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Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot celebrates Tuesday during her election night party in Chicago.

Chicago Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot Says City Has 'Fractured Relationship' With Police

3:03pm April 03, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Lightfoot, the city's first black female mayor, told NPR that Chicago's police department has "left many people feeling like the police are an illegitimate occupying force."

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Small Group Of Activists Protest At Mayor Rahm Emanuel's House

10:19pm December 29, 2015

by Laura Wagner

About two dozen people protesting the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old and his neighbor by Chicago police came to the mayor's front yard Tuesday night to call for his resignation.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy appear at a news conference on Tuesday.

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Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy Fired

8:25pm December 01, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said public trust in the city's police had been "shaken" and "eroded" by the shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer. Protesters had called for the chief's ouster.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel failed to capture a majority of the vote last month, forcing him into a runoff. It's highlighting a divide among Democrats playing out nationally.

Chicago Mayor's Race Reveals Deep Divide In Democratic Party

7:39pm March 18, 2015

by David Schaper

Progressives contend former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel favors the wealthy over the working class. But Emanuel's moderate backers say he's more inclusive than he gets credit for.

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