Mayor Emanuel Answers Questions, Defends His Tenure

Mayor Emanuel Answers Questions, Defends His Tenure

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In less than 2 weeks, Rahm Emanuel will no longer be mayor of Chicago. Some decisions that he made over the last 8 years can and will be judged immediately. Other decisions can’t and won’t fully be judged for years to come.

The Mayor gave The Morning Shift 30 minutes, and we covered a range of issues and incidents that took place during his tenure: neighborhood development, the economy, schools and education, violence and policing, the Laquan McDonald shooting.