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Saturday, November 28, 2015 10:36:48 PM
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> On Nov 28, 2015, at 9:49 AM,Michael Sacks <mjs@gcmlp.com> wrote:
> K. Thanks. I am tied up 10:30 to 12:30
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I am doing weeklies now then must do community events. Will call when
driving around
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> Let me know if there is a decent time

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Sunday,November 29,2015 10:43:53 PM
Deval Patrick <
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First thanks for being so quick in checking. Second I am looking for

this to be completed by January I S if that helps. Third an at counsel
role to the task force or at advisor. Ensure the questions being
asked on the front aze the right ones and the final report on back end
represents solid work For public consumption senior advisor. Thanks.
Means a lot to me
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> Getting a lot of pushback on time commihnent,as we aze launching a

new business which I will ruu. We'll work something out in the
morning.
What's the alternative role you suggested Special counsellor to you or the
commission, or some such
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Of course
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> Just boarding a flight at LAX to Boston. Late arrival there tonight.
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May I try you in the morning?
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel here. When you have a free moment please
give me a
call. 312
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Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:37:03 PM
Deval Patrick <
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> On Dec 1, 2015, at 11 :28 AM, Deval Patrick <
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> Got it. Our contact is Ernie Anguilla.
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> How'd your press conference go
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>> Have your folks email David Spielfogel in my office.
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>> Thank you again.
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>>> Who's your press contact for today's announcement And how would you like us to respond to press
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>>>> On Nov 30, 2015, at 5:11 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
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Ruiz, Jesse <Jesse.Ruiz@dbr.com>
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Thanks
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On Dec 2, 2015, at 9:23 AM, Ruiz, Jesse <Jesse.Ruiz@dbr.com> wrote:
Thought you did very well with some very tough questions this morning.
Take care,
Jesse
PS As you were talking about the image of police officers, and the new 10th district station, I was
thinking of ways we could integrate officers into Park District programs. I recall as a young boy
going to the old 5th District station in Roseland at 115th & Indiana (now a health clinic) and
participating in the Junior Police program. Don't know what may already be happening, but will
look into it and see if Park District can serve as more of a platform for such interaction with youth
and communities.
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From: Kelley.Quinn@cityofchicago.org
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:45 PM
To: Rahm Emanuel
Subject: Fwd: GREAT PHILLIPS STORY!
This is a good one.
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From: "Huffman, Lauren" <Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org>
Date: December 2, 2015 at 6:41:49 PM CST
To: "Harte, Meghan" <Meghan.Harte@cityofchicago.org>, "Quinn, Kelley"
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Cc: "Edmond, Angel" <Angel.Edmond@cityofchicago.org>
Subject: GREAT PHILLIPS STORY!
See below. Angel can you please clip when you have a sec?
Prep football: Mayor

Emanuel helps Phillips
celebrate state title
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-1203-prep-fb-phillipscelebration-20151202-story.html
Bob NarangContact ReporterChicago Tribune
Mayor Emanuel honors state champion Phillips football team, writes @bobnarang.
Amir Watts felt a tug at his left shoulder, so he looked to see his newest
admirer: Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Watts helped Phillips break through for the Public League's first football
state championship with last Friday's 51-7 win against Belleville Althoff in
the Class 4A final in DeKalb. On Wednesday, the school celebrated the feat
with a rally that included a speech by Emanuel.
Watts is a talkative person, but the senior defensive tackle was at a loss for
words while receiving some encouragement from the mayor in a hallway at
Phillips.
"That was a big surprise to me," Watts said. "That was crazy. It's always good
to know someone like the mayor wants to meet you. He's so busy with a lot
on his hands, and for him to come down and acknowledge our team is
something we will never forget."
It's been that kind of season for the 90 football players and six coaches at the
Bronzeville school. Five years ago, the school was nearly closed before the
Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) a nonprofit school
management organization became involved.
On Wednesday, in front of more than 10 television cameras, the Wildcats
were honored during an hourlong assembly in the school's auditorium. With

the entire student body wearing blue T-shirts emblazoned with "Chicago's
Champions" on the back, Emanuel and other local officials honored the
team's historic accomplishments.
Wendell Phillips Academy High School celebrates its Class 4A state football championship. (John J. Kim,
Chicago Tribune)
"I believe today as we stand here we are now seeing history being made,"
Emanuel said. "Chicago will become a football powerhouse city because of

Phillips High School."
Head coach Troy McAllister lifted the program from one with 12 players
when he arrived in 2010 to one that finished 14-0 this fall. A father figure to
many of his players who hail from gang-infested neighborhoods, McAllister
smiled watching the team's 19 seniors pose for pictures in a small classroom
following Wednesday's festivities.
"This is one of the greatest accomplishments in Illinois high school football
history," McAllister said. "This team was always very calm after victories.
They didn't always celebrate. They were focused on the goal.
"To see them after the championship game, I'm so used to seeing them
focused. This group deserves to celebrate. To see them let loose, the joy and
excitement on their faces is an unbelievable feeling for a coach to see."
Last year, the Wildcats lost in the 4A final, 49-28 to Rochester. The only
previous Public League team to appear in the football state final was
Robeson, which fell 16-12 to Rockford Guilford in the 1982 Class 5A title
game.
During his three-minute speech to the throng of students, faculty, former
players and other alumni, Emanuel said he urged the Wildcats to take the
next step this season.
"I talked to Coach Troy so much last year, that this year, I never had to say it
was Rahm Emanuel anymore because he knew my phone number,"

Emanuel said, causing a loud cheer. "Last year I said, 'We're going to tell
Rochester one of us is going to be back and one of us is not going to be back,'
and we were back."
Halfway through the ceremony, Emanuel was called back to the stage to help
present state medals to the Wildcats. A blue Phillips T-shirt draped over his
right shoulder, Emanuel greeted numerous players, including star
quarterback Quayvon Skanes, to the tune of Montell Jordan's "This Is How
We Do It."
"This was a great experience, just knowing the city was behind you and we
did something great," Skanes, a Connecticut recruit, said. "We made history.
Words cannot even explain this experience. This is something I'll remember
the rest of my life. The best part of today was seeing Rahm Emanuel speak. I
made sure to shake his hand."
The 111-year-old South Side school has seen notable alumni like Gwendolyn
Brooks, Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke roam its hallways, but longtime
members of the Phillips family struggled to recall a livelier day for the school.
"This gives me chills to see these guys up here," 1981 Phillips graduate Gerald
Morris said. "Knowing how much hard work they've put in and knowing the
environment and they've overcome a lot. This is a dream."
Keith Cooper, a 1970 grad who said he played nose guard and linebacker,
wore a Phillips jersey with "Mad Dog" on its nameplate. He attended Friday's
game and Wednesday's assembly.
"We've had good ballplayers for a long time, but we never could do much in
the playoffs," Cooper said. "This was beautiful for all the guys who played
here and came back."
McAllister, a native of Kingston, Ontario, listed a few of the challenges his

team has had to overcome, from a scarcity of quality equipment like blocking
sleds to the effects the city's violence has had on Phillips' players and their
families.
"Sometimes, you have to sit back and realize things work in weird ways,"
McAllister said. "This is one of the greatest things I've ever experienced, and
to see what our young men were capable of accomplishing when they came
together for a common goal is truly special."
McAllister also laughed about an unforeseen consequence of winning a state

championship finding a place to put the trophy.
"The trophy is too tall," McAllister said. "We might have to get a new trophy
case. ... Or we might have to empty the shelves to make it fit."
Bob Narang is a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
Lauren Huffman
Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel
(312) 744-6167 office
Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org
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Friday, December 04, 2015 2:05:19 PM
Joe Moore <joe@joemoore.org>
Re: rm here to help
Ok thanks
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On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:56 AM, Joe Moore <joe@joemoore.org> wrote:
Mayor,
It's been a rough few days watching the media kick the shit out of you, especially when I know the
cover-up narrative is completely untrue and your administration has made meaningful progress
against police misconduct since you've been in office. Before you let McCarthy go, it was just you
and him out there by yourselves. Now it's just you. You desperately need third party validators-other voices to challenge the prevailing narrative in the local and national press that you were
engaged in some sort of massive cover-up.
I'm more than willing to be one of those voices. I know this runs the risk of feeding into the parallel
narrative of the City Council as a rubber stamp, but right now you have no one. In order to be
effective, however, I need facts and talking points. In the day following the video's release the
Washington Post called me. I avoided returning the reporter's call not because I was unwilling to
defend you, but because I didn't have enough information at my fingertips to be an effective
defender.
I got cornered by the press at Monday's City Club luncheon. I thought I did OK, but I would have
done better with a few more facts at my disposal.
MSNBC called me out of the blue this past Wednesday in the midst of the cable news feeding
frenzy that was taking place. I accepted their invitation because I felt they needed at least one
talking head that wasn't crapping all over you. Your staff apparently caught wind I was going on
and about 30 minutes before airtime, Sean and then Kelly Quinn reached out to me asking me what
I was planning to say. This was the first time anyone from your staff reached out to me since the
crisis began.
Sean put me in touch with Steve Patton, who walked me through step-by-step the process and
reasoning that led to the $5 million settlement and the decision not to release the video until the
investigation was complete. It was enormously helpful information to have and would have enabled
me to much more effectively defend you on national television.
I never got that chance because about 10 minutes before I was scheduled to go on, I was preempted by coverage of the San Bernardino mass shooting. The good news for you is the anti-Rahm
feeding frenzy ended, and the cable news outlets moved on to their next obsession.
The bottom line is this. I think you've been good for the City and I think it would be a shame if this
latest crisis hindered your long-term effectiveness as a leader. Whether it's this issue or the
inevitable next crisis, I am more than willing to help. But I need to be brought in early and given
the information needed to be an effective defender.
Let me know how I can help.
Joe
Alderman Joe Moore
City of Chicago, 49th Ward
http://www.ward49.com
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From: Joe Moore <joe@joemoore.org>
Date: December 4, 2015 at 7:56:03 AM CST
To: Rahm Emanuel <mayor re@rahmemail.com>
Subject: I'm here to help
Mayor,
It's been a rough few days watching the media kick the shit out of you, especially when I know the cover-up narrative is completely
untrue and your administration has made meaningful progress against police misconduct since you've been in office. Before you let
McCarthy go, it was just you and him out there by yourselves. Now it's just you. You desperately need third party validators- other
voices to challenge the prevailing narrative in the local and national press that you were engaged in some sort of massive cover-up.
I'm more than willing to be one of those voices. I know this runs the risk of feeding into the parallel narrative of the City Council as
a rubber stamp, but right now you have no one. In order to be effective, however, I need facts and talking points. In the day
following the video's release the Washington Post called me. I avoided returning the reporter's call not because I was unwilling to
defend you, but because I didn't have enough information at my fingertips to be an effective defender.
I got cornered by the press at Monday's City Club luncheon. I thought I did OK, but I would have done better with a few more facts
at my disposal.
MSNBC called me out of the blue this past Wednesday in the midst of the cable news feeding frenzy that was taking place. I
accepted their invitation because I felt they needed at least one talking head that wasn't crapping all over you. Your staff apparently
caught wind I was going on and about 30 minutes before airtime, Sean and then Kelly Quinn reached out to me asking me what I
was planning to say. This was the first time anyone from your staff reached out to me since the crisis began.
Sean put me in touch with Steve Patton, who walked me through step-by-step the process and reasoning that led to the $5 million
settlement and the decision not to release the video until the investigation was complete. It was enonnously helpful infonnation to
have and would have enabled me to much more effectively defend you on national television.
I never got that chance because about 10 minutes before I was scheduled to go on, I was pre-empted by coverage of the San
Bernardino mass shooting. The good news for you is the anti-Rahm feeding frenzy ended, and the cable news outlets moved on to
their next obsession.
The bottom line is this. I think you've been good for the City and! think it would be a shame if this latest crisis hindered your longtenn effectiveness as a leader. Whether it's this issue or the inevitable next crisis, I am more than willing to help. But I need to be
brought in early and given the infonnation needed to be an effective defender.
Let me know how I can help.
Joe
Alderman Joe Moore
City of Chicago, 49th Ward
http://www.ward49.com
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Ikram Goldman <ikram@ikram.com>
Re: another attembted break in!!!
Onit
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On Dec 15, 2015, at 11:19 AM, Ikram Goldman <ikram@ikram.com> wrote:
Dear Rahm,
Hope you are well!
While I know you have bigger issues to deal with, I am saddened to report that there was another
attempted break in at our store this morning at 5 am.
We had several suspicious people in the store on Friday, we notified the police, and we were told there
would be more coverage. Nonetheless, they were able to attack the store anyway. This happens often
and always around the same time (during police shift change}, and I feel that we are not being fully
protected here. Is there anything that we can do to help out here??
We have high profile clients coming in, and I cannot represent my store and my city in this way.
Please, please, HELP!!!
Thank you,
lkram
lkram Goldman
ikram
15 East Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: 312-587-1000
www.ikram.com
Twitter: @ikram
lnstagram: @ikramgoldman
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ikramchicago
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Marc Andreessen <pmarca@a 16z. com>
Re: airbnb followup
My office will call to schedule

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On Dec 15, 2015, at 4:02 PM, Marc Andreessen <pmarca@a16z.com> wrote:
Yes free in about half an hour
650
Marc Andreessen
pmarca@al6z.com
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:01 PM -0800, "Rahm Emanuel" <mayor re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
Can I call and discuss on the phone? My number is 312 744
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On Dec 15, 2015, at 3:57 PM, Marc Andreessen <pmarca@a16z.com> wrote:
If the Q is when would the new person start at Airbnb, the thought is Feb. Is that ok?
Marc Andreessen
pmarca@al6z.com
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 5:04 AM -0800, "Rahm Emanuel"

<mayor re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
Can we discuss timing or an arraignment
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On Dec 15, 2015, at 5:22 AM, Marc Andreessen <pmarca@a16z.com> wrote:
Mr. Mayor-Got the debrief from the AirBNB team.

(a) Thanks for your time, I know you couldn't be busier.
(b) The company is looking forward to bringing onboard their new
senior policy lead from Chicago who we know is a strong supporter

of yours.
(c) We appreciate all the thoughtful work by your team.
Please let me know anytime I can help with anything.
Marc
Marc Andreessen
pmarca@a16z.com
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Re: Board of Ed
You have a lot to hold your head high. Thank you for agreeing to serve
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On Dec 16, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Ruiz, Jesse <Jesse.Ruiz@dbr.com> wrote:
Last CPS board meeting today. Finish up almost 17 years of continuous service on school boards
and commissions at city, state and federal level.
I began my involvement in public education as a way to honor my parents who worked hard, and
sacrificed much so I could have the educational opportunities they never did. Grateful for the
opportunity you gave me to continue to do that as a CPS board member and interim CEO.
Has always been an honor and privilege to work with you to serve our City, and look forward to
continuing to do so for years to come.
Thanks,
Jesse
Jesse H. Ruiz
Chicago, IL 60606
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Sun-Times editorial
Saw the Sun-Times editorial this morning. Rather opportunistic, because I am pretty sure they know that there will
continue to be a Latino/a on the CPS board.
They've tried to make this an issue since the announcement of my move to the Park District board.
Working with Emily Bittner at CPS, and talking to Sun-Times education reporter on Tuesday, to try to help quell this and
get folks to focus on the fact that there will now be a Latino serving as president of another major board in your
administration.
Off to NY for the weekend to visit Michele's family and attend a bar mitzvah, but back on Monday night. Enjoy the
holiday time with your family and best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.
Jesse
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Ilcram Goldman <ikram@ikram.com>

Saturday, December 19, 2015 4:24:40 PM
Josh Goldman <josh@ikram.com>
FW: Tweet by Jessica Galliart on Twitter
Dear Rahm,
Did you see this video from the gold coast? It is scary! Want you to be aware of this.
lkram
On Dec 19, 2015, at 9:55 AM, Ilcram Goldman <ikram@ikram.com> wrote:

So scary!
Jessica Galliart (@JessicaGalliart)

12/18/15, 6:24 PM
#ResignRahm: "We're going to take the gold out the Gold Coast ... No peace on Astor Street."
pie. twitter.com/RU4P 1npOtl
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Sorry for typos--sentfrom my iPhone and auto correct mugs! I mean rugs! No wait! SUCKS!
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emanuel. rahm <emanuel.rahm@gmail.com>
Another thought how about appointing Arne Duncan to head up Police training in Chicago. Thinking of you.
Trisha Rooney
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Friday, January 8, 2016 1:30:47 PM
Fw: Mayor orders outside review of Law Dept. division where attorney hid evidence
Was thinking about this and it occurred to me that there isn't a Jaw firm that would be deemed independent
and as well regarded as a Jaw school legal clinic.
A bit biased, but I thought a review by an organization like the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the University of
Chicago Law School would be deemed eminently qualified and totally independent.
I got to know Randolph Stone there when I was a student in the Clinic {i handled employment discrimination
suits).
You could have a U ofC faculty member like Geoff Stone, renowned Constitutional scholar, former Dean of the
Law School and provost of the University, head up the review team of clinical faculty. He recently was
appointed by the President to serve on the NSA Review Panel, thus he has governmental oversight and review
credentials.
Hope this suggestion is helpful.
Jesse
Jesse H. Ruiz
Chicago, IL 60606
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Saturday, January 9, 2016 4:46:04 AM
Re: followup
I know you're dealing with bigger issues. Appreciate any attention.

Marc Andreessen
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On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 8:20 PM -0800, "Rahm Emanuel" <mayor re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
Let me get first.
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Mr Mayor-Couple followups:
1 On the issue of the person AirBNB is hiring, the company reports working with your staff and
March 1 being an OK start date. If this is NOT the case they will modify, just let me know.
2 It doesn't sound like the legislation crafting is heading in a good direction. The company
reports that the current draft from your team is even more onerous than San Francisco's Prop F
which was proposed and defeated soundly here. The company is a bit puzzled because they
thought the approach would be more like what San Jose or Philly are doing, vs what the
extremists in SF unsuccessfully went for. I wanted to flag so that you're not surprised ifit moves
forward and the company opposes it. They remain keen to figure out a good balance.
Happy to discuss either/both and help however I can - 650
Best,
Marc
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I Like Mike ... he has agood first name,.hopefully this tag team will override the other voices ........ :-)
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Of course. Second redline is now CTS standard for all CTA work new blue and red line north. ( you are
spending too much time with Sachs. I think you all are tag teaming emails)
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As the O'Hara new Runway roll out takes place I hope that part of the announcement will be
how neighborhoods in the City will benefit thru Jobs and contracts ...... .lt would be great to
use the Red Line concept for the Project and even have employment Hiring done on the
South and West Sides
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So, what do you think? She was definitely beloved....and transformative
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Remembering Lois today. She was 90. One of her fans just sent me a message that there should
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:28:38 AM
Re: Plaza/ Street Closure, Wrigley Field
Clark Street in two years will be empty storefronts. I have much more specific information but just wanted to
raise the issue. From every angle: safety, residents, traffic, small businesses. The logistics and operational use
has not been discussed or considered, by Council or otherwise.
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 6:24 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
<mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com> > wrote:
Good to know. That bad
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Mr Mayor,
I understand you have considerable more pressing matters to tend to and I do not at all want to suggest that this
is more important.
I have read the Draft of the Ordinance for the Sports Plaza Tom Ricketts wants for Wrigley Field. I am very
familiar with the plans and the history of the development over the years.
The logistics have not been considered in full. This matter, being pressed forward for approval in the I Ith hour
will have consequences which will be absolutely irreversible - and worse - only the beginning.
While I could go over the details in length, I simply wanted to bring this matter to the forefront. I have sent
more extensive notes to Alderman Tunney, Representative Feigenholtz, Sam Toia and the Chicago Chamber of
Commerce.
-Carmen
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Shoshana Buchholz-Miller <Shoshana.Miller@ilhmec.org>
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CPD existing training enhancement
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Attachments: Enhanced LEDI CPD training proposal.docx
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Dear Rahm,
We at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center are conscious of the crucial role that police officers play in a
functioning and just democracy, particularly because of the lessons we teach daily within our walls. In fact, Illinois
Holocaust Museum & Education Center has been a seven-year partner of CPD, providing training to all of its new
recruits over these years, using the lessons of the Holocaust to teach new police officers about the moral
responsibility and the impact of the choices they make while doing their jobs. As the recent challenges of alleged
police misconduct have come to light, we believe that the training we are currently providing to new recruits would
be valuable for the rank-and-file and can be part of a larger solution to strengthening CPD's culture and practices.
Attached please find a brief proposal that outlines an expanded Law Enforcement and Democracy (LED I) program
that could be provided to all officers of CPD over time. In our most recent LED! training for new recruits in
December, trainers from the Academy independently suggested that the LED! training should be expanded in this
way, and we are planning to meet with Academy leadership to discuss that possibility. We wanted to share this
potential expanded partnership with you, as an element in the larger reforms and changes you are undertaking in
CPD.
We welcome the opportunity to discuss further this proposal (attiched) with members of your team.
Best,
Susan Abrams
Susan Abrams I Chief Executive Officer

