In early 2014, at the beginning of a pivotal year in his reelection bid, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s schedule was packed with meetings and events. But many of them were closely guarded secrets.
Even Mayor Emanuel needs to sleep, but the next morning—February 12—he started with a “non-city breakfast” at another of his favorite haunts, 312 Chicago on North LaSalle.
In 2011 we reported that the mayor’s schedule was full of meetings with corporate CEOs, hedge fund managers, investment bankers, right-wing donors, and other millionaires.
By 2014, though—after critics tagged him as “Mayor 1%” and his approval ratings were sagging—Emanuel and his staff determined that more and more of his daily meetings were no one’s business.
Next, there’s his daily meeting calendar—the one that we and the Tribune received when we submitted our FOIAs.
But Raoul says the gun issue didn’t come up. Instead, he says the mayor wanted to express his appreciation after Raoul led a legislative committee on pension reform.
Rahm Emanuel’s schedule, obtained by FOIA request
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