Mayor Rahm Emanuel lauds Chicago federation
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel praised the city\’s Jewish federation for its work in and out of the Jewish community.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel praised the city\’s Jewish federation for its work in and out of the Jewish community.
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.
An Illinois court ruled Rahm Emanuel ineligible to run for mayor of Chicago. The state\’s Appellate Court in a 2-1 decision ordered that Emanuel\’s name be removed from the ballot. Opponents of the former White House chief of staff had said his two years in Washington disqualified him from running because the city\’s Board of Election Commissioners requires that a mayoral candidate live in Chicago for a year before the election, which takes place in February.