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Office: 847-967-4880
Susan.Abrams@ilhmec.org
www.ilholocaustmuseum.org
Proposal
For the past seven years, the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center has provided all
Chicago Police Department (CPD) recruits with training about the profound moral role that police
play in our society and the dangers of its abuse, as seen through the lens of the Holocaust. In that
time, we have trained over 2,000 recruits and have received consistently positive evaluations for
the experience and impact of the program. We contact you today to propose expanding our
training to reach ail rank-and-file CPD officers to build on the success we have had together and to
work with you to address the challenges the Department is facing from recent revelations of alleged
police misconduct. We already have begun planning training for the rank-and-file officers of other
nearby police departments, and we believe such training will be deeply impactful for your officers.
We will base the training on our existing curriculum, but will include other organizational partners
to bring in diverse perspectives and expertise in conflict resolution and ethics, as well as partnering
with existing CPD trainers and officers. We envision the department-wide training taking place over
a one-two year period, dependent upon the schedules and availability of the officers, after which
we would return to solely training recruits. With all officers and recruits experiencing similar
training, the department will benefit from a common language and ethical framework.
Through our multi-year experience working with CPD, we know that we can implement a program
that will have a meaningful influence on the department's officers. Below you will find more details
of the proposed program, which we are open to adjusting together. We look forward to discussing
this with you further.
Overview
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center's Law Enforcement and Democracy Initiative
(LEDi) currently provides law enforcement recruits in the Chicago Police Department with training
and tools necessary to respond to hate crimes and bias incidents, as well as a deeper understanding
of the tremendous moral responsibility the cadets carry with their new role. The expanded program
for all CPD officers will provide an educational experience that highlights the roles that abuse of
authority, the power of choice, stereotyping, and ethics play daily in the lives of a police officer.
LEDi Training Tailored for Experienced Officers
Following the current model of a one-day, intensive training, the agenda for the LEDi training for
experienced officers will include multimedia presentations using video, photography, and historical
documents, a docent-led tour of the Museum's Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition, and an unforgettable
encounter with living history through the testimony of a Holocaust eyewitness. These components,
also used in the cadet training, expose Jaw enforcement to the history of the Holocaust and the role
of police in Nazi Europe, stimulating reflective discussion on the challenges of balancing the rights
1
of people with the protection of society. The LEDi program works to show officers that even small
actions and choices impact public perception, and that there is a fine line between maintaining law
and order and violating civil rights. The Museum will continue to focus on an examination of
historical evidence from the Holocaust to illustrate the dichotomy between ongoing police work
and the transformation of policing under the Nazi regime. In addition, the training will involve
modules that will explore issues of violence, profiling and conflict resolution through exploration of
contemporary case studies, as a supplement to the existing training. We will work in partnership
with experienced CPD officers to tailor the case studies so that they are relevant for participants.
A sample day-long training may include:
I.
Warm-Up Activities
Goal: Set the tone and focus for the day; develop early on a community of active
learners, and establish a safe environment that allows officers and trainers to
openly exchange ideas and experiences.
II.
Examining Historical Evidence - Lessons of the Holocaust Photo Narrative (small and
large group discussion)
Ill.
IV.
Goal: Use the power of observation through the lens of policing to interpret
photographic images of "moments in time" during the Holocaust. Engage
participants in a discussion about the images as evidence of the day-to-day
duties and functions of policing in Nazi Germany, and how incrementally
overtime the overall role of police shifted to the persecution of "racial" enemies
that culminated in the Holocaust.
Docent-led tour of Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition

Learner-centered teaching; identify patterns in history through the exhibition
and connections to today.
Lunch
V.
Tour De-Brief
Goal: Identify incremental shifts in both policy and policing, and the ultimate
actions of ordinary police officers to initiate and participate in mass murder.
VI.
Case Study Examination (new module) - The group will explore 2-3 case studies that
address relevant issues, such as police violence, hate crimes, or racial profiling. Studies
may include the hate crime case of James Byrd or more recent studies of conflict
resolution and police violence in the US. Activities will include both small and large
group discussion.
Goal: Critical thinking and reflection that allows learners to transfer historical
lessons to contemporary scenarios; emphasis on ethics; social responsibility;
development of empathy, and reinforcement of the power of choice and sound
decision-making.
VII.
Holocaust Survivor Eyewitness Speaker
Goal: Humanize history and lessons learned from the program. Motivate and
engage participants to see and identify with the individual, impacting how the
officers address and work with citizens on the street.
Partners
The expanded LEDi training program will include components facilitated by Museum education
staff, such as the exploration of the Holocaust, the importance of choices small and large, and the
discussion of the slow erosion of police morals in the Nazi era and how this can be applied to the
present day. The training will also take advantage of the Museum's Karkomi Holocaust exhibition,
an incredible learning tool that paints a vivid picture of the slide into hate and violence that was the
Nazi era. In addition, we will secure the participation of community partners from Chicago who are
able to contribute to the training agenda through anti-bias expertise, conflict resolution experience
and familiarity with the communities in which CPD officers work. Partners may include, but are not
limited to DuSable Museum, Latino Policy Forum, Anti-Defamation League, Chicago Bar Association,
Center for Conflict Resolution, Center on Halsted, and the Illinois Commission for Immigrant and
Refugee Rights. Also as currently happens, we will seek the expertise and participation of CPD
trainers or CPD officers in the overall training to provide real-time knowledge and perspective.
Past Successes
2015 LEDi participants continue to show strong support and appreciation for the program. In posttraining surveys, 84% of respondents noted the program was relevant to their work. 90% stated
they would recommend the program to colleagues. Officers' feedback has been consistently
positive over the years. The below comments from a December 2015 training demonstrate the
program's impact:
"It helped me see that the most important thing is to know what is right ond do it because you will
never forget the wrong that you did. The law and authority may change but what is right will stay
the same."
'7his experience has been very emotional ond dear to my heart. I believe in the good of people even
though we get to see the worst in them. I hope I can inspire people the way your organization has."
"As law enforcement, I will attempt to remember that there are defining moments in ones' Jives
where they feel desperate and hopeless. I will try ta always maintain a sense of mercy in my actians
to not contribute to that."
Based on both positive feedback and expressions of interest, we are confident the expanded LEDi
training will be a meaningful experience for officers that will impact how they conduct themselves
in the field.
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Jan-Feb 2016
Submit proposal to CPD Superintendent Escalante

Meet with CPD officials
Outreach to potential community partners
Explore and secure funding options (ongoing)
March - May 2016
Explore and secure funding options (ongoing)

Finalize partnerships and roles
Meet with and confirm community partners
Select case studies and refine training modules
May - Sept 2016
Finalize training agenda

Finalize training schedule
Oct 2016
Launch training program
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Re: CPD existing training enhancement
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On Jan 25, 2016, at 3:42 PM, Susan Abrams <Susan.Abrams@ilhmec.org> wrote:
Dear Rahm,
We at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center are conscious of the crucial role that police
officers play in a functioning and just democracy, particularly because of the lessons we teach daily
within our walls. In fact, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center has been a seven-year partner
of CPD, providing training to all of its new recruits over these years, using the lessons of the Holocaust
to teach new police officers about the moral responsibility and the impact of the choices they make
while doing their jobs. As the recent challenges of alleged police misconduct have come to light, we
believe that the training we are currently providing to new recruits would be valuable for the rank-andfile and can be part of a larger solution to strengthening CPD's culture and practices.
Attached please find a brief proposal that outlines an expanded Law Enforcement and Democracy
(LED!) program that could be provided to all officers of CPD over time. In our most recent LED!
training for new recruits in December, trainers from the Academy independently suggested that the
LEDI training should be expanded in this way, and we are planning to meet with Academy leadership
to discuss that possibility. We wanted to share this potential expanded partnership with you, as an
element in the larger reforms and changes you are undertaking in CPD.
We welcome the opportunity to discuss further this proposal (attached) with members of your team.
Best,
Susan Abrams
Susan Abrams I Chief Executive Officer
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Office: 847-967-4880
Susan.Abrams@ilhmec.org
www.ilholocaustmuseum.org
<Enhanced LEDI CPD training proposal.docx>
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Youth Employment Hearing Report, Platfonn and Press Release
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FYl-l gave some opening comments at this hearing at the Urban League this morning (have been Involved with this effort slnce my ISBE days).
In the process of prepping, I learned that the Chicago Park District ls the largest employer of youth In the State ol llllnois. 4,000 summer jobs: 2,600 of those are youth 14-24 years old;
and 1,400 of those are youth 14-18 years old.
Great to see that CPD plays such an important role In keepin11 youth employed and engaged during the summer.
Take care,
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January25fh);
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Youth Employment Hearing Platform.
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SOLUTION TO THE CRISIS:

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
90% Black Teen Year Round Joblessness In Chicago
79% Hispanic Teen Year Round Joblessness In Chicago
50% of Black Men and 15% of Hispanic Men (20-24)
are Jobless and Out-Of.School In Chicago
Youth Employment Hearing

January 25, 2016
9:30am -12 noon
Chicago Urban League
4510 S. Michigan Ave.
We propose the following steps to support and properly invest in the lives of the youth in our country.
1. We proposed that there be a national commitment to employ 2 million jobless youth, both in the
summer and year round. The funding would be at least $4.5 billion to accomplish this. Summer youth
employment would be 25 hours per week for 8 weeks combined with programming to enhance the
participants' academic skills. Year round employment would be full time (35 hours) for youth not in
school and older than 19 years old with programming to provide participants the opportunity to earn a
high school diploma or GED, as well as to combine programming linked to specific skills training that
would provide the participants with specific work related credentials. Linkage with community colleges
and other skill training programs will be critical. Part time employment (5 to 10 hours) would be
provided for youth, 16 to 24, who are enrolled in school. These programs would provide creative and
engaging employment as well as comprehensive support services to keep participants engaged
through a myriad of problems and challenges they face.
It is critical that there be follow-through programs for participants to assist them when they are ready to
enter the private sector so that they will receive the type of services that will help them remain
employed and earn the educational and skill training credentials they will need to continue to be
competitive in the job market.
2. We proposed that there be a state commitment to employ 35,000 jobless, disconnected youth in
the type of summer and year round programs described above.
3. We proposed that there be a Cook County commitment to employ 10,000 jobless, disconnected
youth and a Chicago commitment to employ 10,000 jobless, disconnected youth.
4. Initiatives like the 100,000 Opportunities developed by a coalition of leading US based
companies are a good beginning to open up the doorway for disconnected youth (16-24). More
initiatives like this would be developed with the leadership of the President and state and local
corporate and political leadership.
5. We proposed that there be a Youth Employment Crisis Action Task Force to address the State
of Illinois and Cook County and Chicago crisis situation of disconnected youth.
6. The investments outlined above will produce 3 significant results:

a. Prepare and support youth with the skills they will need to become productive and successful
adults.
b. Prepare and develop the workforce that Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and the country will need
to remain competitive in a global economy.
c. Help lessen and prevent the tragic violence that continues to plague our country in too many
communities.
7. The cost of not doing this investment has already proven to be staggering in terms of crime,
prison costs, healthcare, welfare and other costs.
The cost of doing nothing must not be an option.
Background
Youth employment (16-24 years old) has had a dramatic decline across the country from 46% in 1998-2000 to
27% in 2011-13.
Over 3.6 million Latino youth and young adults, as of July, 2015, were jobless and over 2.5 million Black youth
and young adults were jobless.
Over 2 million of these youth and young adults are not in school and are jobless. They are disconnected from
society.
Clear and consistent research shows that the more a youth works then the more they will work as an adult.
Until 2000, there was a national summer youth employment program that provided over 650,000 low-income
youth with jobs.
Since then, there have been only sporadic programs that provide youth jobs in the summer and hardly any
programs to provide youth jobs throughout the year.
Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, has proposed to provide $1.5 billion for youth job training and $4
billion for youth jobs which would serve over 2 million jobless youth with the skills they would need to become
productive adults.
Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has proposed a $1,500 tax credit to businesses to hire youth.
We are losing a generation of youth who have no opportunity to work in their neighborhoods.
A national focus and program must be developed, along with state and local based programs, to give the youth
of our country the opportunity and skills they will need to become successful adults in an economy growing
more competitive each year.
The problem disconnected youth face is a lack of work experience because of the economic depression of
their communities.
The aim of these employment and training programs is to provide the disconnected youth of our country the
employment experiences that middle class and upper class children have in order to build their work habits and
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other critical skills that will prepare them to enter the private sector economy.
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CHELSEA WHITIINGTON
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016
PRESS RELEASE
CHICAGO LEADS NATIONAL AVERAGE, NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES IN OUT OF WORK, OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH
New Report Details a Crisis of Disconnected Youth In Chicago
CHICAGO - A new report, Lost: The Crisis Of Jobless and Out Of School Teens and Young Adults In Chicago. 1/llnois
and the U.S., commissioned by the Alternative Schools Network (ASN) and developed by the University of Illinois Chicago's
Great Cities Institute (GCI) shows that teens and young adults in Chicago aren't keeping up with the rest of the nation, or even
with other major cities.
Even as the death toll mounts and gang battles escalate in the same neighborhoods where youth unemployment is at Its
highest, funding for employment programs Is on Increasingly shaky ground, with politics overriding policy at both the state and
federal levels. The GCI report shows that despite a national economic recovery, Chicago remains one of the nation's leaders
in youth joblessness. Blacks and Hispanics continue to be significantly behind with 47 percent of young Black men
(20-24) and 20 percent of young Hispanic men Jobless and out of school In Chicago. This Is compared to 32 percent
nationwide and 31 percent In both New York and Los Angeles for Black men and 18 percent nationwide and In New
York 27 percent and Los Angeles 14 percent for Hispanics.
The situation Is even worse for Chicago's Black and Hispanic teens (16-19) with 88 percent of Blacks and 85 percent of
Hispanic's In that group not working, compared to 71 percent nationwide.
nwe are seeing the results of this monumental policy failure every day, as the shootings mount up and the funerals multiply/
said Jack Wuest, Alternative Schools Network executive director. 'The new data that's being presented draws a straight line
between the unemployment crisis for youth and the escalating violence in Chicago's hardest hit neighborhoods. I've said it
before, but it Is worth repeating: Investments in creating meaningful work for these youth will pay dividends immediately and
tor years to come. A failure to do so has had and will continue to have dire consequences for our city and our state."
KEY FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT
CHICAGO'S BLACK YOUTH FALLING FARTHER BEHIND THOSE IN OTHER MAJOR CITIES
Employment among young people across the nation has not recovered to pre-recession levels, the percentage of 16-19 year
olds who were employed had dropped to 26 percent In 2011, from 37 percent In 2005 and had only climbed to 29
percent by 2014. But Chicago youth lag behind not only the national average, but also behind those living in the major cities
of New York and Los Angeles. And while Black and Hispanic youth are struggling disproportionately across the board, their
access to Jobs in Chicago Is at desperation levels.
Nationwide, 18.2 percent of youth 20-24 were out of school and out of work In 2014, compared to 17.1 percent
In Illinois, 22.9 percent In Chicago, 21.1 percent In New York City and 16.4 percent In Los Angeles.
For Chicago's white youth, 20-24, 6.7 percent were out of school and out of work.
The situation was particularly acute for Blacks 20-24, 40.9 percent of who were out of school and out of work,
compared to 27.3 percent In New York City and 29.3 percent In Los Angeles.
CHICAGO COMMUNITIES TE.LL A STORY OF A RACIAL EMPLOYMENT DIVIDE
The report breaks down the racial demographics and employment levels by Chicago community areas, illustrating the strong
connection between segregation and employment opportunities.
Areas with high concentrations of White (non-Hispanic or Latino) population on the North Side Including Lincoln
Park (67.2 percent), Lakeview (73.6 percent), Forest Glen (76.8 percent) and Norwood Park (70.1 percent) had
some of the lowest rates of jobless individuals ages 16 to 19.
Jobless rates for those ages 20 to 24 are highest on the South and West Sides of the city and are lowest In on the
North, Northwest and Southwest sides of the City.
Areas with 40.1 percent to 60.0 percent and 60.1 percent to 80.0 percent ranges of jobless individuals are
remarkably similar to the areas where over 90 percent of 18 to 24 year olds are Black.
"In the process of assembling, organizing and analyzing this data, one thing became very clear to us,' said Teresa C6rdova,
director of the Greal Cities Institute. 'We are losing a generation of youth who have no opportunity to work in their
neighborhoods. It is a tragedy for those youth and it is a tragedy for the communities they live in and the city as a whole."
Youth Jobless Report
Press Release
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A group comprised of youth, legislators, public officials and key agency leaders tackled the problem at a public hearing,
Solution to the CRISIS: Youth Employment, where fonmer out-of-school high school students who now attend ASN schools
presented testimony to the panel of federal, state and local public officials regarding the impact of youth joblessness.
"Nowadays, people will challenge you in a heartbeat,' Richard Wooten, a newly retired Chicago police officer in a September
2015 Chicago Sun-Times interview. "Communities are so economically destroyed that people are much more agitated,
aggressive. People don't care about going to jail any more. More mentally ill are walking the streets. There's no athletic or
other programs to involve kids in. That's what the streets offer them.
The hearing conveners, the Alternative Schools Network, Chicago Urban League, Westside Health Authority, Chicago
Area Project, Black United Fund of Illinois and Youth Connection Charter School, put forth a platform of policy steps
at the Chicago Urban League hearing, urging the panel's lawmakers to expedite action or lose yet another generation of young
people to hopelessness, violence and dependency on taxpayers.
"The federal and state governments are leaving our inner-city youth behind," said Chicago Urban League President and CEO
Sharl Runner. "The platfonm we are putting forward today is meant to correct that unconscionable omission. Without
immediate and adequate government support for bringing inner-city youth into the employment mainstream, the hopelessness
that leads to poverty, drug abuse, homelessness and violence will continue to plague our youth and our communities."
Youth Hearing Panelists Included:
IL State Sens. Mattie Hunter, Dist. 3; Kimberly Lightford, Dist. 4; and Napolean Harris Ill, Dist. 15;
IL State Reps. Monique Davis, Dist. 27; Will Davis, Dist. 30; Ken Dunkin, Dist. 5; Marcus Evans Jr., Dist.
33; Mary Flowers, Dist. 31; La Shawn Ford, Dist. 8; Robyn Gabel, Dist.18; Elizabeth Hernandez, Dist. 24;
Camille Lilly, Dist. 78; Elgle R. Sims Jr., Dist. 34; Cynthia Soto, Dist. 4; and Arthur Turner, Dist. 9;
Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services Commissioner Lisa Morrison Butler and Deputy
Commissioner Mary Ellen Messner;
City of Chicago Aldermen Walter Burnett Jr., Ward 27; George Cardenas, Ward 12; Willie Cochran, Ward
20; Harry Osterman, Ward 48; and Christopher Taliaferro, Ward 29;
Cook County Commissioners Richard R. Boykin, Dist. 1; Bridget Gainer, Dist. 10; Jesus G. Garcia, Dist.
7; and Karen Chavers, Dist. Director for Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredln; and
Audra Wilson, Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly.
Presenters Include:
Qulwana Bell, Chief Operating Officer, Westside Health Authority
Henry English, President & CEO, Black United Fund of Illinois
Jesse Ruiz, Chairman, Chicago Park Dist.
Sharl Runner, President & CEO, The Chicago Urban League
Sheila Venson, Executive Director, Youth Connection Charter School
David Whittaker, Executive Director, Chicago Area Project
Jack Wuest, Executive Director, Alternative Schools Network

ABOUT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS NETWORK
The Alternative Schools Network (ASN) is a not-for-profrt organization In Chicago working to provide quality education With a
specific emphasis on inner-city children, youth and adults. Since 1973, ASN has been supporting community based and
community-run programs to develop and expand training and other educational services in Chicago's inner-city
neighborhoods. In addition to supporting direct services, ASN has been a consistent and effective advocate for communitybased services whereby the people involved are active participants in developing and running programs - not passive
recipients of services. To shape policies and programs, ASN has built an impressive track record of operating successful
education 1 employment and support service programs. For more information please visit www.asnchicago.org.
ABOUT THE GREAT CITIES INSTITUTE
UIC Great Cities Institute is to link its academic resources with a range of partners to address urban issues by providing
research, policy analysis and program development. Tied to the University of Illinois at Chicago Great Cities Commitment, GCI
seeks to improve quality of life in Chicago, its metropolitan region and cities throughout the world. https://greatcities.uic.edu
ABOUT THE CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE
Established in 1916, the Chicago Urban League is a civil rights organization that empowers and inspires
individuals to reach and exceed their economic potential. The Chicago Urban League supports and advocates for
economic, educational and social progress for African-Americans through our agenda focused exclusively on
economic empowerment as the key driver for social change. For more information, visit
www.thechicagourbanleague.org.
For a complete copy of the report: http://www.asnchicago.org/docs/Youth Employment Heartng Report 01252016.pdf.

