASHINGTON — With Buddy Guy rocking the stage, Absolut vodka flowing and waiters passing out crab cakes and mini-sliders, Rahm Emanuel’s late-night party closed out the Inauguration Day festivities. The blues guitarist cranked out “...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, White House, Bars and Clubs, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Smits
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