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Lost: The Crisis Of

Jobless and Out Of School
Teens and Young Adults
In Chicago, Illinois
and the U.S.
Produced for: Alternative Schools Network
January 2016
Great Cities Institute
University of llllnols at Chicago
Produced for
Alternatlve Schools Network
asnchlcago.org
Email: lnfo@asnchlcago.org
Report Authors
Teresa L C6rdova, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Email: tcordova@ulc.edu
Matthew D. WIison
Economic Development Planner
Email: mwllso25@uic.edu
Report Layout
Jackson C. Morsey
Urban Planner
Email: Jmorse5@ulc.edu
Executive Summary
Introduction
For several years, the Alternative Schools Network,
along with the Chicago Urban League, The Illinois
Black United Fund, The Westside Health Authority, The
Chicago Area Project, Youth Connection Charter School
and other community groups, have sponsored hearings
to bring young people of color from throughout Chicago
to share their experiences before a panel of elected and
appointed state, county, and city officials.
and intention that this report, in combination with the

voices of young people, can illustrate the persistence and
severity of conditions that have ramJficatlons for our
young people and generations to come.
In 2014, for 16 to 19 year olds in Chicago, 12.4
percent ofBlacks, 15.0 percent of Hispanic or
Latinos, and 24.4 percent of Whites (non-Hispanic
or Latinos) were employed. This compared to the
national figure of 2B.B percent suggests that youth In
Chicago are less Itkely to be employed.
Two years ago, when we attended one of these hearings, we

listened intently, as young people shared their stories. Oear
in our memories is the statement of a young woman who
said, "My friend would be alive today ifhe had had a job."
Several others made similar comments, making

connections between employment aod other conditions
they are facing in their schools and neighborhoods.
Teens aod young adults stated they want to work; they
value work experience, including summer employment
The young people, through these hearings, have the
opportunity to urge pobey makers to find ways to increase
employment opportunities for themselves and their peers.
"Please provide jobs for us, we want to world"
A report that provides quantitative data can be a
powerful supplement to the testimonies of young people.
This report from the University of Illinois at Chicago's
Great Cities Institute (GCD is intended to be just that.
GC! serves U!C's urban mission to engage Chicago
and its surrounding region by harnessing the power of
research for solutions to today's urban challenges.
This report contains compilations and calculations of

various employment data for males and females 16
to 24 years old by race/ethnicity from 2005 to 2014,
comparing Chicago, Illinois, the U.S. and in some
instances, adding Los Angeles and New York (see
Appendix A for definltlons, see Appendix B for data and
methodology Information). Besides an array of figures
and tables, the report contains G!S generated maps that
illustrate the relationship between employment data and
population distribution by race/ethnicity. It is our hope
In Chicago, the jobless rate for Black 16 to 19 year

olds was BB perce.nt For Hispanic or Latinos 16 to
19 year olds, BS percent were jobless in 2014.
The percentage of Hispanic or Latino 16 to 19
year olds that was employed declined from 255
percent in 2005 to 15 percent in 2014, (reflecting
a 42 percent drop). Employment for White (nonHlspanic or Latino) 16 to 19 year olds, although
higher than either Black or Latino youth, also
dropped during this period.
The biggest decline of employment rates among 16

to 19 year olds in the U.S., Illinois and Chicago, was
among female Latinas in Chicago, with a 44 percent
drop.
In Olinois in 2014, 84 percent ofBlack 16 to 19 year
olds and 72. percent of Hispanic or Latino 16 to 19
year olds were jobless. Employment rates decreased
by 13 percent for Blacks and 20.percent for Hispanic
or Latinos from 2005 to 2014.
In the U.S. in 2014, 79 percent of Black 16 to 19 year
olds and 74. percent of Hispanic or Latino 16 to 19
year olds were jobless. Employment rates decreased
14 percent for Blacks and 21 percent for Hispanic or
Latinos from 2005 to 2014.
Across all groups in Chicago, Illinois and the U.S.,

the percentages of 16 to 19 year olds employed have
dropped from 2005 to 2014, suggesting a long-term
downward trend for employment of teens.
''""'
36."'
33,8% 3-4.8%
3.2% 32.2%
2'4.4%
21.1%
21,a,;
'"""
Bladt
'wVhl'8
Hispanic o,
Alone, Non- Laino
Tatal
""""'"'
Wm,
UnitOOStmaa
If
B1aok
12.7% 12.4%
Whilll
-"......
1-bpmlc or
Alone, Non- Latino
Total
II
8lacl(
rr
WhlR!I
Hispanic or
Alone, Non-
Latino
"-"'
Total
l.atloo
Chioago
Employment-Population Ratios by Race/Ethnicity for 16-19 Year Olds In 2005 and 2014
Source; 2005 and 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau,
For 20 to 24 year olds in Chicago, joblessness in

2014wns 59 percent for Blacks, 37 percent for
Hispanic or Latinos, and 27 percent for Whites
(non-Hispanic or Latinos).
In Chicago among 20 to 24 year olds, a higher percent

of Hispanic or Latino were out of work and out of
school than in Dlinois by 2.7 percentage points and
was 1.0 percentage point lower than the U.S .
Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) were the only

group that had an increased employment rate in
2014 from 2005 for 20 to 24 year olds.
The largest gaps in out of school and out of work

20 to 24 populations between race/ethnic groups
were in Chicago where there was 22.2 percentage
points between Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos)
and Hispanic or Latinos and 34.2 percentage points
between Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) and
Blacks.
Among 20 to 24 year olds, Chicago had a higher

percentage of Blacks that were out of work than the
U.S. and Dlinois. 41 percent ofB!acks In Chicago,
19 percent of Hispanic or Latinos and 7 percent
of Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) were out of
school and out of work in 2014.
43.:1%41,4%
II
Employment to Populatlon Ratio by Race/Ethnicity for 20 to 24 Year Olds In Chicago, 2005 and 2014
Source: 2005 and 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
11
40.....
38.3%
28.5'<,
111
U.S.
18.7%
16.0%
.
1I
10.B
1.
8.7"
Chicago
Black, nOl"l+lispanic or Latino Hispanic or LatJno 'Nhlte, non-Hispanlc or Latino
Percent of 20 to 24 Year Olds Who Were Out of School and Out of Work
In the U.S., Illinois, and Chicago In 2014
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, publlc use flies, tabulations by Great Cities Institute, University of llllnots at Chicago.
Among 20 to 24 year olds, the largest discrepancies

In out of work betweeo race/ethnic groups was in
Chicago where there was 10.9 percentage points
between Blacks and Hispanic or Latinos and 33.5
percentage points between Whites (non-Hispanic or
Latinos) and Blacks.
In Chicago, the jobless and out of school rate for Black

20 to 24 year olds is more than 6 times higher than for
White (non-Hispanic or Latino) 20 to 24 year olds.
Among 20 to 24 year olds, Chicago had a higher
percentage of Blacks and Hispanic or Latinos that
were out of work than the U.S. and Illinois.
In 2014,Jobless rates fur 20 to 24 year olds were highest

on the South and West Sides of the city and wi,re lowest
on the North, Northwest andSouthwestsides of the Qty.
Among 20 to 24 year olds, 59.2 percent of Blacks,

36.6 percent of Hispanic or Latinos and 25. 7 percent
of Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) were out of
work in Chicago In 2014.
Areas with 40.1 percent to 60.0 percent and 60.1
For 20 to 24 year olds, Illinois, compared to the U.S"

had a higher percentage of Blacks out of work and
a lower percent of Whites (non-Hispanic or Latino)
and Hispanics out of work.
percent to 80.0 percent of jobless individuals

are consistent with the areas with the highest
concentration of Black Individuals age 18 to 24 with
over 90 percent Black populations.
59.2%
46.1%
Iii
U.S.
38.8"'
29.7%2aa%
II
Ii
Chlca90
Black, non-Hispanic or Woo Hispanic ot LaUoo Whtie, non-Hispanic or Latino
Percent of 20 to 24 Year Olds Who Were Out of Work

In the U.S., Illinois, and Chicago by Race/Ethnicity In 2014
Source: 2014 American Communhy Survey, pubUc use flies, tabulaUons by Great Cities Institute, University of llllnois at Chicago.
Ill

Legend
Percent of Jobless Individuals
Age 20 -24
-
0.0%- 20.0%
fil~/ill 20.1% 40.0%

40, 1% 60.0%
60.1%-80.0%
80.1%-100.0%
-ic::==-----Mlles
2.5
Jobless Individuals Age 20 to 24 by Chicago Community Area, 2014

Source: 2Q00.2014 American Convnunity Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau,
Higher percentages of 16 to 19 year olds were out of

work in 2014 compsred to 20 to 24 year olds for all
groups and geographies.
In 2014, the rate of 18 percent ofl6 to 24 year olds

in Chicsgo who are out of school and out of work ls
higher than the U.S., Olinols, New York City and Los
Angeles rates.
The rate of Black 16 to 24 year olds that were out of
school and out of work rate in 2014 in Chicago (31
percent) wns higher than the rate for Blacks in the
U.S., Illinois, New York City, and Los Angeles.
23.2 percentage points separate the out of school
and out of work rates for Block and White (nonHispanic or Latino) 16 to 24 year olds in 2014.
Iv
10
In comparison to the U.S, Olinois, New York City

and Los Angeles, Chicago had the highest percent of
Black 16 to 19 year olds (143 percent) and 20 to 24
year olds (41 percent) that were out of work and out
of school in 2014.
A higher proportion of Black.I 6 to 19 yesr olds
and 20 to 24 yesr olds were out of school and out
of work in Illinois than in the U.S. Olinois had 3.3
percentage points more Block 16 to 19 yesr olds and
9.8 percentage points more 20 to 24 year olds that
were out of work and out of school than the U.S.
While 0.8 percentage points separated Hispanic
or Latino and White (non-Hispanic or Latino) 16
to 19 year olds in Chicago, 12.0 percentage points
separated Hispanic or Latino and White (nonHispanic or Latino) 20 to 24 year olds in Chicago.
U.S.
Group
IIDno!a
New York Ctty
Chicago
LoAngeles
16 19
7.6%
7.4%
a.4%
8.5%
7.8%
20 24
18.2%
17.1%
22.8%
21.1%
16.4%
18. 24, AH
13.7%
12.8%
17.9%
16.4%
13.1%
Black, non-Hlapenlc or Latino
"""
Hispanic or Latino
Whlte, non-tllapanlc or Latino
28.3%
30.7%
20.3%
22.2%
15.1%
12.0%
13.8%
18.4%
13.3%
11,0%
8.5%
8.6%
0.2%
!.7%
Percent of 16 24 Year Olds Who Were Out Of School and Out of Work In the U.S., Illinois,
Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, by Age Group and Race/Ethnic Group, 2014
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, pubHc use flies, tabuletlone by Great Cities Institute, University o! llllno!s et Chicago.
14.3 percent of Black 16 to 19 year olds who were

out of school and out of work in Chlcago was nearly
35 percent hlgher than in the U.S., nearly 59 percent
hlgher than New York Oty, and over 64 percent
hlgher then Los Angeles.
Nearly 41 percent ofBlack 20-24 year olds were

jobless and out of schooL whlch is nearly 7 percent
hlghcr then the rate in llllnois, nearly 50 percent
hlgher then New York Oty, nearly 40 percent hlgher
than Los Angeles, and nearly 44 percent higher than
the U.S. rate.
In 2014, among 20 to 24 year olds, Chicago had
a hlgher percentage ofBlack males thill were out
of work than the U.S. and lllinois. In Chlcago, 47
percent ofBlack males, 20 percent of Hispanic or
Latinos and 10. percent of Whites (non-Hispanic or
Latinos) were out of school and out of work in 2014.
In Chlcago, the jobless and out of school rate for

Black males 20 to 24 year olds is more than 4 times
higher than for White (non-Hispanic or Latino)
20 to 24 year olds end more than twice as high as
Hispanic or Latinos in Chlcago.
Conclusion
Dilla provided in this report, dramatically confirms what
we have thought to be true: that the crisis of joblessness
for young people of color is chronic and concentrated.
The conditions in Chicago are among the worst, and
evident when compared to the U.S., lllinois, New York,
and Los Angeles.
There are long term impacts associated with low rilles
of eroployroent for young people. We koow from
previous research, including that produced by Bell and
Blanchflower in 2009, entitled, "Youth Uneroployment:
Deja Vul" that youth uneroployment causes "permanent
scars" (12) where conditions oflow retes of employment
.....
16-19
Now
Now
Loi
York City
Angeles
40.9%
27.3%
29.3%
18.7%
24.8%
18.4%
8.7%
10.3%
10.8%
22.8%
21.1%
18,4%
York City
Loe
Angeles
U.S.
nuna11
Chlcag0
14.3%
9.0%
6.7%
28.6%
38.3%
8.8%
10.9%
6.9%
19.7%
16.0%
6.7%
8.0%
4.6%
4.7%
14.7%
10.e,:.
7,4%
6.4%
8.6%
7.9%
18.2%
17,1%
Raco
U.S.
llllnol1
Chlcag0
Black, norHilapafflc
10.8%
13.8%
Hlap11nJc ar Latina
9.2%
8.8%
WNte, non-Hispanic
8.0%
Total
7.6%
Percent of 16 24 Year Olds Who Were Out Of School and Out of Work In the U.S., llllnols,
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, pub/le use files, tabulations by Great Cities Institute, University of l!Uno\s at Chicago.
4ll.B%
44.2%
32.2%
. .1Ii .I"-I
17.6%
U.S.
17.5%
lllnols
19.9%
1102%
Chicago
Btack, non-Hispanic or LaUno Hi&pank: or Lallno Volhlte, non-Hlspanlc or Latino
Percent of 20 to 24 Year Old Males Who Were Out of School and Out of Work
In the U.S., llllnols, and Chicago In 2014
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, pubHc use flies, tabulatfons by Great Cttles Institute, Unlveirstty of Illinois at Chicago.
as youth impact the likelihood of employment later in

life, the level of wages, and interestingly, all indicators of
life satisfaction. Unemployment, for example, "makes
people unhappy" (12).
"Unemployment increases susceptibility to malnutrition,
illness, mental stress, and loss of self-esteem, leading
to depression" (13). Quoting the U.S. National
Longitudinal study of Youth, Bell and Blanchflower
point out that youth joblessness "injures self-esteem, and
fosters feelings of externality and helplessness among
youth (13). Again citing other research studies, they also
point out that "increases in youth unemployment causes
increases in burglaries, thefts and drug offences" (16).
The result ls a cycle, where the "permanent scars"
lead to conditions that are both a consequence and
a precipitating factor that leads to further youth
unemployment and parallel social conditions. For
example, in areas with high rates of teenage pregnancy,
babies are being born to "babies" in households with
high rates of poverty and low levels of employment
where feelings oflow self-esteem, depression, and
powerlessness are often accornpan!ed by substance abuse
and in many cases, violence and crime.
A significant contribution of this report Is Its
demonstration that low rates of employment are
spatially concentrated in neighborhoods that are also
racially segregated. This report clearly highlights that
vi
youth employment rates are tied to conditions in

neighborhoods and cannot be seen as distinct from what
ts happening in the neighborhoods themselves. The
devastation of unemployment in turn, wreaks havoc on
the neighborhood.
Chicago ts a great city. But how can It truly be great,
when this "tale of two cities," provides such stark
comparison in the employment opportunities among
young people. This report reminds us of the urgency
to address these issues of chronic and concentrated
conditions of limited employment opportunities that
not only affects the young people themselves, but
their families, households, and neighborhoods. The
reverberations surely extend to all aspects of our society.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Employment-Population Ratios by Gender, 2005 to 2014
Employment-Population Ratios by Race/Ethnicity, 2005 to 2014
Employment to Population RBUo by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Out Of School and Out of Work
11
Out of Work
13
Community Area Race and Out of Work Maps
19
Conclusion
20
Appendix A: Definitions
21
Appendix B: Data Sources and Methodology
22
Appendix C: Labor Force Participation Rates for Males and Females,

2005 to 2014
24
Appendix D: Employment Population-Ratio Overlays
Introduction
For several years, the Alternative Schools Network, along
with the Chicago Urban League, The Illinois Black United Fund, The Westside Health Authority, The Chicago
Area Project, Youth Connection Charter School and other community groups, have sponsored hearings to bring
young people of color from throughout Chicago to share
their experiences before a panel of elected and appointed
state, county, and dty officials.
Two years ago, when we attended one of these hearings,
we listened intently, as young people shared their stories.
Clear in our memories is the statement of a young woman who said, "My friend would be alive today ifhe had
had a job."
It is our hope and intention that this report, in combination with the voices of young people, can illustrate the
persistence and severity of conditions that have ramifications for our young people and generations to come.
Employment-Population Ratios by Gender,

2005to 2014
When calculating the number of 16 to 19 year olds in
the U.S. that are employed compared to the total number
of 16 to 19 year olds (employment-population ratio)
(Figure 1) shows,
Beginning In 2005, there is a steady decline In the
employment-population ratio for 16 to 19 year olds
until 2008, at which point the decline is steeper until
2010 for females and2011 for males. By 2014, for
both males and females, figures reflect an upward
trend from 2011.
Several others made similar comments, making connections between employment and other conditions they
are facing in their schools and neighborhoods. Teens and
young adults staled they want to work; they value work
experience, including summer employment The young
people, through these hearings, have the opportunity to
urge policy makers to find ways to Increase employment
opporturtities for themselves and their peers. "Please
provide jobs for us, we want to work!"
After lows In 2011 of 28.! percent (females) and 23.9

percent (males), 2014 calculations show 26.9 percent
of young men and 30.7 percent of young women
were employed.
Since 2005, for 16 to 19 year olds, females were
employed at higher numbers than males but the gap
widened every year between 2005 and 2011 at which
point there was a 4.1 percentage point difference with
more females than males employed. From 201 I to
2014, the gap between male and female employment
remained higher than it was In 2005, but slightly
narrowed to a 3.8 percentage point difference.
A report tluit provides quantitative data can be a powerful supplement to the testimonies of young people. This
report from the University of Illinois at Chicago's Great
Cities Institute (GCI) is intended to be just that GCI
serves UIC's urban mission to engage Chicago and its
surrounding region by harnessing the power of research
for solutions to today's urban challenges.
This report contains compilations and calculations of
various employment data for males and females 16 to 24
years old by race/ethnicity from 2005 to 2014, comparing Chicago, Illinois, the U.S. and in some instances,
adding Los Angeles and New York (see Appendix A for
definitions, see Appendix B for data and methodology
Information). Besides an array of figures and tables, the
report contains GIS generated maps that illustrate the
relationship between employment data and population
distribution by race/ethnicity. The Executive Summary
contains highlights of our findings.
Employment population ratios by gender for 20 to 24

year olds In the U.S. shOWB (Figure 2),
From 2005 to 2008, a larger proportion of males

were employed than females, however this trend
switched from 2009 to 2014 when a larger proportion of females were employed than males.
Comparing 2005 and 2014 employment figures for
20 to 24 year olds, females were employed at approximately the same rate whereas males experienced an
11 percent drop In their employment rates.
40..,.
38.0~ 37.!3'tl
32.0%
30.7%
30..,.
28.0%
2a8%
2ao%
24.0%
23.9%
22."
20..,.
2005
2006
2007
2008
-Mali,
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
-FemaJi, ................. Total 16 19
Figure 1: Employment-Population Ratio of 16 to 19 Year Olds by Gender In the U.S, 2005-2014

Source: 2005 2014 American Community Swvey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
75.0%
... ... 64,2%
60.0%
SB.""
55.0%
2005
2006
2007
2008
-Mare
2009
-Fe""'
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
-Total 20- 24
Figure 2: Employment-Population Ratio of 20 to 24 Year Olds by Gender In the U.S, 2005-2014

Source: 2005 2014 American Community Swvey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
Figure 2 also shows,
2010 to 2014 and females increasing 3.8 percentage
points from 2011 to 2014.

The series low for females was In 2011 when 60.4
percent females were employed while the series low
for males was In 2010 when 58.8 percent of males
were employed.
Recovery bas been steady since the respective series
lows for each gender, with male employment-population ratio Increasing 3.1 percentage points from
The gap between female and male was largest in

2005 when female employment-population ratio was
6.0 percentage points higher than male. The smallest
gap was In 2008 when female employment-population ratio was 0.1 percentage points higher than
male.
Employment-Population Ratios
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005 to 2014
Figure 3 shows employment-population ratios by race/
ethnicity for 16 to 19 year olds in 2005 and 2014 comparing the U.S., Illinois, and Chkago
Figures 4, 5 and 6 show employment-population ratios

for 16 to 19 year olds In Chicago, Illinois, and the U.S.
from 2005 to 2014 (See Appendix D for Graph showing
an overlay of all three geographies and groups).
In 2014, for 16 to 19 year olds In Chicago, 12.4
percent of Blades, 15.0 percent of Latinos, and 24.4

percent of Whites (non-Hispanic or Latino) were
employed. This ls compared to both the national
and Illinois figure of 29%, suggesting that youth In
Chicago are less likely to be eroployed.
White (non-Hispanic or Latino) 16 to 19 year olds In

the U.S. and lllinols had the highest rates of employment from 2005 to 2014 despite decreasing 21 percent
and 23 percent respectively during that time period.
Blacks had the lowest employment-population ratios
for the U.S., Illinois, and Chicago, with Blacks In
Chicago lower than Illinois and the U.S.
In Chicago, from 2005 to 2014, Black 16 to 19 year
olds maintained a low employment rate of slightly

more than 12%. For Latinos 16-19 year olds, the percentage of their population that ls working dropped
from 255% in 2005 to 15% in 2014, a drop of 42%.
Employment for white (non-Hispanic or Latino)
16-19 year olds, although higher than either Black or
Latino youth, also dropped during this period.
Each race/ethnicity and geography has shown

increases In 2014 from lows during 2010 and 2011
with the exception of Latinos In Chicago who
showed a continued decline.
Each race/ethnicity and geography had employment-population ratios In 2014 that were lower than
2005 figures .
.......
42.0%
37.0%
36.7%
33.8% 34.8%
33,2% 32.2%
....
....
24.4%
33 ....
28.8%
24.4% 2S.S%
21.6%
18.8%
18.2%
16.4%
12.7%12.4%
Black
White Alone, H~panlc or
Non-Hlspnic
Latino
"'l.olno
United States
Toial
Bleck
Whtie Alone, Hlspenlc: or
Non-Hspnk: Latino
"'l..e1lno
llinOls
Total
II
Black
V'lhlle Alornt, Hispanic or

Non-Hltpnlc latioo
Latino
Total
'
Chicago
2005 2014
Figure 3: Employment-Population Ratios by Race/Ethnicity for 16-19 Year Olds In 2005 and 2014
Source: 2005 and 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau,
50.0%
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%33.6%-------:::~-30.0%
25.Qo/.,25.5%
4.4%
20.0%
15.0%
_ _ _...12.7%
15.0%
2,4)<,
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2005
2006
-Bleck
2007
2006
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
-Hispanic or Latino
-White, Non-Hispanic or Latino
Figure 4: Employment-Population Ratios by Race.'Ethnlclty for _16-19 Year Olds In Chicago, 2005-2014
Source: 2005-2014 Amerlcan Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
50.0%
:~~438'~-------.. . . . . . .
35.0o/o34.B%
'
30.0%
25.0%
20.0o/01a . i;%..,.;,;;,.,.;,;;,_______
.___._
_ _ _ _.,.,._.,....===33.B%
..
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27.8%
16.2%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2005
2006
-Black
2007
2006
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
-Hispank: or Latino
Figure 5: Employment-Population Ratios by Rae&'Ethnlclty for 16-19 Year Olds In llllnols, 2005-2014
Source: 2005-2014 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
45.0%
42.0%=------===. .
40.0%
-----~~---::-"3.3.2%
35.0%32.2%
-~-_
3
~
25,6%
0.0%
44
~ - - ~ . , ; ____;,.,:,;,.......;.;...----_-:21.1%
% - - = - - - - .-...-........
=~=
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2005
2006
-Bleck
2007
2006
2009
2010
-Whlte, Non-Hispanic a Latino
2011
2012
2013
2014
-Hlspani: or Latlno
Figure 6: Employment-Population Ratios by Race/Ethnicity for 16-19 Year Olds In the U.S., 2005-2014
In the U.S. both Whites (non-Hispanic or Latino)
In 2014, White (non-Hispanic or Latino) 20 to 24

year olds had the highest employment-population
ratio in Chicago 111 733 percent, followed by Hispanic or Latinos 11163.1 percent and Blacks 11141.4
percent
and Hispanic 16 to 19 year olds dropped from 20052014 by 21 percent

Figure 7 shows employment-population ratios by race/
ethnicity for 20 to 24 year olds In 2005 and 2014, comparing the U.S., lllinois, and Chicago
Of all 20 to 24 year olds, Blacks had the lowest rates
of employment in 2005 and in 2014.
Figures 8, 9, and 10 show employment-population ratios

for 20 to 24 year olds in Chicago, lliinois, and the U.S.
from 2005 to 2014.
Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) had the highest employment-population ratios in the U.S. and
Chicago.
Hispanic employment rates were lower in Chicago

in comparison to both lllinois and the U.S.
The largest percentage point gap is between Blacks
and Whites (non-Hispanic or Latino) in Chicago,
where the employment-population ratio wa, 32 percentage points higher for the White (non-Hispanic
or Latino) population.
From 2005 to 2014, Whites (non-Hispanic or

Latinos) had the highest ratios in Illinois with the
exception of 2007, 2010 and 2011 in which Hispanic
or Latinos had a higher employment percentage.
After each group experienced an employment

decline after 2008, for the U.S., lliinois, and Chicago,
employment was lowest between 2010 and 2012 and
increased the years following the for each geography
to 2014.
In Chicago, between 2005 and 2014, Blacks and
Hispanics showed a slight decrease in their rates of

employment (-4.4 percent and -1.4 percent respectively), whlle Whites' increased by 2. 1 percent
71,8%73.3%
71.3%
67.3% Ba6'%
67.8%
84.3%
63.~%
64.0'%63,1%
58.7% SS.2*>
57.1%54.8%
-48.3%
Black
While
,-NonHlaprlcor
LaJJoo
-"'
LaJJoo
Unlte:dSWes
Tolal
Black
While
Hl!panlc O>"
Alone, Nonl.alloo
Hlapr,jc or
Lath>
llinol11
Tobu
Black
While
Hl!enlc a
Alone, Non,. Lath>
Total
Hispnlcor
Lath:>
Ch"-
2005 2014
Figure 7: Employment-Population Ratios by Race/Ethnicity for 20-24 Year Olds In 2005 and 2014
Source: 2005 and 2014 American Corrrounlty Survey (ACS). U.S. Census Bureau.
80.0%
___..,./"
75.0%
70.0%71.8%,------
---------73.3%
65.0'4_0%60.0%
65.0%
50.0%
45.0''l:i.3% ..;.._ _
41.4%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
2005
2006
-Black
2007
2006
2009
2010
-v\lhtte, Non-Hispanic CY Latino
2011
2012
2013
2014
-Hispanic or Latino
Figure 8: Employment-Population Ratios by Race/Ethnicity for 20-24 Year Olds In Chicago, 2005-2014
Source: 2005-2014 Amerlcan Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
75.0%
70.0%12:6%:
87.7%---65.0%
711,5%
8.4%
50.0%
55.0%
50,0%49.3%;.; ,............ - - - - -......
45.0%
.......__ _ _ _ _ ,5,2%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
2005
2006
-Black
2007
2008
2009
2010
-Whtta, Non-Hispanic or l.a11no
2011
2012
2013
2014
-Hispanic or Latino
Figure 9: Employment-Population Ratios by Race/Ethnicity for 20-24 Year Olds In llllnols, 2005-2014
75.0%
~--:::::::=::::::::::=::::::::::::-~~:~
70.0%71.3%:-::::=====::
65.o",.66.S'J<a ..
60.0%
55.0% 57.1, _ _ _ _ _ _ _......,,.
":
54.6%
50.0%
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.o"/4
2005
2006
-Black
2007
2006
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
-Hispanic or Latino
Figure 10: Employment-Population Ratios by Race/Ethnicity for 20-24 Year Olds In the U.S, 2005-2014
Source: 2005-2014 Amencan Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
Only Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) in Chicago

and Hispanic or Latinos in Illinois had higher ratios
in 2014 compared to 2005.
White (non-Hispanic or Latino) female teens had

higher emplo)'llent rates than males in the U.S. and
Illinois but in Chicago, white (non-Hispanic or Latino) males were employed at higher rates than white
(non-Hispanic or Latino) females.
Employment to Population Ratio by Race/

Ethnicity and Gender
When viewing employment-population ratios of men
and women in the U.S., Illinois and Chicago between
2005 and 2014 for ages 16 to 19 (Figure 11),
Emplo)'llent-population ratios for ages 16 to 19 are

higher for male Latino teens than for Latina teens.
Calculating emplo)'llent-population ratios for by race/
ethnicity for males and females 20 to 24 for the U.S.,
Illinois and Chicago (Figure 12), we see,
The biggest decline of emplo)'llent rates among 16 to 19

year olds in the U.S., Illinois and Chicago, was among
female Latinns in Chicago, with a 44 percent drop.
Among 20-24 year olds in the U.S., Illinois and Chicago, Black males have the lowest rates of employment in both 2005 and in 2014 at 39%.
The second highest drop was among young Latino

males in Chicago whose employment rate dropped
37 percent from 2005-2014. Employment rates
for white (non-Hispanic or Latino) 16-19 year old
males in Illinois dropped 35 percent.
Every group of males decreased from 2005-2014

except for Black males, who remained the same.
Rates of employment were higher for 16 to 19 year

old black females than black males in both 2005
and 2014 in the U.S., Illinois, and Chicago, although
for all cases of black females and males, there was a
drop between 2005-2014.
Of all women age 20-24, Black females in Illinois

and Chicago and white (non-Hispanic or Latino)
females in Chicago experienced a decrease in their
rates of eroplO)'llent.
45.4%
43.4'1/.
42.2%
40.6%
38.6%
3S.4%
.6"35.7%
28.4%
25~
25.7%
22.9%
22.8%
7.
Ir
Men Woman. Men Women Men Woman Men Woma~ Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
Black
. Willa Alooe,
Non-Hlapnio or
Latino
United Stales
Hlspan~ or
Latino
Black
Whis -
I Hispanic or
}.loo-Hlapnlc or
Latino
Latino
lllnoiB
Blad<
Whits Alone,
Non-Hlaprlc"'
Latino
Hlspanlc or
Latino
Chicago
2005 2014
Figure 11: Employment to Population Ratio by Race/Ethnicity

and Gender for 16-19 Year Olds In 2005 and 2014
Source: 2005 and 2014 American Community Suivey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
78.9%
70.5%
69.3% 67.5%
B7.2"k
81.2%
80.3%
56.9%57.2%58
Men Women; Men Woman Men Women Men WOITl8~ Men Women Men Women: Men Women Men Womani Men Women
: White Alono
B~ck
'Nhlte Alone,
Hispanic or
B~
Hispanic or
Black
Whla Akma, Hispanic or
:Non-HlapnJc or
Latino
'. Non-Hlapnic ~
Latino
Non-Hlapnk: or:
Ultlno
.
la!lro
Latino
Latino
United States
llinols
Chicago
2005 2014
Figure 12: Employment to Population Ratio by Race/Ethnicity

and Gender for 20-24 Year Olds In 2005 and 2014
Source: 2005 and 2014 American Communtty Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureeu.
Employment rates were higher in 2014 than in 2005

for Hispanic or Latino 20 to 24 year old females in the
U.S. (+5.9 percentage points), Illinois(+ 11.0 percentage points), and Chicago (+10.1 percentage points).
Chicago had the highest percent of both age groups

that were out ofworkandoutof school, with 9.4
percent of those ages 16 to 19 out of work and out of
school and 22.9 percent out ofwork and out of school
Simultaneously, for Hispanic or Latino males employment rates decreased in the U.S. (-93 percentage points), lllJnois (-7.6 percentage points), and
Chicago (-9.7 percentage points).
The percent of 16 to 24 year olds that are out of work

and out of school are highest among Black in Chicago at 31 percent, compared to the U.S. (21 percent),
Illinois (28.3 percent), New York City (20.3 percent),
and Los Angeles (22.2 percent).
Among 20-24 year olds, the biggest gaps between

males and females occur among Latinos.
Out Of School and Out of Work

Table 1 shows the percent of 16 to 24 year olds that were
out of school and out of work in the U.S., Illinois, Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles.
Higher percentages of the populatlon ages 20 to 24
were out of school and work in 2014 than those ages
16 to 19.
The Hispanic or Latino population ages 16 to 24 bad

the second highest percent of the populatlon that
was out of school and out of work.
White (non-Hispanic or Latlno) populatlon had the
lowest percentages. Chicago has the largest discrepancy between races with 24.2 percentage points
more of the Black populatlon out of school and out
of work compared to the White (non-Hispanic or
Latino) populatlon.
G,oup
U.S.
llllno}a
Chicago
1B1SI
7.e%
7.4%
9.4%
B.5%
7.8%
20-24
111.2%
17.1%
22.9%
21,1%
18.4%
New York City
LOIAngoloo
16 24,AII
13.7%
12.9%
17.9%
18.4%
13.1%
Black, llOl'Hiiapanlc or Lstl.no
20.9%
28.3%
30.7%
20.3%
22.2"
HlspanJ.c or Latino
16.1%
12.0%
13.8%
19.4%
13.3%
White, nonHlapanlc or Latino
11.0%
B.5%
0.5%
a.2%
8.7%
Tabla 1: Percent of 16 - 24 Year Olds Who Were Out Of School and Out of Work In tha U.S., Illinois,
Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, by Age Group and Rac&'Ethnlc Group, 2014
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, publfc use files, tabulations by C3reat Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Table 2 shows the percent of 16 to 24 year olds who were

out of school and out of work by age group, and race/
ethnicity in the U.S. Illinois, Chicago, New York City,
and Los Angeles in 20 I 4.
Figure 15 shows the percent of 20 to 24 year olds who

were out of school and out of work in the U.S., Illinois
and Chicago by race/ethnicity in 2014.
Chicago had the highest percent of Black 16 to 19 year

olds (14.3 percent) and 20 to 24 year olds (40.9 percent) that were out of worlc and out of school in 2014.
Chicago had a higher percentage ofB!acks that were

out of work than the U.S. and Illinois. 40.9 percent
of Blacks in Chicago, 18.7 percent of Hispanic or
Latinos and 6.7 percent of Whites (non-Hispanic or
Latinos) were out of school in 2014.
A higher proportion of Black 16 to 19 year olds

and 20 to 24 year olds were out of school and out of
worlc in Illinois than in the U.S. Illinois had 3.3 percentage points more Black 16 to 19 year olds and 9.8
percentage points more 20 to 24 year olds that were
out of work and out of school than the U.S.
Chicago had a higher percent of Hispanic or Latino's

out of work and out of school than Illinois by 2. 7
percentage points and was 1.0 percentage point
lower than the U.S.
While 0.8 percentage points separated Hispanic or

Latino and White (non-Hispanic or Latino) 16 to 19
year olds in Chicago, 12.0 percentage points separated Hispanic or Latino and White (non-Hispanic or
Latino) 20 to 24 year olds in Chicago.
The largest discrepancies in out of school aod out of

work populations between race/ethnic groups were
in Chicago where there was 22.2 percentage points
between Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) and Hispanic or Latinos and 34.2 percentage points between
Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) and Blacks.
.....
1S.1SI
R11ce1Ethnlcfty
U.S.
llllnola
Chicago
Now
Yo,t
City
LOI
Angelao
U.S.
Now
LOI
Wlnola
Chicago
York
City
Angoloo
27.3%
211.3%
Black, non-Hl1penlc or Latino
10.11%
13.&%
14.3%
9.0%
0.7%
28.11%
38,3%
40.~
HlapanJc or Lallno
9.2%
8.9%
8.8%
10.9%
8.9%
19.7%
18.0%
19.7%
24.8%
16.4%
White, non.fiiapanlc or LaUno
8.0%
6.7%
0.0%
4.5%
4.7%
14.7%
10.0%
0.7%
10.3%
10.11%
Total
7.6%
7.4%
9.4%
85%
7.9%
18.2%
17.1%
22.9"
21.1%
115.4%
Table 2: Percent of 16 - 24 Year Olds Who Were Out Of School and Out of Work In the U.S~ Illinois,
Source: 2014 Americar, Community Survey, public use flles, tabulations by Great Cities Institute, University of IIHnols at Chicago.
40.9%
1.Ii~
38.3%
28.6%
Iii
U.S.
18.7%
I.
IIHnols
Chicago
Black, non-Hispanic or Latino Hispanic or Latino a1Nhtte, non-Hispanic or Latino
Figure 15: Percent of 20 to 24 Year Olds Who Were out of School and Out of Work
In the U.S., Illinois, and Chicago In 2014
Source: 2014 Amertcan Community Survey, public use flies, tabulations by Great Cities Institute, University of llllnols at Chicago.
Table 3 shows the percent of 16 to 19 and20 to 24 year

olds that were out of school and out of work in the U.S.,
lllinois, Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles by age
group, gender and race/ethnicity.
Black men and women age 20 to 24 have the highest

percent of out of school and out of work population
in U.S., lllinois, Chicago, New York City and Los
Angeles for their respective genders.
The percentage of out of school and out of work

populations is unanimously higher for every race/
ethnic group for 20 to 24 year olds than for 16 to 19
year olds.
In Chicago, 46.6 percent of black males, 19.9 percent

of the Hispanic or Latino males and 102 percent of
White (non-Hispanic or Latino) males age 20 to 24
were out of school and out of work.
.....
16-18
Gender-Raca/Bhnlcity
New
Laa
U.S.
llllno!s
Chicago
York
City
Angalaa
Slack, non-Hispanic or Latino
11.8%
17.1%
21.9"'
10,4%
HlapanJc or Latino
9.2%
6.2%
7.4%
10.6%
White, non-1-ilapanlc or Latino
8.5%
6.2%
7.0%
!.9%
Total Males
6.1%
6.6%
12.3%
Black, non-Hlapanlc or Lall no
9.3%
10.8%
Hlapanki or LsUno
9.1%
White, non--Hlspenic or Latino
Total Females
- AnLoi
U.S.
llltnot.
Chicago
York
City
13.8%
32.2%
44.2%
48.6%
30.!%
30.8%
7.8%
17.8%,
17.6%
19.9"'
27.1%
13.11%
6.2%
14.4%
11.e%
10.2%
10.9%
11.1%
0.2%
7.8%
16.2%
19.3%
26.4%
23.5%
14.8%
7.9%
7.6%
2.8%
24.7%
32.1%
35.3%
24.0%
27.!i%
6.4%
6.2%
11.3%
10.3%
21.7%
14.5%
17.6%
22.4%
5.1%
5.0%
3.0%
2.9%
14.9%
9.6%
3.3%
...,.,
19.6%
5.6%
7.0%
6.1%
6.8%
7.9%
8.1%
16.3%
14.9%
19.4%
16.8%
18.1"'
Male
Female
10.8%
Table 3: Percent of 16- 24 Year Olds Who Were Out Of School and Out of Work In the U.S., Illinois,
Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, by Gender, Age Group and Race/Ethnic Group, 2014
Soun:e: 2014 American Community Survey, public use flies, tabulations by Great Cities lristlute, University of Illinois et Chicago.
10
1&-19
Race/Ethnlcfl:y
U.S.
llllnola
York
Chlcego
20-24
Loa
Ang ....
U.S.
Chlcogo
llllnol
City
Loa
Angeles
York
Black, non..JiJspenlc or Latino
79.8%
84.1%
88.6%
87.11%
82.4%
48.1%
liU%
....,.
49.6%
60.6%
H!apanlc or Lallno
75.6%
71.0%
82.2%
88.7%
82.2%
36.4%
29.7%
30.8%
45.8%
34.6%
White, non-Hlspe.nlc ot Latino
67.8%
68.6%
74.6%
86.4%
80.8%
32.4%
28.8%
25.7%
38.6%
351.2%
Total
71.8%
70.8%
82.8%
88.7%
81.8%
36.4%
34.2%
41.2%
44.7%
37.5%
City
Table 4: Percent of 16 - 24 Year Olds Who Were Out of Work In the U.S., llllnols, Chicago,
New York City, and Los Angeles, by Age Group and Race/Ethnic Group, 2014
Source: 2014 Amencan Community survey, public U6EI fllei, tabulations by Great Cities Institute, University of lrnn-ols at Chicago.
Out of Work
Table 4 shows the p=t of 16 to 19 year olds who were out
ofworic in the U.S., Illinois, Chlcago, New Yoric City, and Los
Angeles by age group and race/ethnic group in 2014.
Chicago had the highest percentages ofB!adc 16 to

19 (885 percent) and 20 to 24 year olds (59.2 percent) that were out of work in 2014.
36.6 percent of Hlspanic or Latinos in Chicago age

20 to 24 were out of work. 10.9 percentage points
more than Whites (non-Hispanic or Latino).
Figure 16 shows the percent of20 to 24 year olds who
were out of work in the U.S., Illinois and Chicago by
race/ethnicity in 2014.
Chicago had a higher percentage of Blacks and
Hlspanic or Latinos that were out of work than the
U.S. and Olinois.
The largest discrepancy in out of school and out of

work populations between races/ethnldties was in
Chicago for 20 to 24 year olds in which 59.2 percent
of Blacks and 25.7 percent of Whites (non-Hlspanic
or Latinos) were out of work.
59.2 percent ofB!acks, 36.6 percent of Hispanic or

Latinos and 25.7 percent of Whites (non-Hispanic
or Latinos) were out of work in Chicago in 2014.
Chicago had higher percentages of out of work

Blacks, Hlspanic or Latinos, and Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) than Illinois and the U.S. for 16 to
19 year olds and 20 to 24 year olds.
Illinois, compared to the U.S., had a higher percentage

ofB!acks out of woric and a lower percent of Whites
(non-Hispanic or Latino) and Hispanics out ofwork.
59.2%
58.2%
46.1%
Iii II
29,7%28.8%
U.S.
llllnol9
36.6%
128.7%
Chicago
Black, non-Hispanic or Latino Hispanic or Latino White, non-Hispanic or Latino
Figure 16: Percent of 20 to 24 Year Olds Who Were Out of Work

In the U.S., llllnols, and Chicago by Race/Ethnicity In 2014
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, public u&e files, tabuJatlons by Great Cities lnstltuta, University of ll1inols at Chicago.
11
Group
U.S.
IHlnolli
16-18
n.B%
70.6%
.......
20-24
35.4%
3U%
41.2%
44.7"
37.5%
18 24, All
60.....
49.9%,
68.7%
!0.5%
64.8%
Black, non-Hlapanic or Latloo
60.3%
87.7%
70.4%
64.1%
61.4%
Hlspanlc or Latino
62.8"
47.9%
65.4%
81.7%
64.2%
White, non-Hispanic or Latino
47.4%
46.2%
40.2%
615,3%
63.4%
Chk:ago
New York City
Los Angales
86.7%
81.8%
Table 5: Percent of 16 24 Year Olds Who Were Out of Work In the U.S~ Illinois, Chicago, New York
City, and Los Angeles, by Age Group and Race/Ethnic Group, 2014
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, public use files, tabulations by Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago.
The largest gap in out of work populations between

race/ ethnic groups was in Chicago where there was
10.9 percentage points between Blacks and Hispanic or Latinos and 335 percentage points between
Whites (non-Hispanic or Latinos) and Blacks.
er percentages of out of work population in every

geographic area. Chicago Wll.S the highest with 70.4
percent of the black population ages 16 to 24 being
out of work. Chicago had the highest gap in out of
work populations between race/ethnic groups with
70.4 percent of Black and 402 percent of the White
(non-Hispanic or Latino) population out of work in
2014, a difference in 30.2 percentage points.

out of work in the U.S., Illinois, Chicago, New York City,
and Los Angeles by age and race/ethnicity.
Higher percentages of 16 to 19 year olds were out of
work in 2014 compared to 20 to 24 year olds for all
groups and geographies.

out of work in the U.S. Illinois, Chicago, New York City,
and Los Angeles by age group, gender, and race/ethnic
group in 2014.
New York City had the highest percent of out of

work populations for 16 to 19 and 20 to 24 year
olds. The Black population age 16 to 24 had high-
Out of work rates for each race/ethnic population were

lower for 20 to 24 year olds than 16 to 19 years olds.
16-19
Gender/Race
20-24
Now
U.S.
Hllnota
Chlcogo
Yorlt
City
Angoleo
U.S.
Ullnol:s
Chicago
New
Yor1<
City
Ang-
Loa
Loa
Malit
Black. non-Hispanic or Latino
81.8%
04.7"
88.3%
89.3%
86.1%
48.8"
57.0%
59.2%
40.0%
48,1%
Hispanic or Latino
75.8%
73.1%
112.2"
1!7.....
80.3%
32.0%
29.6%
34.8"
... 11%
30.11%
Wt'ita, non-illpanic or Latino
89.7%
71.3%
88.3%
112.8%
32.2%
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Table 6: Percent of 16 24 Year Olds Who Were Out of Work In the U.S., Illinois, Chicago, New York
City, and Los Angeles, by Gender, Age Group and Race/Ethnic Group, 2014
Source: 2014 American Community Survey, pub/le use files, tabulations by Great Cities Institute, University of llllnols at Chicago.
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Black males compared to both Latino and White

males, age 16 to 19 and 20 to 24 had the highest out of
work rates across all geographies.
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age 16 to 19bavethehlghestout of work rates in the
U.S., Illinois, Clucago and New York Oty. In Los Angeles, Hispanic or Ullin females had the highest out of
work rates. Among females 20-4 year olds, Black females
had the highest out of work rates in all five geographies.
Community Area Race and Out of Work Maps

Map 1 shows the Clucago Community Areas as designated
by the city and provides reference for the maps that follow.
Clucago Community Area level data displays the concentrations of race and ethnicity for populations age 18 to 24 1,
and out-of-work populations age 16 to 19 and 20 to 24.
Chicago Community Areas are highly segregated
for the population ages 18 to 24 with high concentrations of Blacks on the cities South and West Side,
high concentrations of White (non-Hispanic or
Latino) on the North side, and high concentrations
of Hispanic or Latina's on the Northwest, Southwest,
and East Sides. Out of work disparities by race and
ethnicity are primarily concentrated in the same
spaces where those populations are dominant
The largest gap in out of work populations between

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population in Olinois, where 84.7 percent of Black
males and 66.9 percent of White (non-Hispanic or
Latino) males were out of work in 2014.
Gaps aroong out of work rates in Chicago and llilnois were highest for 20 to 24 year old black males
and females compared to 20 to 24-year old White
(non-Hispanic or Latino) males and females.
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Legend
Percent of Black or African American
Population Age 18 -24
-
0.0% - 20.0%
fi)]iJ 20.1 % - 40.0%

40.1 'll - 60.0%
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Map 2: Percent of Black Population age 18 to 24 by Chicago Community Area, 2014

Source: 2009-2014 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census BlM'eau,
As Msp 2 shows, the following West Side neighborhoods

were predominantly Black: Austin (89.6 percent), West
Garfield Park (98.3 percent), East Garfield Park (96.5
percent), and North Lswndale (92.8 percent) and 18
South Side Community Areas including Fuller Park (100
percent), Grand boulevard (94.5 percent), Oakland (97.6
percent), Washington Park (98.1 percent), Englewood
(94.5 percent), West Englewood (94.1 percent), Great
Grand Crossing (94.6 percent), South Shore (96.4 percent), Chatham (96.8 percent), Auburn Gresham (985
percent), Avalon Park (955 percent), Calumet Heights
(99.3 percent), Burnside (100 percent), Washington
Heights (97.4 percent), Roseland (96.9 percent), Pullman
(86.8 percent), West Pullroan (95.4 percent), and Riverdale (93.9 percent).
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Percent of White Alone, Non-Hispanic
or LatinoPopulation Age 18 -24
-
0.0% - 20.0%
.20.1%~40.0%
40.1% -60.0%
-
60.1%-80.0%
80.1% - 100.0%
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Map 3: Percent of White Alone, Non-Hispanic or Latino Population Age 18 to 24

by Chicago Community Area, 2014
Source: 2000-2014 American CorM1unlty Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
Mop 3 shows the White (non-Hispanic or Latino)

population ages I 8 to 24 were concentrated on Chicagds
North Side. Lake View hod the highest concentration
with SJ.I percent followed by Lincoln Perk (79.6 percent), Norwood Park (76.4 percent), Forest Glen (73.0
percent}, and the Loop (71.9 percent}. Tue majority of
Commwtlty Areas on the South and West Side had less
than 5 percent White (non-Hispenlc or Latino) residents
with many cornmwtlty areas having less than I percent
15

Legend
Percent of Hispanic or Latino
Population Age 18 -24
-
0.0% 20.0%
20.1% -40.0%
40.1 % 60.0%
-
60.1%-80.0%
80.1%-100.0%
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Map 4: Percent of Hispanic or Latino Population Age 18 to 24 by Chicago Community Area, 2014
Source: 2009-2014 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Censuo Bureau.
Map 4 shcrwo Chicago's Hispanic or Latino population

ages 18 to 24 was concentrated on the Northwest, Southwest, and East Sides of the city. Hermosa (96.3 percent)
and Behnont Cragin (84.0 percent) on the Northwest
Side, Gage Park (95.6 percent), Brighton Park (89.4
percent), West Elsdon (88.4 percent), and West Lawn
(87.4 percent) on the Southwest side, and East Side (90.7
percent) on the city's East Side had the highest concentrations of Hispanic or Latino populations. Many South
Side neighborhoods had no Hispanic or Latino residents
and the majority of the South Side Community Areas
bad less than 5 percent of a Hispanic or Latino population.
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Age16-19
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Map 5: Percent of Jobless Individuals Age 16 to 19 by Chicago Community Area, 2014

Source: 2009-2014 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Ceneus Bureau.
Map 5 shows jobless rates for Individuals age 16 to 19

were highest on the South, Southwest, and West Sides of
the city that are primarily Black and Hispanic or Latino.
The Community Areas on the Northwest Side that
were primarily Hispanic or Latino with about a third
of White (non-Hispanic or Latino) residents had
among the lowest rates of joblessness in the City.
Areas with high concentrations of White (non-Hispanic or Latino) population on the North Side including Lincoln Park (67.2 percent), Lakeview (73.6
percent), Forest Glen (76.8 percent) and Norwood
Park (70.1 percent) had some of the lowest rates of
jobless individuals ages 16 to 19.
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Age 20 -24
0.0% 20.0%
20.1% -40.0%
( i j 40.1% 60.0%
-
60.1%-60.0%
60.1% -100.0%
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Map 6: Jobless Individuals Age 20 to 24 by Chicago Community Area, 2014

Map 6 shows jobless rate., for those ages 20 to 24 were highest on the South and West Sides of the city ond were lowest
in on the North. Northwest and Southwest sides of the Oty.
Areas with 40.1 percent to 60.0 percent and 60, 1
percent to 80.0 percent of jobless individuals were
remarkably similar to the areas with the highest concentration of Black Individuals age 18 to 24 with over
90 percent Black populations. The Jobless rates were
for Austin (57.1 percent), North Lawndale (67.8 percent), West Garfield Park (60,7 percent), East Garfield
Park (73.7 percent), Englewood (72.0 percent), West
Englewood (66.7 percent), Fuller Park (76.7 percent),
Grand Boulevard (615 percent), Douglas (66.1 percent), Greater Grand Crossing (65.0 percent), Auburn
Gresham (613 percent) and Roseland (61.6 percent).
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Conclusion
Data proV!ded In this report, dramatically confirms what
we have thought to be true: that the crisis of joblessness
for young people of color ls chronic and concentrated.
The conditions In Chicago are among the worst, and
evident when compared to the U.S., lllinols, New York,
and Los Angeles.
There are long term Impacts associated with low rates
of employment for young people. We know from
previous research, Including that produced by Bell and
Blancbflower In 2009, entitled, "Youth Unemployment
Deja Vu?" that youth unemployment causes "permanent
scars" (12) where conditions oflow rates of employment
as youth impact the likelihood of employment later In life,
the level of wages, and Interestingly, all indicators of life
satisfaction. Unemploymeot, for exnmple, "makes people
unhappy'' (12).
neighborhoods and cannot be seen as distinct from what

ls happening in the neighborhoods themselves. The
devastation of unemployment in turn, wreaks havoc on
the neighborhood.
Chicago ls a great city. But how can It truly be great,
when this "tale of two cities," provides such stark
comparison in the employment opportunities among
young people. This report reminds us of the urgency
to address these Issues of chronic and concentrated
conditions of limited employment opportunities that
not only affects the young people themselves, hut
their families, households, and neighborhoods. The
reverberations surely extend to all aspects of our society.
"Unemployment increases susceptibility to malnutrition,

illness, mental stress, and loss of self-esteem, leading to
depression" (13). Quoting the U.S. National Longitudinal
study of Youth, Bell and Blanchflower point out !hat youth
joblessness "injures self-esteem, and fosters feelings of
extemality and helplessness among youth (13). Again
citing other research studies, they also point out that
"increases in youth unemployment causes Increases In
burglaries, thefts and drug offences" (16).
The result Is a cycle, where the "permanent scars"
lead to conditions that are both a consequence and
a precipitating factor that leads to further youth
unemployment and parallel social conditions. For
example, in areas with high rates of teenage pregnancy,
babies are being horn to "babies" In households with
high rates of poverty and low levels of employment
where feelings oflow self-esteem, depression, and
powerlessness are often accompanied by substance abuse
and in many cases, violence and crime.
A significant conlrlbutlon of !his report Is Its

demonstration that low rates of employment are
spatially concentrated in neighborhoods that are also
racially segregated. This report dearly highlights that
youth employment rates are tied to conditions In
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Appendix A: Definitions
Employment
Employment is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as all
civilians 16 years old and over who either (1) were "at
work," that is, those who did any work at all during the
reference week as paid employees, worked in their own
business or profession, worked on their own farm, or
worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers on a family
farm or in a family business; or (2) were "with a job but
not at work," that is, those who did not work during the
reference week but had jobs or businesses from which
they were temporarily absent due to illness, bad weather,
industrial dispute, vacation, or other personal reasons.
Excluded from the employed are people whose only activity
consisted of work around the house or unpaid volunteer
work for religious, charitable, and slmilar organizations;
also excluded are all institutionalized people and people on
active duty in the United States Armed Forces.
Labor Force
Labor Force is defined as all people classified in the
civilian labor force plus members of the U.S. Armed
Forces (people on active duty with the United States
Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard).
Employment-population Ratio
Employment-population Ratio is a calculation of the
proportion of the total civilian non-institutionalized
population that is employed.
Labor Force Participation Rate
Labor Poree Participation Rate is a calculation of the
proportion of the total civilian non-institutionalized
population that is in the labor force.
Out of Work Rate
Out of Work Rate is a calculation of the proportion of
the total civilian non-institutionalized population that is
unemployed or not in the labor force.
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Out of School and Out of Work Rate

Out of School and Out of Work Rate is a calculation of
the proportion of the total civilian non-institutionalized
population that is not enrolled in school and
unemployed or not in the labor force.
Appendix B: Data Sources

and Methodology
The two main sources of information for the analysis are
the American Community Survey I and 5-year estimates
and American Community Survey Public Use Microdata
Sample data.
GIS Maps were created to show spatial distribution

of joblessness rates in Chicago Community Areas.
ACS 5-year 2010-2014 data were used to display race/
ethnicity of 18-24 year olds and jobless rates for 16 to 19
year olds and 20 to 24 year olds.
The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey

is a national monthly survey that produces annual
demographic, socioeconomic, employment, income,
education, and behavioral estimates for households and
individuals. About 354 million addresses are sampled
each year to calculate estimates.
American Community Survey I-year estimates were
used for 2005 to 2014 to calculate employmentpopulation ratios by race/ethnicity and gender for 16 to
19 year olds and 20 to 24 year olds in the U.S., IllJnois,
and Chicago
ACS Public Use Microdata Sample data for 2014 were
used to generate employment and school enrollment
estimates by race/ ethnicity, gender, and age group in the
U.S., IllJnois, Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles.
Person weights provided in the data were used to
generate estimates.
Employment-population ratios (the proportion of the
total civilian non-institutionalized population that Is
employed) were calculated using ACS I-year estimates.
Labor Force Participation Rates (the proportion of the
total civilian non-institutionalized population that is in the
labor force) were calculated using ACS 1- year estimates.
Out of Work Rates (the proportion of the total civilian
non-institutionalized population that Is unemployed or
not in the labor force) were calculated using ACS Public
Use Microdata Sample data
Out of School and Out of Work Rates (the proportion of
the total civilian non-institutionalized population that
is not enrolled in school and is unemployed or not in
the labor force) were calculated using ACS Public Use
Microdata Sample data.
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Appendix C: Labor Force Participation

Rates for Males and Females 2005 to
2014
When comparing labor force participation rates for 16 to
19 year old males and females in the U.S. between 20052014 (Figure 1),
Labor force participation rates of both 16 to 19 year
old males and females in the U.S showed a decline
from 2005 to 2014, (Figure 1).
In 2005, males and females participated at roughly

the same rate but by 2014, when the gap was the
highest, more females than males were in the labor
force (38.8 compared to 36.4).
Labor force participation was lowest for all 16 to 19
year olds In 2011 when 36.2 percent of males and
38.3 percent females were In the labor force.
49.0%
47.0o/o
45.0%
43.0%
41.0%
39.0%
37.0%
36.2%
35.0o/o
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2005
2001
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201 o
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Appendix C Figure 1: Labor Force Partlclpatlon Rates of 16 to 19 Year Olds

by Gender In the u.s~ 2005-2014
Source: 2005 - 2014 American Community Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau .
22
When viewing labor force participation rates of 20 to 24 year
Labor force participation was lowest for 20 to 24
olds by gender in the U.S. from2005 to 2014 (Flgure2),
year olds in 2011 when 745 percent of males and

71.7 percent of females were in the labor force
The overall trend for 20 to 24 year old labor force

participation from 2005 to 2014 was downward,
with a slight recovery Just prior to 2008, followed
by another downward dip untll 201 I, with slight
improvement by 2014.
The gap between young men and women
Young men were especially hard hit, with a decline
The gap between women and men's labor force
participating in the labor force was highest in 2005

when 81.9 percent of males and 73.5 percent of
females were in the labor force.
from 82 percent participation rate in 2005 to 75
participation was 8.4 percentage points in 2005,
percent in 2014, representing an 8.2 percent drop.
with more men than women in the labor force, and

decreased to 2.2 percentage points in 2014.
82.0%
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72.0'l>
70.0'l>
2005
2008
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
-Male -Female -Total
Appendix C Figure 2: Labor Force Participation Rates of 20 to 24 Year Olds

by Gender In the U.S, 2005-2014
Source: 2005 2014 Amencan Commimlty Survey (ACS), U.S. Census Bureau.
23
Appendix D: Employment-Population
Ratio Overlays
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In Chicago, llllnols and the U.S., 2005-2014
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In the process of prepping, I learned that the Chicago Park District Is the largest employer of youth In the State of Illinois.
4,000 summer Jobs: 2,600 of those are youth 14-24 years old; and 1,400 of those are youth 14-18 years old.
Great to see that CPD plays such an Important role In keeping youth employed and engaged during the summer.
Take care,
Jesse
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emanuel.rahm@gmail.com
Who will be with us, highlights of handout (attached)
CV Handout 1 29 2016b.compressed.pdf
Rahm,
Mark and I will be accompanied today by:
Brent Decker, Chief Program Officer (national, int'I programs/training), Cure Violence
LeVon Stone, Hospital coordinator Cease Fire - coordinates work at Advocate, Stroger, Northwestern, Sinai,
other trauma centers
Mamta Swaroop, Trauma Surgeon, Northwestern University Memorial Hospital
Franklin Cosey-Gay, University of Chicago, Evaluation Project Director
Pastor Audrey Phillips, Auburn Gresham/Target-Area Development Corp - helped coordinate last July's
Englewood work
Pastor Vic, LaVillita Community Church, Little Village - works with us in L. V., also hosts visits from Latin
American countries visiting Cure V
Handout highlights .
Prior and recent evaluations (p 4-7); figure showing Citywide relationship btw CF and numbers of killings in
Chicago (and rates cf. other cities) - p.6.
(Franklin Gay, eval. team, 2012-13 will be in the meeting. That eval. showed 31% drop in killings in the two
districts (note: they only covered about 1/3 of districts - in other words results would've been more}.
Handout mentions communities in NYC, New Orleans, Baltimore that have had streaks of one to two years
without a single killing.
Also regards from our Chancellor Amiri dis who wanted to make the meeting but got ill earlier in the week and
fell behind other things.
Best,
Gary
Gary Slutkin, MD
Founder and CEO, Cure Violence
312-996-5524
www.Cureviolence.org
Cure Violence is listed among the 20 best NGOs in the world and 1st among NGOs devoted ta reducing
violence - Global_Geneva

Helping Make Communities Safer
Cure Violence is listed #17 among the 500 best NGOs in the world
and 1st among NGOs devoted to reducing violence - Global Geneva
Who is Ceasefire Illinois?

About Ceasefire Illinois
Ceasefire Illinois is a network of Chicago community organizations, Chicago
residents, hospitals, university partners and research institutions that adhere to the
health, evidence-based approach to violence prevention.
The evidence -based approach is implemented by local partners using health
strategies to prevent violence.
Selected Ceasefire Partners:
Albany Park Community Center

Target Area Development Corporation
Youth Outreach Services
Alliance of Local Service Organizations
Enlace Chicago
ONE Northside
Roseland Ceasefire
Claretion Associates
Corazon
South West Organizing Project
South Shore Ceasefire
UIC School of Public Health
University of Chicago - SSA
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Mount Sinai Hospital
UCAN
Orr Academy
Get IN Chicago
Multiple faith based organizations, others
Albany Park
Aub. Gresham, Englewood
Austin
Humboldt Pk., Hermosa Pk.
Little Village
Rogers Park
Roseland
South Chicago
Cicero
Chicago Lawn/West Lawn
South Shore
W. Garfield Pk., Englewood
Ceasefire works best when:
Multi year funding and support

Hiring panels - community agencies, local residents, law enforcement
Engagement of Mayor's Office, health department, law enforcement, and
social services
Strong and continuous communication
Cure Violence Health Model

A health approach to violence prevention that understands violence as a
contagious behavior that is preventable.
(.~~\World.Health Violence Is an epidemic, and we know how to stop epidemics.

~ Organization
2000
Implemented In 1 Chicago community
2001-2004
Expanded to 5 additional Chicago

communities
Expanded to 8 additional Chicago
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1 site more than 450 days
New Orleans - More than 200 days without a shooting
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Why Ceasefire Works

1. Ceasefire reaches the highest risk - in ways acceptable to
them.
2. Ceasefire has expert training in interruption, behavior
change and norm change.
3. Community epidemics need to be worked from the inside.
4. Ceasefire is a systematic process involving mapping,
interruption, and behavior change.
5. Ceasefire uses extensive data, documentation and
feedback on results.
6. Some of the most powerful advances in history have come
from applying systematic public health methods.
US Health Coalition for Violence Prevention
Purpose: To change the language, policy, and practice towards a health approach to
reducing violence.
David Satcher, MD
Gary Slutkin, MD
Alfred Sommer, MD
Former US Surgeon
General
Cure Violence, UIC School

of Public Health
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HopkinsSPH
Actively Involved Organization and Agencies

NACCHO
Morehouse School of Medicine
Safe States Alliance
National Net of Public Health Inst.
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Kansas City Health Dept.
Drexel University
University of California Los Angeles
New Orleans Health Dept.
Philadelphia Health Dept.
CommonHealth ACTION
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Centers for Disease Control and Prev.

Johns Hopkins University
American Public Health Association
Prevention Institute
Policy Link
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
San Francisco Dept. of Public Health
Los Angeles County Health Dept.
Berkeley Media Studies Group
Futures Without Violence
University of California San Francisco
Philadelphia Dept. of Beh. Health
Alameda County Public Health Dept
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Selected Evaluations
Evaluation of Ceasefire-Chicago (2009)
Authors: Wes Skogan Susan Harnett, Natalie Bump, &Jill DuBois

Publisher: Northwestern Universit;y Institute for Policy Research.
First evaluation of the Cure Violence model found reductions in shootings
and killing of 41 % to 73% across seven communities in Chicago. This
evaluation resulted in great interest in the model, including having UJC
visited by senior representatives from more than 30 cities and 40 countries.
Evaluation of Baltimore's Safe Streets Program: Effects on Attitudes,
Participants' Experiences, and Gun Violence (2012)
Authors: Daniel Webster, Jennfier Whitehill, Jon Vernick, & Elizabeth Parke
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence.
(A version is also published in the Journal of Urban Health)
Evaluation of four sites in Baltimore found significant reduction in all sites by
up to 56% for killings and 44% for shootings. This evaluation proved the
ability to successfully replicate the model and is the most frequently cited
public health article on the model.
Testing a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence (2013)
Authors: Sarah Picard-Fritsche, & Lenore Cerniglia

Publisher: Center for Court Innovation
Evaluation of one site in Brooklyn found that shootings were 20% lower
when compared to control communities. This evaluation helped pave the
way for the New York City to triple its investment in the model.
The Effect oflntensive Ceasefire Intervention on Crime in Four Chicago Police
Beats: Quantitative Assessment (2014)
Authors: David Henry, Shannon Knoblauch, & Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir
Publisher: Robert R. McCormick Foundation

This is second evaluation of Chicago, which found that the program reduced
killings by 38% and shootings by 15% and provided further proof of the
effectiveness of the model.
Cure Violence -An Evidence Based Method to Reduce Shootings and Killings
(2015)
Authors: Gary Slutkin, Charles Ransford, R. Brent Decker, Karen Volker

Publisher: World Bank
This article defines the model and presents the evidence for the model to the
international community.
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Recent Publications
FEATURED PUBLICATION
Violence Is a Contagious Disease (2013)
Authors: Gary S/utkin

Publisher: Institute ofMedicine
This is the seminal article on understanding violence as a contagious disease.
The Ceasefire Method Applied to Iraq: Changing Thinking and Reducing

Violence (2011)
Authors: Gary S/utkin, Zainab al-Suwaji, Karen Volker, Brent Decker, &Josh Gryniewicz
Publisher: ABC-CLIO- in book Beyond suppression: Global Perspectives on Youth
Violence
A description of the Cure Violence replication in Basra and Sadr City, Iraq.
Treatment of Violence as an Epidemic Disease (2013)

Author: Gary Slutkin
Publisher: Lancet
First article in major medical Journal on violence as a contagious disease.
Cure Violence: A Disease Control Approach to Reduce Violence and Change

Behavior (2013)
Authors: Charles Ransford, Candice Kane, GaryS/utkin

Publisher: Routledge - in book Epidemiological Criminology
Description of the Cure Violence model and the theory behind the model.
Cure Violence-Treating Violent Behavior as a Contagious Disease (in press)
Author: Gary Slutkin, Charles Ransford, R. Brent Decker

Publisher: Springer- in book Envisioning Criminology
Description of the evolution of the Cure Violence model and the theory of
violence as a contagious disease.
Seeing and Treating Violence as a Health Issue (in press)
Author: Charles Ransford, GaryS/utkin

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell - in book International Handbook on Homicide
This article defines a health approach to violence and creates a framework
for how the health sector can play a bigger role in preventing violence and
making communities safer.
Anicles available at: www.cureviolence.org/resources/cure-violence-resources
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Mr. Mayor, please pardon the intrusion. But, please take a look at the renderings attached. These are
representations of what could have been the Obama Library. Surely they are worth consideration for the
Lucas Museum. A lakefront location; access by water, rail and LSD; no interference from Friends of the Park;
merely 9 miles from the center of downtown; a huge new economic generator for the southside; excess land
for expansion ... shopping, residences and more. I believe a major tourist attraction such as the Library or the
Lucas would have a profound effect on the future of Chicago and for Black and Brown Chicagoan's
in particular. If you would like more information or to chat about this I would be delighted to meet with you.
Cheers. Dan PS: the Getty is 8 miles from LA; Versailles Palace is 18 miles from Paris.
Dan McCaffery
CEO
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Office: 312.944.37771 Direct: 312.784.2784 I Mobile: 312.560.1942 I Fax: 312.784.2785
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Fwd: Wrigley Plaza Ordinance
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From: Carmen Rossi <
>
Date: February 5, 2016 at 12:35:03 PM CST
To: "mayor re@rahmemail.com" <mayor re@rahmemail.com>
Subject: Wrigley Plaza Ordinance
Rahm - I understand that this is an issue for you right now. The Ricketts unilateral perspective of
the Plaza Ordinance overlooks devastating consequences to all other residential and commercial
interests in the neighboring community. Your office is not considering the practicality of what
happens after this potentially goes into effect. I implore you to hear the other side. The editorial that
would follow will paint you in an awful light, benefitting one person, who happens to be a
billionaire.
I'm not being dramatic or emotional. This is my attempt to make a succinct point.
I've spoken to all the players, Cubs, Restaurant Association, Tunney, and neighborhood groups. I
can outline in 10 minutes.
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 7:50:15 PM
Melinda Kelly <melindakelly@cbaworks.org>
Re: Just a brief note of THANKS .....
Thanks glad we got the job done

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On Feb 13, 2016, at 10:37 AM, Melinda Kelly <melindakelly@cbaworks.org> wrote:
Just as an FYI - Dr. Finney, Jamie Rhee and I met to discuss the MWBE program as described in
the email below.
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From: Melinda Kelly <melindakelly@cbaworks.org>

Date: February 12, 2016 at 6:05:54 PM CST
To: "
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Subject: Just a brief note of THANKS .....
Dr. Finney:
Just wanted to send you a brief note of "thanks" for your time spent meeting with me
yesterday regarding the Coalition's statement of position on the City of Chicago's
MWBE Ordinance. Thanks to MRE and Chairman Carrie Austin's leadership,
supported by the Coalition, this week Mayor Emanuel announced a plan to extend
the city's Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Construction Program
until 2020 and expand its participation goals. As we discussed, the program's goals
for construction projects would increase to 26 percent minority-owned business
(from 24 percent) and 6 percent women-owned business (from 4 percent). The
ordinance also proposes to increase employment opportunities for minorities and
women by creating jobs in underserved neighborhoods across the City. Also, "thank
you" Jamie Rhee for your time spent with Dr. Finney and I, explaining the nuances of
the MWBE programs and the Department Procurement Procedures and operations
that encourage minority participation.
Dr. Finney, on behalf of the Coalition it was exciting to see you share our enthusiasm
and we accept your offer to create a collaborative strategy to ensure minorityspecifically African American businesses in Chicago - get educated and participate in
the MWBE program, and ultimately increase African American participation in the
program. The Coalition supports Mayor Emmanuel and the City of Chicago in their
mission to foster greater growth of African American businesses which reduces
unemployment and crime, stabilizes communities in some of our most vulnerable
African American communities across the City of Chicago, I look forward to our
follow-up meeting next week, Again, thank you both for your time spent yesterday.
COALITION MEMBERS INCLUDE:
51ST STREET BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

AUSTIN AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS NETWORKING ASSOCIATION {AAABNA)
GREATER AUBURN GRESHAM DEVELOPMENT CORP
CHATHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
FAR SOUTH SIDE CDC
GREATER ENGLEWOOD
LAWNDALE BUSINESS RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATION
QUAD COMMUNICATIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION {QCDC)
SOUTH SHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
THE MONROE FOUNDATION
Please find a copy of our most recent updated MWBE report. I erroneously reported to
you Dr. Finney that we have completed 21 certifications while in fact we have
completed
27 certifications as reported in the attached report.
~u/a,~
Executive Director
Chatham Business Association
QBG Building, BOO East 7Bth Street
Chicago, IL. 60619
773 994-5006- Ext. 1002 office
773-655-6905-fax
www.CBAWorks.org - CBA Community Center in Chatham
Follow me on Twitter @MelindaKellyCBA
Like us on Facebook
Connect with me on Linkedln
<2015 MBE_MWBE Report_Final Update_2.l l.16.pdf>
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Friday, February 19, 2016 3:13:08 AM
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He would make a great replacement for Will.

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From: Steven.Koch@cityofchicago.org
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 9:27 PM
To: Pedroza-Rodriguez, Pedro
Subject: Fwd: Tecnologico de Monterrey Board of Directors' meeting
I am connecting you with Pedro Pedroza-Rodriguez to arrange the meeting.
All the best,
Steve
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From: Ral Rodrguez Barocio <rrodriguezb@itesm.mx>
Date: February 19, 2016 at 4:39:06 PM EST
To: "Koch, Steven" <Steven.Koch@cityofchicago.org>
Subject: RE: Tecnologico de Monterrey Board of Directors' meeting
Dear Deputy Mayor Koch:
Regarding your kind e-mail below, could you please direct me or put me in touch with
your staff in order to proceed with the details for our meeting with you on March 15?
Thank you so much! Our delegation of top Mexican business leaders is very much
looking forward to the meeting and appreciates your kind attentions.
Respectfully,
Raul B. Rodriguez
Raul B. Rodriguez
Associate Vice President for International Affairs
Tecnolgico de Monterrey
US mobile: (210) 601-7197
Mexico mobile: 011-521-81-2032-7940
rrodriguezb@itesm.mx
From: Koch, Steven [mailto:Steven.Koch@cityofchicago.org]
Sent: mircoles, 23 de diciembre de 2015 12:35 a. m.
To: Jos Antonio Fernndez Carbajal <joseantonio.fernandez@itesm.mx>
Cc: mayor_re@rahmemail.com; Salvador Alva Gmez <salva@itesm.mx>; Jose
Luis Prado <joseluis@pradob.com>; Ral Rodrguez Barocio
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Subject: Re: Tecnologico de Monterrey Board of Directors' meeting
Dear Mr. Fernandez,
We look forward to the meeting in March.
With best wishes for the New Year,
Steve Koch
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On Dec 18, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Jos Antonio Fernndez Carbajal
<joseantonio.fernandez@itesm.mx> wrote:
Dear Mayor Emanuel and Deputy Mayor Koch:
Jose Luis Prado has been in touch with you on our behalf and I would like to
express our deepest appreciation for scheduling a meeting with us next March
15, during the morning. The Board of Directors and top leadership of Monterrey
Tech (Tec) will be honored to visit with you.
Tec is a non-profit institution, the largest private university in Latin America and
the best-ranked in many fields (Engineering, Business Administration, etc.). Our
vision is to educate internationally-competitive leaders with integrity, a humanistic
outlook, civic commitment, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Princeton Review ranks
us as the 23rd best university in entrepreneurship, the only one outside the U.S.
among the top 25.
Every year, one of our Board meetings is held abroad, lasting one week. Over
the past four years we have met in Houston, Boston, Palo Alto and Austin. In
addition to holding our private session, the purpose is to become better
acquainted with key cities that are competitive globally, meet with universities
with which we aspire to partner more closely, as well as become familiarized with
the innovative civic and business environment in the corresponding region.
Our Board of Directors brings together Mexicos most prominent business
leaders. I serve as Chairman of the Board of FEMSA, Vice Chairman of
Heineken Holding, and Chairman of the Americas Committee of Heineken.
FEMSA is the largest public bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world; the
largest beverage company in Latin America; the second largest stockholder at
Heineken, selling in more than 70 countries; and the largest convenience store
chain in Latin America. The top leaders of ALFA, CEMEX, Softtek, and other key
Latin American corporations are part of our Board and will be present at the
meeting with you.
Tec has approximately 280,000 alumni. 22% of the presidents and CEOs of the
100 most important companies in Mexico are Tec graduates. Access and
excellence are part of our key commitment. Our system is active in 39 cities,
with a total of 140 thousand students. Tec is investing in a nanotechnology lab in
Boston with MIT and has a long series of close partnerships with Yale, Harvard,
etc.
Thank you so much for your kind consideration. Jose Luis Prado and Raul
Rodriguez, copied here, will kindly work with your staff on the details. We look
forward to meeting with you in March.
Sincerely,
Jose Antonio Fernandez
Chairman of the Board
Tecnologico de Monterrey
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Fwd: National Trust for Historic Preservation - Stony Arts Bank
Message Text;National Trust for Historic Preservation Mayor Letter.docx
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From: Theaster Gates <theaster@uchica,go.edu>

Date: February 22, 2016 at 9:28:45 AM PST
To: "ma:Y.Qf re@rahmemail.com" <mayo~rahmemail.com>
Cc: "Hall, Abby (Abby.Hall@cityofchicago.org)" <Abby.Hall@cityofchicago.org>,
"Clothilde.Ewing@cityofchicago.org" <Clothilde.Ewing@cityofchicago.org>,
"Mercedes@theastergates.com" <Mercedes@theastergates.com>
Subject: National Trost for Historic Preservation - Stony Arts Bank

Dear Mayor,
The Stony Arts Bank continues to gain recognition and it's being nominated for an award from the National
Trust for Historic Preservation, sponsored by the Driehaus Preservation Award. This award recognizes and
celebrates the country's best preservation projects. Because the Arts Bank is now a national landmark, we
hope to be able to be recognized at the national level. As part of the nomination process a letter of
recommendation is required. I've put a draft together hoping you are willing to provide your support for
this nomination. I'm also copying Abby and Clo in the event they can get this to your attention as the letter
needs to be submitted no later than February 29 th
Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to having you on the south side soon, let me
know when you have some free time to hang.
T
February 18, 2016

National Trust for Historic Preservation
2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20037
To whom it may concern:
It is with great excitement that I recommend the Stony Island Arts Bank for the 2016
National Trust for Historic Preservation Driehaus Preservation Award
(Preservationnation.org). Chicago artist and founder of Rebuild Foundation, Theaster
Gates, should be highly commended for his creative and forward-thinking rehabilitation
of this once vacant bank structure and the positive impact the project is already having
on the community it serves. Since it's opening date on October 3, 2015, it has received
over 13,000 visitors not only from its surrounding community but from all over the
world.
Completed in 1923, the original Stony Island Trust & Savings Bank Building served
Chicago's Grand Crossing, Woodlawn, and South Shore communities for six decades.
After the building closed in the late 1970s, it sat empty and neglected for over thirty
years. Despite its architectural beauty and historic importance, the rehabilitation of this
building, which was close to demolition, was seen as an unrealistic and uneconomically
feasible feat.
In 2013, Theaster Gates took ownership of the structure and committed to an ambitious
restoration of the building for a community arts and cultural center. In only two years,
the rehabilitation has been completed and Gates' vision for the building has been
realized, in time for it to serve as a venue for the inaugural 2015 Chicago Architecture
Biennial.
I commend Gates for his persistent efforts to restore the Stony Island Arts Bank and
celebrate its reuse as a cultural center focusing on arts and cultural programming and
the empowerment of local creative individuals and entrepreneurs. The project should
serve as a model for successful restoration and community development efforts
nationwide.
I enthusiastically recommend the Stony Island Arts Bank for this prestigious award.
Sincerely,
Rahm Emanuel
Mayor
City of Chicago
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Deval Patrick
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Generally agree but we need to discuss tomorrow

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> On Feb 24, 2016, at 9:03 PM, Deval Patrick <
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> Generally OK. TF members are high quality and working hard. Public forums have been invaluable. TF has
little credibility (we're just the latest means to deflect attention from the mayor and others who are accountable).
Credibility is a challenge for you, too. We will have to be bold in our recommendations and you will have to
take aggressive action on the recommendations. This is going to be tough but there's a chance to do some lasting
good.
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>> On Feb 24, 2016, at 4:36 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
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>> How do you feel in general about the work product?
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>>> On Feb 24, 2016, at 3:35 PM, Deval Patrick <
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>>>Yes.Michele will follow up.
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>>>DLP
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>>>> On Feb 24, 2016, at 2:22 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
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>>>> Yes and no. Let me call you. Should we schedule a call?
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>>> Are you getting briefed on progress of the task force? Would you like to be?
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>>>>>> On Nov 30, 2015, at 4: 11 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can't thank you enough. I truly appreciate the information. And when we get through with this I
would love to talk to you about your new business.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rahm
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Message Text;Chicago Police Proposal 1 16 15.docx
Pis look into and reach out to Bibb

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From: Bibb Hubbard <bhubbard@learning_heroes.o.r.g>
Date: February 26, 2016 at 9:57:25 AM CST
To: "ml!Yor re@rnhmemail.com" <ma,Yor r!;@rahmemail.com>
Subject: quick check in
Dear Rahm- I have been thinking about you, Amy and your family-know that you have an army of
support behind you during this time- and, well, really always!
Along those lines, I am passing on a concept from my mother's firm, New Point, which has a track record of
assisting other police departments in other major cities grappling with similar issues. I realize you have a
ton underway, so this might not be the right approach - and obviously leave it to you to determine any
next steps. But, in case it can be helpful, I wanted to send it along.
And, I'll be in Chicago next Thursday- my new non-profit, Learning Heroes, Is teaming up with CPS, LU LAC,
and the National Christian Leadership Conference to help communicate with Hispanic parents about how
to help them help their children succeed in school. So, I am excited for this work. I'll keep you posted on
how it goes.
Hope to talk soon and take good care, b
Bibb Hubbard
Founder & President
Learning Heroes
202.286.9819 I bhubbard@learningheroes.org
NEWPO.IN-:r
NEWPOINT STRATEGIES PROPOSAL FOR CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING
Introduction:
NewPoint Strategies (NPS), founded by Karetta Hubbard and Lynne Revo-Cohen, has substantial
experience in training Police Departments and military personnel in Harassment Prevention,
Diversity, and Conflict Management. Most notably, NPS trained the entire police department of
the NYNJ Port Authority, the DC Police Department and leaders in the US Navy Pacific Fleet.
Typically, our engagements have followed high profile incidents reported in the press, much like
the recent events in Chicago. The focus in these trainings is to create a culture of mutual
respect where destructive behavior ls not tolerated. NPS ls prepared to offer critical training to
the Chicago Police Department in order to create more positive po/Ice Interaction with citizens
that de-escalates the potential for violence in managing high-risk situations.
The Challenge:
Much of the negative behavior, particularly the hostility displayed in the recent incidents, can
likely be traced back to the Department where Officers do not feel safe within the ranks. Most
police cultures are semi-military operations in which the officers have limited freedom to
express themselves. There is often a "Code of Silence" that discourages Officers from admitting
to feelings of fear or apprehension. Officers are typically reluctant to intervene to express
disapproval of a fellow Officer's behavior. Consequently, when such fears are not expressed or
dealt with, the hostility that is displayed on the street is the end result. The Officers as well as
the Community must have assurance of emotional safety If the police and community are to
come together in a collaborative way.
Many Departments across the country have been averse to criticism. As a result, they close
ranks because of their feelings of "US vs. THEM" as a defense mechanism. This can be
exacerbated by the reluctance of Department leadership to change their processes and
procedures. An outside expert point of view ls essential to break this cycle and bring new crisis
management strategies to Officers in critical situations.
The current program of internal training and enhanced use of tasers focuses on de-escalation,
which is essential. However, equally Important is the verbal mastery designed to prevent an
escalation when the Officer is confronted with a contentious situation. This skill building must
be a key part of any training.
NewPolnt Recommendation:
NewPoint recommends a program to augment current training with External Pairing of

seasoned Officers from other jurisdictions that can teach Best Practices to CPD Internal Officers.
External experts will bring a fresh perspective and help to eliminate the perception of collusion
within the ranks, especially because of the "Code of silence" that exists throughout law
NewPoint Strategies Proposal to Chicago Police Department
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enforcement. The outside trainers have the ability to validate Officers "where they are", and
develop strategies to improve their skills and support each other. At the same time, best
practices demand that Officers hold each other accountable for any action that is contrary to
the rules, regulations or procedures of the Department. This external input is paramount to
building trust and transparency for the police and for the community.
Note that this effort will be time intensive but this public commitment to changing the internal
culture of the CPD will ensure results and regain the confidence of the community.
Our approach will be led by NewPoint's lead Police expert, Benjamin Brooks, retired Major in
the Pennsylvania State Police. Major Brooks was a key member of a multi-agency task force
that was responsible for training Police and Corrections Departments throughout Pennsylvania
in the Ethnic Intimidation laws relating to hate crimes. Major Brooks will lead a team of 4
external trainers.
Plan af Action:
1) Outside Officer Pairing:

o Pair Outside Officers with Internal Officers to teach proven methods of containing
explosive situations;
Outside Officers will work with internal Officers currently doing training as a team effort.
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2) Teaching verbal mastery skills to de-escalate potentially violent situations:
o Focus on verbal skills to change the attitude of "US vs THEM" when approaching a
potentially violent situation;
o Understand the '1ight or flight" reaction to stress and learn coping skills to stay calm,
build trust, and not over-react to a threat.
3) Police will be given continuous oversight and accountability:
o Ongoing oversight of Officers who over-react violently, even if they are exonerated for
various reasons;
o Emphasize that the hard wiring that led to the initial incident cannot be reversed in
thirty days of administrative leave;
o Teach Officers how to intervene to prevent their fellow Officers from engaging in
destructive behavior;
o Psychological counseling and ongoing monitoring of the Officer's behavior before
he/she is returned to the community.
Outcome:
1. The Police will be better equipped to handle potentially violent situations.
2. The public will have increased confidence in the Police Department's ability to handle
situations in a fair and unbiased way.
3. The City of Chicago will emerge as a leader in Best Practices for Police training.
NewPoint Strategies is a woman-owned company with 30 year's experience in training and
consulting on high-risk employment issues in both the public and private sectors. We will
submit a detailed proposal, pricing, resumes, and references upon request.
www.newpoint.biz
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To: "!!l.!!Y.Q!'~nlhmemail.com" <mayor re@~!!JuuemaiL9om>
Dear Rahm - I have been thinking about you, Amy and your family- know that you have an army of
support behind you during this time- and, well, really always!
assisting other police departments in other major cities grappling with similar issues. I reallze you have a
ton underway, so this might not be the right approach - and obviously leave it to you to determine any
next steps. But, in case it can be helpful, I wanted to send it along.
And, I'll be in Chicago next Thursday- my new non-profit, Learning Heroes, is teaming up with CPS, LULAC,
and the National Christian Leadership Conference to help communicate with Hispanic parents about how
to help them help their children succeed in school. So, I am excited for this work. I'll keep you posted on
how it goes.
Bibb Hubbard
Founder & President
Learning Heroes
202.286.9819 I bhubbard@tearningheroes.or_g

NEWPOINT STRATEGIES PROPOSAL FOR CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING
Introduction:
NewPoint Strategies (NPS), founded by Karetta Hubbard and Lynne Reva-Cohen, has substantial
experience in training Police Departments and mllltary personnel in Harassment Prevention,
Diversity, and Conflict Management. Most notably, NPS trained the entire police department of
the NYNJ Port Authority, the DC Police Department and leaders In the US Navy Pacific Fleet.
Typically, our engagements have followed high profile incidents reported in the press, much like
the recent events In Chicago. The focus in these trainings is to create a culture of mutual
respect where destructive behavior is not tolerated. NPS is prepared to offer critical training to
the Chicago Police Department in order to create more positive police Interaction with citizens
that de-escalates the potential for violence In managing high-risk situations.
The Challenge:
Much of the negative behavior, particularly the hostility displayed in the recent incidents, can
likely be traced back to the Department where Officers do not feel safe within the ranks. Most
police cultures are semi-mllltary operations in which the officers have limited freedom to
express themselves. There is often a "Code of Silence" that discourages Officers from admitting
to feelings of fear or apprehension. Officers are typically reluctant to intervene to express
disapproval of a fellow Officer's behavior. Consequently, when such fears are not expressed or
dealt with, the hostility that is displayed on the street is the end result. The Officers as well as
the Community must have assurance of emotional safety If the police and community are to
come together in a collaborative way.
Many Departments across the country have been averse to criticism. As a result, they close
ranks because of their feelings of us vs. THEM" as a defense mechanism. This can be
exacerbated by the reluctance of Department leadership to change their processes and
procedures. An outside expert point of view is essential to break this cycle and bring new crisis
management strategies to Officers in critical situations.
The current program of internal training and enhanced use ohasers focuses on de-escalation,
which is essential. However, equally important is the verbal mastery designed to prevent an
escalation when the Officer is confronted with a contentious situation. This skill building must
be a key part of any training.
NewPalnt Recommendation:
NewPoint recommends a program to augment current training with External Pairing of
seasoned Officers from other jurisdictions that can teach Best Practices ta CPD Internal Officers.
External experts will bring a fresh perspective and help to eliminate the perception of collusion
within the ranks, especially because of the "Code of silence" that exists throughout law

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enforcement. The outside trainers have the ability to validate Officers "where they are", and
develop strategies to improve their skills and support each other. At the same time, best
practices demand that Officers hold each other accountable for any action that is contrary to
the rules, regulations or procedures of the Department. This external input is paramount to
building trust and transparency for the police and for the community.
Note that this effort will be time intensive but this public commitment to changing the internal
culture of the CPD will ensure results and regain the confidence of the community.
Our approach will be led by NewPoint's lead Police expert, Benjamin Brooks, retired Major in
the Pennsylvania State Police. Major Brooks was a key member of a multi-agency task force
that was responsible for training Police and Corrections Departments throughout Pennsylvania
in the Ethnic Intimidation laws relating to hate crimes. Major Brooks will lead a team of 4
external trainers.
Plan of Action:
1) Outside Officer Pairing:
o Pair Outside Officers with Internal Officers to teach proven methods of containing
explosive situations;
o Outside Officers will work with internal Officers currently doing training as a team effort.
2) Teaching verbal mastery skills to de-escalate potentially violent situations:
o Focus on verbal skills to change the attitude of "US vs THEM" when approaching a
potentially violent situation;
o Understand the "fight or flight" reaction to stress and learn coping skills to stay calm,
build trust, and not over-react to a threat.
3) Police will be given continuous oversight and accountability:
o Ongoing oversight of Officers who over-react violently, even if they are exonerated for
various reasons;
o Emphasize that the hard wiring that led to the initial incident cannot be reversed in
thirty days of administrative leave;
o Teach Officers how to intervene to prevent their fellow Officers from engaging in
destructive behavior;
o Psychological counseling and ongoing monitoring of the Officer's behavior before
he/she is returned to the community.
Outcome:
1. The Police will be better equipped to handle potentially violent situations.
2. The public will have increased confidence In the Police Department's ability to handle
situations in a fair and unbiased way.
3. The City of Chicago will emerge as a leader in Best Practices for Police training.
NewPolnt Strategies Is a woman-owned company with 30 year's experience in training and
consulting on high-risk employment Issues in both the public and private sectors. We will
submit a detailed proposal, pricing, resumes, and references upon request.

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On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
Pis look into and reach out to Bibb
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From: Bibb Hubbard <bhubbard@learningheroes.org <mailto:bhubbard@learningheroes.org> >

To: "mayor_re@rahmemail.com <mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com> "<mayor_re@rahmemail.com
<mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com> >
Dear Rahm - I have been thinking about you, Amy and your family - know that you have an army of support
behind you during this time-and, well, really always!
assisting other police departments in other major cities grappling with similar issues. I realize you have a ton
underway, so this might not be the right approach - and obviously leave it to you to determine any next steps.
But, in case it can be helpful, I wanted to send it along.
And, I'll be in Chicago next Thursday - my new non-profit, Leaming Heroes, is teaming up with CPS, LULAC,
and the National Christian Leadership Conference to help communicate with Hispanic parents about how to
help them help their children succeed in school. So, I am excited for this work. I'll keep you posted on how it
goes.
Bibb Hubbard
Founder & President
Learning Heroes
202.286.9819 <tel:202.286.9819> I bhubbard@learningheroes.org <mailto:bhubbard@leamingheroes.org>
From: Al Goldstein [alg@avant.com]

Sent: Friday, March 04, 2016 10:36 AM
To: STEVEN JOUNG
CC: Jeff Malehorn; Koch, Steven; emanuel rahm
Subject: Re: Follow up on 3.1.16 Rahm Meeting
Also neglected kcura which is great
On Mar 4, 2016 8:34 AM, "Steven Joung" <sjoung@pangeare.com> wrote:
I have included the attachments for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor's reference.
Thanks team,
Steve Joung
From: "Al Goldstein" <alg@avant.com>
To: "Steven Joung" <sjoung@pangeare.com>, "emanuel rahm" <emanuel.rahm@gmail.com>,
"Steven Koch" <Steven.Koch@cityofchicago.org>
Cc: "jeff malehorn" <jeff.malehorn@worldbusinesschicago.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 5:37:58 PM
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Adding both emails I have. Additionally I would say the following is the list of significant
Chicago private tech companies in addition to Avant.
ContextMedia
Raise
UpTake
Signal
SMS assist
Up and coming:
Rithmio
Shiftgig
On Mar 3, 2016 6:16 PM, "Steven Joung" <sjoung@pangeare.com> wrote:
Jeff,
Nice meeting you a couple days ago in the Mayor's office. I failed to get his card so I'm not
sure where to send our research to. Would you mind forwarding this email along with Al and
I copied, perhaps you can even include Deputy Mayor Koch as well?
The Mayor requested information on pricing trends in our neighborhoods so we selected
four sub-markets in the South and West sides of the city for our study. The high level is
apartment prices, while not as high as pre-crash levels, have made positive strides in these
communities. See attachment named "Submarket Study for Rahm" for a summary with
back-up data.
Additionally, the Mayor seemed interested in working with the private side on an answer to
the vacant and dilapidated housing issue that plagues our City. Pangea would certainly be
interested in being a part of the solution and would appreciate any introductions to city
officials that oversee this effort. We have 8,000+ apartments in the Chicagoland area all
dedicated to workforce housing (<$1000 rents). I attached a general information packet
about Pangea to this email "infopacket 2015 Final" in case he wanted to forward it along.
I believe those were the two main take-aways from our meeting...
Finally, I'm personally interested in learning more about WBC as it seems to have a great
mission for our city. Maybe we can connect in person about it later.
Take Care,
Steve
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My chief sent this out to help officers deal with increase in police officers being killed on the job.A
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Michael,
Attached is my major Parks speech along with our Superintendent, Mike Kelly's remarks, as well. As a regular
reader of your column I think you will find some value in our "Building on Burnham plan". Would love a
chance to speak to you about our parks - let me know a good time.
Rahm
MAYOR'S PRESS OFFICE
CITY OF CHICAGO
Remarks by Mayor Rahm Emanuel

"Building on Burnham"
Hamilton Park
March 22, 2016
AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY
A little more than a century ago, Daniel Burnham presented his Plan for Chicago that made our
city known as the "City in a Garden." The world has changed since Burn ham's time - and so has
Chicago - but his principles remain true today.
Our neighborhoods and communities have expanded well beyond the lakefront and the river
banks of Chicago.
Today, the river runs right through many vibrant communities -- giving us the opportunity and
the responsibility to make the river work for our neighborhoods today in the same way that it
worked for our industries a century ago.
Our river will be Chicago's next great recreational park.
The Chicago Park District runs the largest citywide after-school program, so investing in our
Park District keeps our children safe and strengthens the social fabric of our communities.
Here at Hamilton Park, 7th District Police Commander Larry Watson, along with CAPS, organizes
a summer baseball league for more than a hundred kids in the neighborhood. And at Fosco
Park, on the Near West Side, 12th District Commander Edward Kulbida, runs a youth basketball
tournament which I opened up a few weeks ago.
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So as we continue working to make our neighborhoods safer, our parks and playgrounds must
continue to play an essential role.
A new century for Chicago requires a new plan for Chicago's parks and recreational spacesbuilt on Burnham's original insight. Our plan - Building on Burnham - will bring the spirit and
benefits of Burnham's original plan to every resident of Chicago.
It will use Chicago's two bodies of water-our river and our lake -to enhance the quality of life
in our neighborhoods.
It will make our parks constant places for play, and also spawn more centers of opportunity and
learning for our children and families.
And it will elevate the status of our existing parks to help bring cultural vibrancy and economic
growth to every Chicago neighborhood.
Chicago remains the "City in a Garden." Now is the time to make sure the garden blooms in
every neighborhood in our City.
******
Our plan for the future of our parks will build on the foundation and the vision that we pursued
over the past five years.
Thanks to the strong leadership of Superintendent Mike Kelly and the Park Board -- chaired by
Brian Traubert for over five years and now chaired by Jesse Ruiz -- together with residents and
community leaders throughout Chicago, we have begun to reinvest in and reinvent our park
system.
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Nearly three years ago we launched Chicago Plays, an ambitious initiative to rebuild and
modernize 325 stand-alone playgrounds. It is one of the largest efforts of its kind for any city in
America. Having a park close by is a key factor in bringing and keeping more young families in
our neighborhoods.
This summer, we will complete the remaining playgrounds, a year ahead of schedule. In
addition, some of our communities have now received completely new park space.
Last year, thanks to the commitment of so many community leaders, we opened La Villita Park,
also known as the Big Park in Little Village. Located on the old Celotex site, it was the largest
brownfield conversion in America. It transformed polluted and unusable land into a park that
serves the children and families of Little Village.
This past June, we opened the 606 -- an idea that the residents had been advocating for
decades. We helped make their vision a reality, and now people from around the city and
around the country are walking, running, and biking on that great promenade connecting four
communities. I want to thank all of the architects led by the team at Van Valkenburgh
Associates for their great design.
In the past year, we opened two new nature areas - one on Northerly Island as part of the
Museum Campus and one at West Ridge at Western and Peterson. By this fall, we will open the
first phase of Big Marsh- a 278 acre bike park and nature preserve on the South Side, giving
families throughout the city access to the natural wonders of the Calumet region. I want to
thank everyone from SRAM for promoting the Big Marsh Bike Park and for their partnership in
this effort.
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And last year we opened Maggie Daley Park, honoring the visionary work of Chicago's former
First Lady. We took a piece of land on our lakefront that was long ignored and reclaimed it for
children and families from all across Chicago.
Adding up all of these efforts, together we have created the equivalent of five Millennium Parks
across Chicago. In addition to all of these projects I just mentioned, in the past five years we
have also added 750 acres of parkland in our city.
So, as you can see, the Park District has been working hard to improve and create new park
space. Now we will accelerate those efforts through our Building on Burnham plan, which I
present to you today.
******
Let's start with our lakefront - the most heavily used part of our park district.
Lake Michigan has always been Chicago's front yard. It is our greatest natural resource and one
of Chicago's most important cultural, recreational, and commercial sites.
The recreational heart of our lakefront is the Lakefront Trail- an 18-mile pathway connecting
communities from South Shore to Edgewater. More Chicagoans than ever before are walking,
running, and biking along this unique trail- and that's great. But more traffic brings more
bottlenecks - and even some collisions.
That's why, as part of this plan, we will improve the Lakefront Trail to make it safer, more
accessible and more enjoyable for Chicago residents.
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By 2018, we will complete the Navy Pier flyover. We will also create separate trails for runners
and bikers - from 31st to 51st on the South Side and from Fullerton to Ohio on the North Side.
No longer will you have to hear repeatedly, over your headphones, "on your left."
In the next three years, we will completely repave seven miles of the Lakefront Trail with a clear
north and south divider to make it safer for everyone.
We will also add unique features along the lakefront including gathering places within the
Burnham Wildlife Corridor for children to learn about nature, a pool and event space at the
31st Street Harbor, more art installations along the trail, including a work by Yoko Ono in
Jackson Park, and a state-of-the-art climbing wall at Steelworkers Park. And we will add a new
triathlon training space at Ohio Street Beach.
But even with all of this, some of our communities and their residents still remain cut off from
the lakefront - like the greater Bronzeville area. Residents in Bronzeville can see the lake but
they cannot easily reach it.
To expand access to the lakefront and its amenities, we will open the 35th Street Bridge this
August, featuring a spectacular design by John Hillman. The bridge will link the community to a
new park district facility with a swimming pool and an arts center.
This year, we will also begin construction on pedestrian-only bridges at 41st and 43rd Streets,
and reconstruction of the bridges at 31st Street and Oakwood Avenue. These bridges will finally
give people of Bronzeville, the quad communities, and Kenwood easy access to the lakefront at
multiple points.
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This week, we will cut the ribbon on a brand new space for Theater on the Lake at Fullerton and
begin construction on more year-round space for up and coming theater companies.
As a Congressman, I began the process to secure funding for this project and I am proud that, as
Mayor, we will see it become a reality.
We all know the lake is our front yard. These spaces and investments are its welcome-gates.
Together, it is my hope that they will be the most significant and sustained investments in our
lakefront since the days of Daniel Burnham.
******
The Chicago River is the spine that connects many neighborhoods throughout our city. There
are more miles of waterfront on our river than on our lakefront. If the lake is our front yard,
then the river should become our residential backyard.
In our Building on Burnham plan, we will fulfill the pledge I made upon taking office as Mayor-to make the river- Chicago's next great recreational park.
We will finally make it part of our neighborhoods rather than a separate part of the city given
over to industry and commerce alone. When we closed Chicago's last two coal fired power
plants four years ago, we decreased the amount of industrial traffic, opening up the river for
recreational use.
All those decades of industrial use took their toll on the river. Today, we are transforming it
from an eyesore of our industrial past into an anchor of our neighborhoods.
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We created the Great Rivers Chicago initiative, led by the Metropolitan Planning Council and
Friends of the Chicago River. The goal is to take a broader look at all three of our region's rivers
-the Chicago, the Calumet, and the Des Plaines Rivers. The new vision for the Chicago River
that I am announcing today is an outgrowth of that process.
I am also proud that the health of the river is being restored as a part of this process, as noted
yesterday in the Chicago Tribune. Forty years ago, there were just seven aquatic species in the
River. According to the Friends of the Chicago River, today there are 75.
In the past four years, we have invested in the river's recreational use. We have opened three
boathouses along the river-in Ping Tom Park and in River Park, both designed by Chris Lee,
and in Clark Park, which was designed by Jeanne Gang.
This fall we will open our fourth and final boathouse- Eleanor, in Bridgeport, also designed by
Jeanne Gang. This means there will soon be a place to enjoy the river in every part of the city,
whether for canoeing, kayaking or crew.
Last May, thanks to the tireless advocacy of Friends of the Chicago River, we opened the first
phase of the new Chicago Riverwalk. It has taken a part of the city that was closed for decades
and opened it up for families and guests to enjoy.
When completed this fall, the Riverwalk will span over a mile and a quarter from Lakeshore
Drive to Lake Street on the west end.
Its purpose is to give our residents direct access to the river. And its beautiful design is a
testament to the great work of the architectural teams from Ross-Barney and Sasaki Associates.
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I want to thank all of those who are bringing this dream to fruition - from the architects to the
engineers to the construction workers who are out there completing the work as we are here
talking today.
The Riverwalk is transforming the area along the river in our central business district. The plan
we are announcing today will bring that same renewal to neighborhoods from the South Branch
to the North Branch. We are ending the days of people being cut off from the river and reengaging it to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
Our plan ensures that residents will have an opportunity to access and enjoy the river on an
average of every mile along the north and south branches, whether it's through an extension of
the Riverwalk, a boathouse, or a pedestrian bridge.
This past Sunday, we announced a new rails-to-trails project along the river called the Pilsen
and Little Village Paseo. It will transform an abandoned railroad corridor into a vibrant
recreational space for the residents of Pilsen and Little Village, fulfilling a pledge I made after
we cut the ribbon on the 606.
We are also expanding the Riverwalk from Roosevelt to Harrison in the South Loop, paving the
way for more recreational and economic opportunities in that fast-growing neighborhood.
We will construct two bridges. One is the Riverview Bridge - a two-block long pedestrian-only
bridge in Albany Park.
The second one is a new connection to Horner Park under the Irving Park Bridge, meaning there
will be one less road to cross for walkers, joggers and bicyclists.
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And we will expand Thillens Park below Devon Avenue to give its surrounding residents more
greenspace along the river.
When all is said and done, we will make the City of Chicago unique in the country for having
two separate and distinct waterfronts that are open, accessible, and desirable for residents and
visitors alike. And it will give residents along the river the same kind of amenities that people
enjoy along the lakefront.
******
Building on Burnham will also expand cultural and recreational opportunities for our children
and families in every neighborhood, building on the success of our Night Out in the Parks
program.
Last July, we broke ground on the new XS Tennis Facility in Washington Park on the South Side.
We have invested in a new track at Gately Park on the South Side. We hope the State of Illinois
will follow through on their commitment from 2014 to invest their resources to support this
project and more importantly to support the kids of Chicago. And we will also be investing in a
new rec center for Addams/Medill Park on the Near West Side that will have two baseball fields
and more green space for recreation.
But this is not just about creating new fields or building more bricks and mortar. We are
rethinking the entire programming model -working together across different agencies and
departments to better serve the residents of Chicago.
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Our goal is to make all their facilities more accessible and the programming they offer more
desirable and effective for our youth. For example, the new Beverly and Morgan Park Sports
Center offers programs in gymnastics and ice sports. At Big Marsh kids can partake in adventure
sports. At Columbus Park they can learn soccer and golf. And at Clark Park, they can play
football, baseball, soccer, and crew-ensuring that kids from across our neighborhoods have
access to different sports.
We will also make space available in these public facilities for community partners, so they can
offer their own programming for kids across Chicago.
Every child in every neighborhood deserves to have these opportunities within their reach.
Soon, they will.
******
As we connect our children to more recreational and educational opportunities, we will also
connect them to the natural areas that exist all around us.
When it comes to the beauty of our natural areas, the Second City should never be second to
none. From fishing to biking to walking off the beaten path, Chicago offers the chance to
experience nature without ever leaving the city limits. Now is the time to open more of these
natural areas for more of our families to enjoy.
Today, our park district manages 65 protected natural areas, encompassing more than 1,400
acres throughout the City of Chicago. In the past four years, we have doubled that acreage
through planning and conservation efforts.
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Building on Burnham will take this expansion of natural areas to the next level. It sets a goal of
two-thousand-and-twenty acres of protected natural areas in the City of Chicago by the year
two-thousand-and-twenty.
******
For the past century, Daniel Burnham's original plan helped make Chicago true to our motto as
the great City in a Garden that we are today.
It was the blueprint for ensuring that Chicago could co-exist with our growing industry through
having parks, beaches, and museums to serve our residents while attracting visitors from
around the globe.
Building on Burnham stays true to that vision by ensuring that as our economy continues to
grow today, we will also enhance the quality of life for residents in all of our neighborhoods.
As Chicago grows, we have a responsibility to build on Burn ham's plan and strengthen it to see
the river and other parts of the city in a way that Burnham could never have envisioned but
stays true to his principles of a City in a Garden.
Some may suggest that this is not the time for this project - that our city doesn't have the
resources. But I believe that we have a responsibility to make our neighborhoods safer and
stronger and to give more of our children the opportunities that our parks and recreation can
offer.
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Let's be clear. It was Daniel Burnham who said, "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir
men's blood. Make big plans and aim high in hope and in work." By being more creative, more
collaborative, and more comprehensive in our vision, we will extend Burnham's blueprint to
every corner of Chicago.
We will create recreational and economic opportunities for thousands of residents, draw
visitors from downtown into other neighborhoods, and keep children in every neighborhood
safe, engaged, and learning.
Beyond being the largest after school program in the City, we will also continue to make sure
that these Park District projects expand economic opportunities for all of our residents and
youth alike.
Most importantly, our Building on Burnham plan will help ensure that the "city in a garden" is
within reach of every child in Chicago. In this way, we can ensure that our children "make no
little plans" - because we want their dreams and their futures to be unlimited.
Thank you.
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Thank you, President Ruiz. And thank you for pointing out that this building was designed by
Daniel H Burnham and company, whose work continues to inspire us today.
On behalf of every employee of the Chicago Park District, I can honestly say that it is a pleasure
to have the support of a Mayor and a Board that recognizes and appreciates the importance of
parks.
As General Superintendent and CEO of the Chicago Park District, I have the awesome
responsibility of ensuring every, child, family and community has access to parks and quality
recreational programming. These resources are vital to the overall health of all communities,
without exception.
Under Mayor Emanuel's leadership, we have witnessed dramatic expansion of Chicago's park
system, including the addition of over 750 acres of new parkland, 256 new playgrounds and
more than $800 million in capital investment from public and private sources.
In addition to those accomplishments, the Chicago Park District:
We've become a nation-wide model in the park field. We earned state and national
accreditation - which is extremely rare for an urban park district; and was awarded the
Gold Medal of Excellence for excellence in park and recreation management.
Achieved success with Night out in the Parks series which annually brings over a
thousand free events to Chicago neighborhoods became so popular we have expanded it
to YEAR ROUND.
And, it is so popular in fact, that the "My Chi Parks" App, launched just one year ago
carries the distinction of being the most downloaded municipal app - 75K and growing!
We see that as a sign of how our residents view our parks as an essential part of their
lives.
We understand the business of parks. We commissioned an economic impact study, and
it confirmed that every park in Chicago has a positive impact real estate values. This
study is being replicated in other cities.
And like any good business, we listen to our customers. We have implemented
neighborhood visioning meetings that bring our entire team, along with representatives of
CPS and the police department, to a different neighborhood park each week to discuss
facilities, programming, outreach, concerns and other issues that impact that park.
Together, we create a customized vision for each park and implement a plan that also
takes future developments and changes in the surrounding community into consideration.
By implementing a strategic plan, we put children first, not revenue. Last year we gave
nearly $2.1 million in discounts and financial aid because NO child gets turned away for
the inability to pay.
And we've seen record registration numbers - In fact, we had nearly 156,000 more
registrants in 2015 than 2011. Last year through direct programs and partners, we served
over 600,000 peoplel And as a park district, we welcome over 40 million visitors to our
parks, zoo and museum annually.
And finally, we continue to invest in our parks. In the last five years, we invested over
$BOOM through our parks and our schools to expand recreational opportunities in every
part of the city.
We have either built or improved 220 facilities and made more than 350 outdoor
investments like turf fields. These and other projects have made sure that our youth and
adults can access an indoor or outdoor recreational opportunity no further than one mile
from where they live.
While we maintain true to our Midwest roots in sports like baseball, basketball, football
and soccer... we have expanded the sports of the East with more Rugby and Lacrosse,
while embracing the west with outdoor recreation like hiking, camping and mountain
biking.
Over the past three years, camping programs in the City of Chicago have expanded by
50 percent. To meet this growing demand, we will launch our Chicago Explorers program
in partnership with REI. Our goal is to give 4,000 Chicago adolescents the chance to go
camping every year - right here in their own city.
In just a few moments, Mayor Emanuel will discuss his plans to continue this
comprehensive strategy of investments in our parks, waterfronts (Lakefront and Chicago River),
and neighborhoods. As you've heard, that plan is called Building on Burnham.
In closing, I often say, our success is measured by the number of people that come through our
doors. Our goal is to see every park brimming with children, families and seniors; and every
program filled to capacity. In order for that to happen, we must continue to take a thoughtful
approach to the decisions and investments that we make in all communities.
At this time, I would like to introduce a video highlighting a small sample of what's so great
about Chicago's parks.
Thank you.
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below are two links. One of the speech and the other of the video that highlights our park investments. Look
forward to speaking
Park video:
https://www.sendthisfile.com/SNLOihZxeVAKjgYlPTczPTp7
video of the speech:
https://youtu.be/EGgou3FVGPE
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great. look forward.
On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
My staff will follow up with you. Tuesday would work best
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<mailto:mkimmelman@nytimes.com> > wrote:
Happy to talk anytime. Thursday, Friday or Tuesday works best for me.
best,
Michael
On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 1:55 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
Michael,
Attached is my major Parks speech along with our Superintendent, Mike Kelly's remarks, as well. As a regular
reader of your column I think you will find some value in our "Building on Burnham plan". Would love a
chance to speak to you about our parks - let me know a good time.
Rahm
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 11:21:29 AM
mayor_re <mayor_re@rahmemail.com>
Note from Felicia - some things to consider
Good Morning Mr. Mayor,

First the celebration for Henry English as a great testament to his life. Kudos to you for making it happen!
I applaud your Parks announcement. "Building on Burnham" is bold and ambitious and will have tremendous
impact on our neighborhoods. I do also want to put in a reminder about a bike trail i had spoken to you about
when I was in your office. Covering a distance of more than six miles and named after legendary African
American cyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor, the Major Taylor Trail runs through the following neighborhoods:
Brainerd, Gresham, Beverly, Morgan Park, Roseland and West Pullman. I ride this trail frequently with my
family. However, the trial has suffered from underinvestment for years.
Why does this matter?
The trail honors Marshall W. "Major" Taylor (1878 -1932) who was one of the most celebrated bicycle racers
of the late nineteenth century. He was also African-American. As you have developed 606 and will develop
Paseo and other like trails, blacks lament the condition of this trail. You should know this. Now, some (mostly
whites) will argue that the get high use, but the challenge is it's pretty shitty most of the time so it deters use. If
you build it they will come. Food for thought. If you ever want to ride it - I'm game. Warning - I am probably
not as fast as you.
Regarding Black United Fund-Henry's son mentioned this, and maybe others. If you aren't already aware, in
the past City of Chicago employees could make direct payroll contributions to the Black United Fund and other
organizations. I know personally because Dwayne and I both contributed directly when I was on the Police
Force. I don't know why those direct payroll contributions were discontinued. Perhaps it is something worth
looking into. City employees could take a more active role in supporting important organizations in their own
communities.
Respectfully,
Felicia
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 2:16:02 PM
Meeting
Mayor,
I need to get on your calendar about moving the ball forward on some of our security issues. I am out this week
but can you have someone send over some times that may work in the next couple of weeks.
In addition to security, we need a few minutes on other issues related to the development.
I hope you had a chance to get away with Amy and the kids this spring.
See you soon,
Tom
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 3:25:45 PM
Mayor Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com>
Rahm
If you're interested would be happy to update you on River Point and the impressive follow on "wake" for
Chicago of Cleversafe's spectacular exit to IBM.
Lany
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Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 6:34 AM
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Mayors Rise to the Defense of Free Trade

As presidential candidates from both parties attack TPP, its municipal leaders who are offering
the most cogent vision of global engagement.
Carlos Osorio / AP
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CHICAGOHoward A. Tullman, the chief executive officer of the technology incubator called 1871
doesnt exaggerate when he calls the bustling operation a start-up factory. Working from a 130,000-foot
facility in the imposing old Merchandise Mart building here, 1871 currently provides office space,
mentoring, courses, and networking opportunities to 425 companies, their workers hunched over laptops in
the cavernous workspace. Firms nurtured by 1871 have created 4,500 jobs since the incubator opened in
2012.
One core service 1871 provides to its tech entrepreneurs is exposure to like-minded international
counterparts. It has established working relationships with start-up accelerators in cities from Mexico City
and London to Tel Aviv, and regularly brings delegations through to meet with its budding firms. Weve
learned that you have to be global from day one, says Tullman. It may take a while. But [our companies]
are very sensitive as to how do they build connections into the big...other markets: China, India, Europe,
South America.
1871s default instinct toward global engagement captures a larger dynamic almost completely obscured in a
2016 presidential race dominated by criticism of free trade: Mayors and private sector leaders in almost all of
Americas major metropolitan areas believe they can accelerate growth and expand opportunity by
deepening their integration into the world economy, not retreating from it. Mayors are becoming much
more aware that cities need to be active participants in the global economy, says Amy Liu, the director of
the Brookings Institutions Metropolitan Policy Program. Its not just about connecting their firms to
consumer demand through exports. They are also becoming more focused on what can cities do to position
their economies [as] the destinations for foreign students, foreign firms, and supply chains.
Particularly among Democrats, this metropolitan globalism has opened a chasm between the partys local
and national leadership. In the presidential race, Bernie Sanders has unreservedly denounced free trade deals
like the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership that President Obama completed last year; Hillary Clinton has
feebly bent in that gale, abandoning her own earlier support for the Pacific agreement. Far fewer
congressional Democrats than in the 1990s are backing free trade, too.
But the nations mayorsmost of them Democrats, especially in the larger cities remain overwhelmingly
committed to free trade in general and the Trans-Pacific Partnership in particular. The U.S. Conference of
Mayors has officially endorsed the Pacific pact, and it has drawn enthusiastic praise from big-city
Democratic mayors such as Atlantas Kasim Reed, Chicagos Rahm Emanuel and Tampas Bob Buckhorn.
Buckhorn sees TPP as a chance to grow the 80,000 jobs the giant Port of Tampa already provides. The
agreement enhances our ability to sell made in America goods to largely the Far East via the Panama
Canal, Buckhorn says. It would be foolish not to support that. Other mayors like Emanuel see
opportunities in exporting not only goods but also business services, which tend to cluster in citieslike the
young software engineers congregating at 1871. Completing TPP is essential for the architects who work
here, the lawyers, the manufacturers, our software developers, says Emanuel. Growth for Chicagos
economy requires more markets to sell into. Even in places where the statewide debate favors
protectionism, mayors and local leaders in such cities as Columbus, Ohio, are investing in aggressive
strategies to promote exports and attract foreign talent and investment.
Christopher Cabaldon, the mayor of West Sacramento, California, since 1998, remembers that when he first
started attending Mayors Conference meetings on trade only mayors from cities with big ports or major
exporters would participate. Now, cities of all sizes recognize their stake in finding their global niche, says
Cabaldon, who chairs the Mayors Conference committee on jobs. So many cities, in fact, have successfully
tapped global opportunities that Brookings research shows that the nations 100 largest metro areas account
for nearly 90 percent of all U.S. exports and roughly three-fourths of jobs in foreign-owned companies. The
top 118 metro areas also host 85 percent of foreign students.
These same population hubs are now increasingly indispensable to Democratic political fortunes. In 2012,
Obama amassed more of his total victory margin in just his 100 best counties than any presidential winner
since at least 1920. And Democrats now control the mayors offices in virtually all big citieseven in the
reddest states.
Yet in their national debate, Democrats are elevating the protectionist sentiments of blue-collar workers who
largely vote Republican over the desire for expanded trade in the growing urban centers that now anchor
their electoral coalition. Buckhorn and Cabaldon are two of many mayors scratching their heads over that
calculation.
Both men say the answer to understandable anxieties about economic change is to provide workers in
threatened industries with training to compete for new jobsnot to renounce opportunities from expanded
trade in the vain hope of protecting existing firms and jobs. Blocking trade agreements, Cabaldon notes,
wont stop the changes powered by the unrelenting forces of technological advance and global competition.
The notion that you can just freeze your metropolitan economy in place right now, or the way it used to be,
is just a fiction we [mayors] cant live with, Cabaldon says. So its a question of what are the tools we
have to make the best of the opportunities, reduce the suffering from the dislocation and then figure out how
to compete.
Neither Sanders nor Clinton has framed the new economic reality anywhere near so cogently. Its a special
kind of Democratic myopia that Americas inexorable integration into the global economy looks so much
clearer from the base of the party in the cities than it does from its apex in the race for the White House.
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Thursday, March 24, 2016 9:44:47 PM
Lori Healy
MayorLori healy has an idea to run by you, believe it's about lucas but not sure. She can be reached at (312)
Thanks
Mike
MTF
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Friday, March 25, 2016 2:46:03 PM
Cassandr
Re: Gangs/Shootings Potential Innovative Solution
Ok
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> Good morning, Mayor Emanuel....
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> I have a very interesting idea to solve some of the gang-related problems the city is experiencing.
>
> I also wanted to address renters in the city and how you could help them with gauging rent increases and
placing a cap on them going forward showing your loyalty to the citizens.
>
> If you would like to discuss these topics, please let me know.
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> Warm regards .... Cassandra
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Michael,
Per our conversation today here are the data points:
* In 2014, the Chicago Park District was awarded the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Parks and
Recreation by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration - the first urban park district to
receive this award.
* The Chi parks app is the most downloaded municipal app in the country, with approximately 74,000
downloads so far.
* Chicago has been recognized by KaBOOM! as a Playful City USA community in 2013, 2014 and 2015. This
award is given to cities, towns and counties nationwide that are making their communities more playable.
We have record high enrollment in our park district programming; since 2011, enrollment has almost doubled
each year (198,039 people enrolled in programming in 201 I vs 354,032 people in 2015).
Additionally, if you are able to attend the James Beard Awards Gala, it will be held at Lyric Opera of Chicago
on Monday, May 2.
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Friday, April 1, 2016 9:55:09 PM
Re:
Staying at Palmer house with family. Let me know if you can grab drink around 6 or coffee early morning. I
realize it's unlikely with such short notice. Hope you are well and weathering the storms.
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
See you there
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I think you have to accept that Feds are coming, esp. with Hillary others calling for it. sounds like you have
"welcomed" them. good.
The people they send can be pains in the ass, workable, or friendly. You obviously want to use your influence to
find the friendliest crew. Most police departments strongly resist the Feds. Ours did. It was a tough relationship,
especially in the few 2 years. However, the fact that we "invited them" (weren't imposed upon us) created a
number of opportunities for our mayor at the time to push back when the feds were getting too intrusive.
Conversely, there were times when we had to order our cops to stop stonewalling the feds. I mentioned that they
were here for 8 years, but that was just an "independent monitor" that lasted 8 years that could on occasion go to
a federal judge if he didn't feel the reforms were being followed. It was a shitty relationship for 2-3 years, then
smooth sailing for 5. Even in years 1-3, we were able to insure that our cops continued to "run the department"
without daily interference.
Boundaries:
I. You don't want the Feds "running your department".
2. You should ask for a "patterns and practices review" that is focused on evaluating procedures and making
recommendations for reformed procedures. this is basically boilerplate now but we have found the policies to be
very good related to use of force, transparency around allegations of police misconduct, investigations thereof,
etc.
3. You establish that Feds are making recommendations about policies, NOT engaging in a witch hunt of the
past. This is key. Inviting them in with open arms will make it a lot more likely that you can limit this scope.
4. The Feds will drive some of your cops nuts so you need to establish times and protocols for their visits.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
Explain
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Good to welcome Feds. As I mentioned we "invited" them--they were going to come in regardless--and that
helped set positive tone. In order to preserve police morale you have establish a fed-local relationship or else
Feds will drive your folks nuts. Get ahead ofit and try to establish some boundaries.
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Good chat. Best advice: keep black cop organization close. Follow their lead. They will probably push you left
but will also know when to stop. In cincinnati I inherited a bad chief who happened to be black. He had
enormous vocal black elected and minister support. For 20 months he had the Sentinels (our black cop
organization) support and so we waited. Finally Sentinels realized he was so bad that they agreed to go public if
we fired him. We fired him, immediate black radio and electes went nuts, but sentinels defended us and
controversy died in 48 hours. In my opinion we survived this decision because of reservoir of respect for black
cops by community. If they say certain reforms are needed, not a bad group to stand with.
On Wednesday, December 2, 2015, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
Call me when you have a moment.
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Date: Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 12:28 AM
Subject: Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago to be water conservation leader. - Chicago Tribune
To: Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com <mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com> >
Mayor:
I know that Chicago is working hard to be the national leader in water conservation.
Watersmart Software has become the leading provider of water conservation software serving 54 cities in 8
states throughout the country. They're preparing to launch internationally later this year.
The CEO ofWaterSmart will be in Chicago later this month, and I wanted to ask if there was anyone on your
team he might meet with?
Thank you.
Steve Westly
Managing Partner
The Westly Group
2200 Sand Hill Road, Suite 250
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 275-7420 <tel:%28650%29%20275-7420>
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maricar@westlygroup.com <mailto:maricar@westlygroup.com>
---Original Message--From: Steve Westly
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:25 PM
To: Rahm Emanuel
Subject: FW: Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago to be water conservation leader. - Chicago Tribune
Mayor:
I read that "Emanuel told Israeli reporters that he wants Chicago to become a leader in water conservation,
starting with a massive overhaul of the city's aging water system."
We've looked at over 100 companies in the water conservation space over the last six years.
The leading company in water conservation is considered to be a small San Francisco based firm called Water
Smart. They provide software that uses, social behavior to encourage conservation (i.e. they provide
personalized advice showing how much water you're using compared to your neighbors. They then give you
specific suggestions on how to reduce your water consumption).
They're already in 12 cities throughout the US and project to be in over 20 by the end of the year.
We have not invested in the company, but know the space well, and are looking seriously at investing in
WaterSmart .
We think the City of San Antonio will sign with them in Q3.
Please let me know if you would like me to connect the Head of your Water Department with the CEO of
WaterSmart.
Steve Westly
Managing Partner
The Westly Group
(650) 275-7420
Lisa Hellrich (Assistant)
lisa@westlygroup.com <mailto:lisa@westlygroup.com>
From: Hall, Abby [Abby.Hall@cityofchicago.org]

Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 4:47 PM
To: Kohnke, Lisa; Berman, Emily; Faulman, Mike
Subject: FW: Invitation | April 27th Private Breakfast with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi
Kvirikashvili
Thoughts on this?
From: Castro, Lisa [mailto:lcastro@paulsoninstitute.org]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 2:02 PM
To: mayor_re@rahmemail.com
Cc: Hall, Abby
Subject: Invitation | April 27th Private Breakfast with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Dear Rahm,
Please join me for a private breakfast I am hosting for the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi
Kvirikashvili, at The Chicago Club on Wednesday, April 27 at 8:00 AM.
Appointed on December 30, Prime Minister Kvirikashvili is making his first official visit to the United
States but is no stranger to Chicago or the state of Illinois. A finance graduate of the University of
Illinois, he has served in many pivotal roles in Tbilisi, including as Economy Minister, Foreign Minister,
and Deputy Prime Minister. He is also a former banking executive and businessman.
Prime Minister Kvirkashvili has emphasized the importance of US-Georgia relations in the context of
his countrys continuing integration into the Euro-Atlantic partnership. He is also putting considerable
emphasis on Georgias economic relationship with China, not least as a potential transit point for landbased trade between Asia and Europe. He hopes to use his visit to Chicago and other U.S. cities to
explain his governments approach to east-west trade along the so-called new Silk Road corridor,
Tbilisi's relationship with China, and how the United States and US businesses might bolster their own
economic role in his country.
The Paulson Institute has great interest in Chinas economic development. So with Georgia potentially
playing an important role in Beijings multibillion dollar trade and transit initiatives, the Prime
Ministers visit struck me as a useful opportunity for us in Chicago to learn how things are playing out
on the ground in the Caucasus.
I hope you will join me and look forward to your active participation in our small breakfast discussion.
Please RSVP to Lisa Castro at lcastro@paulsoninstitute.org.
All the best,
Hank Paulson
Chairman | The Paulson Institute
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From: Steve Westly <steve@westlygroup.com>
Date: April 5, 2016 at 12:28:56 AM CDT
To: Rahm Emanuel <mayor re@rahmemail.com>
Subject: Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago to be water conservation leader. - Chicago
Tribune
Mayor:
I know that Chicago is working hard to be the national leader in water conservation.
Watersmart Software has become the leading provider of water conservation software serving 54
cities in 8 states throughout the country. They're preparing to launch internationally later this year.
The CEO ofWaterSmart will be in Chicago later this month, and I wanted to ask if there was
anyone on your team he might meet with?
Thank you.
Steve Westly
Managing Partner
The Westly Group
(650) 275-7420
Mari car Baylon-Mahoney (Assistant)
maricar@westlygroup.com
-----Original Message---From: Steve Westly

Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:25 PM
To: Rahm Emanuel
Subject: FW: Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago to be water conservation leader. - Chicago
Tribune
Mayor:
I read that "Emanuel told Israeli reporters that he wants Chicago to become a leader in water
conservation, starting with a massive overhaul of the city's aging water system."
We've looked at over I 00 companies in the water conservation space over the last six years.
The leading company in water conservation is considered to be a small San Francisco based firm
called Water Smart. They provide software that uses, social behavior to encourage conservation
(i.e. they provide personalized advice showing how much water you're using compared to your
neighbors. They then give you specific suggestions on how to reduce your water consumption).
They're already in 12 cities throughout the US and project to be in over 20 by the end of the year.
We have not invested in the company, but know the space well, and are looking seriously at
investing in WaterSmart.
We think the City of San Antonio will sign with them in Q3.
Please let me know if you would like me to connect the Head of your Water Department with the
CEO ofWaterSmart.
Steve Westly
Managing Partner
The Westly Group
(650) 275-7420
Lisa Hellrich (Assistant)
lisa@westlygroup.com
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 1:32:14 PM
Chris Gladwin <chris@gladwinmail.com>
Re: CPL and Cleversafe
Thank you for your willingness to help. I will make sure Brian at the
library is in touch and we facilitate the meeting. I would like to
discuss, as well, charitable support for u media centers at our
neighborhood libraries . They are a big hit with teens.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 6, 2016, at 11 :29 PM, Chris Gladwin <chris@gladwinmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mayor Emanuel,
>
> I spoke with Larry Levy today and he suggested I send you a quick email about how I could help the Chicago
Public Library get more digital. It seems that Cleversafe's expertise in long-term, large-scale data storage could
be a great fit with the library. I'd be happy to connect the library with the right people at Cleversafe and help
shepherd that connection. I'm no longer at the company and am out of the data storage industry as I'm now
working on a new company - in Chicago again - with a likely focus on computing (vs. storage).
>
> After the IBM acquisition closed, I helped with the transition for 90 days then moved on as my interest is in
starting another company with the potential to have an outcome like Cleversafe. It was really satisfying to create
a lot of new jobs for a lot of talented people as well as to create an investment return for a lot of great investors.
And I'm extra thrilled to hear about investors like Larry turning those gains around into investment in new
technology companies to grow the impact even further.
>
>
>Regards,
> Chris Gladwin
>
>
>
From: Theaster Gates [theaster@uchicago.edu]

Sent: Friday, April 08, 2016 5:26 PM
CC: Boone, Michelle
Subject: Updates
Hey Rahm,
Amy was over at the Arts Bank yesterday with James Rondeau and Jackie Bucksbaum. It
was great to tour the space with them again. Also, Valerie Jarrett who happened to be in
town got a chance to get a glimpse of the great programing happening in the space. On
another note, I wanted to give you an update on OHare Art Project, as you know we are
only managing the curatorial art side of the project. The RFQ call for artist was issued per
DMJM directive, and as part of the contract they are to handle and manage
communication with the city. Im not sure if theyve informed you that the RFQ is live.
We are already receiving great interest from artist who want to apply.
Thanks for all your support and believing in my ability to curate. Would love to catch up
some more when you have time.
P.S. Here is the link: TINYURL.COM/OMPCALLFORART
Best,
Theaster
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Deur Friends:
As Mayor and on hchalf of the City of Chicago, it is my pleasure 10 invite you to pat1icipal~ in our
Community Conference Call with Interim Poll S111>cri11tcnclent Eddie Johnson and I on Thur.1day,
April 14th, 2016, 5:30pm CST to discuss our upcoming "faith and Action" Summer Campaign Kick-(lff, To
participate in the. Community Conference Call, plells<: dial I (800) 230-1074. RSVP your participation 011
lite ~all to ma1orrsvnriilcityofchica.llQ&!:ll or 312-744-1718.
The well-being and safety of our children in Chicago i5 my top priority and it lakes all of us to pr<widc
our youth with a safe environment nnd resource., they deserve nod need to excel, I would appreciate your
partnership again in rallying our communities to take to the streets for u safe summer ar,d pe,rnet\Jl Chkllgo
where all ol' our children and neighborhood communities can thrive.
l will he asking all faith leaders, members of houses of worship, community organi,.atfons and fellow
resident, lo pai1icipate in our 3"' Annual "Faith um.I Action" Summer Campaign Kick-off that w!II take place
on Friday, May 27"', from 7pm-9pm. Our rallying cry will be "Put the Guns Down" and our mission is to
replace them wiih the opportunities equal lo our children's potential.
There ure many ways that you can participate in the Faith and Action Kick-Ort: You can urganh,e a
Block Club Party, neighborhood clean-up, positive loitering, prayer circle, rally for peace, and community
BBQ. or you can join the events that will take place in neighborhoods in all comers of our city.
Wiih all ofus working together, lam confident that we can create opportunities lo engage our children
and communities in activities and events that are fun and sate. Thank you for all tl1al you do lo make Chicago a
safer and more peaceful city for all, and l hope you'll join Interim Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and I
for the Community Conrercnce Cltll on Thursday, April 14'' al 5:30pm. To participate, please dial I
(800) 230-1074. RSVP your participation on the call to mayorrs\'11(alrityolchlcago.org or 312-744-1718.
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C6mo: Varias maneras de particlpar incluyen pero nose 1imltan a: Organizar un evento para enviar
un mensaje positive de paz y seguridad en nuestra ciudad. NingUn evento es muy pequelio. Esto es lo
que puede hacer: Organizar un BBQ, dirigir un grupo de oraci6n, coordinar actividades para j6venes,
organice un servlcio de Iglesia o misa, organizar una fiesta de club de cuadra, lnscriblr a nuevos
participantes en clubes de cuadra y anlmar a residentes que participen en reuniones de CAPS, revlsar
el bienestar de las personas mayores, limpiezas de cuadras, caminatas de barrio, actividades para los
J6venes. Para obtener mas informaci6n sabre los eventos de su Distrito Local, por favor llame al 311.
Para registrar su evento, por favor pohgase en comunlcacipn con nosotros

Mayorrsvp@cityofchlcago,org o llame al 312"7441718.
ALCALDE RAHM EMANUEL
3 rd Annual
Chicago's Summer of
Faith and Action Kickoff
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to participate in neighborhood activities
across the City empowering them. to
take back our>communities.
How: Various ways to participate include but are not limited to: barbeques, street corner prayer
and rallies, door-to-door canvassing, block club parties, recruiting block clubs, positive loitering
and residents to attend CAPS meetings, wellness checks of seniors, block clean-ups, neighborhood
walks, activities for youth. For more information on the Local District events, please call 311.
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Great talking today. See attached information per our conversation.
City Builds on Road to Reform, Immediately Implements Nearly a Third of the

Police Accountability Task Force Recommendations
New Reforms a "Down Payment" on Recommendations, Opportunity for Reform will Continue
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Superintendent Eddie Johnson are announcing today that the Chicago
Police Department is taking the next steps on its road to reform by immediately implementing
nearly a third of the recommendations from the Police Accountability Task Force. The city is
further reviewing and developing an action plan around the remaining recommendations.
The actions center on three core goals that have been the focus of the city's ongoing reform
efforts: strengthening police accountability and oversight, restoring trust between police officers
and residents of Chicago, and increasing transparency. The actions range from strengthening
CPD' s Bureau oflntemal Affairs so it can better hold officers accountable for wrongdoing, to
improving CPD training programs so they help officers better understand cultural differences.
The reforms go beyond the police department. All the city's 911 call takers and dispatchers at
OEMC will undergo new training to improve their interactions and deliver the best service
possible to the public.
"As a city, we cannot rest until we fully address the systemic issues facing the Chicago Police
Department, and the steps announced today build on our road to reform," said Mayor Emanuel.
"Under the leadership of Superintendent Eddie Johnson, the police department will implement
these reforms immediately while we continue to work together to find additional ways to restore
the fabric of trust in communities across Chicago. As we look towards the future, our city will be
better off because we faced up to these challenges and confronted them head on."
"Trust is at the heart of good policing, safe communities and is the central challenge facing
Chicago today," said Superintendent Johnson. "These reforms are a down payment on restoring
that trust, and build on the important progress we've made in recent months. Working together
with community leaders, parents, ministers, youth, and others, we will continue to build on this
progress in the months and years ahead."
In addition to the reforms being immediately implemented, the city is committing to the police
oversight concepts recommended by the Task Force, including independent investigations of
serious police misconduct, a new Public Safety Auditor, a role for citizen oversight, and
increased transparency and independence for the entire system. The city has begun discussions
with the United State Department ofJustice (DOJ) on the Task Force's recommendations in this
area and will continue to consult with DOJ as we develop a strategic plan to accomplish these
goals and create a robust, effective police discipline system. In the meantime, IPRA is committed
to implementing the Task Force recommendations for how it should conduct business in this
interim period.
"We are at a historic moment for reform in Chicago's history, and under the leadership of Mayor
Emanuel and Superintendent Johnson, we are taking steps in the right direction to address the
issues facing the Chicago Police Department," said Chairman of the Public Safety Committee
Ariel Reboyras. "We have more work to do in order to rebuild public trust and restore
accountability in the police department. In the weeks and months ahead, we'll be working with
leaders across the city and the City Council to continue to address these important issues."
The Task Force report made at least 76 specific recommendations, and more than 30 percent of
them are now being implemented. Those items are listed below. To ensure successful
implementation of the reforms and to provide transparency, the city will issue quarterly, written
progress updates and make them public.
Rebuilding Trust Between CPD and the Residents of Chicago:
Community Bridge Meetings (PATF p. 41): As part of the Police Department's efforts to rebuild
public trust and heal the rift between the Department and minority communities, Superintendent
Johnson has lead community bridge meetings over the past few weeks to discuss communitypolice relations and ways to overcome long-standing cultural differences. Moving forward,
Superintendent Johnson will continue to facilitate community bridge meetings across the city in
the beginning of May.
Addressing Bias and Cultural Differences Through Training (PATF pp. 55-56): On his first day
in office, Superintendent Johnson committed to connecting all new recruits to Chicago youth of
different cultures and races through restorative justice methods. Building off a successful
partnership with the YMCA called Bridging the Divide, CPD officers are being trained in
restorative justice methods to discuss race, bias, perception and cultural difference in a safe
environment. The first police officers participated in this expanded training at Marshall High
School on April 15th; additional trainings will be scheduled in the coming weeks.
investing in 911 Call Taker training (PATFpp 118-119): In response to recent incidents, OEMC
is implementing new training for all 911 call takers and dispatchers to improve their interactions
and deliver the best service possible to the public. Once training is completed, employees will be
subject to progressive discipline for rude or unprofessional behavior. OEMC will also train for
all 911 dispatchers on properly responding to and dispatching CIT-certified officers to scenes
involving a mental health crisis ..
Continuing to Invest in CIT Training (PATF pp. 120-122, 138): CPD's Crisis Intervention
Training is a 40-hour certification on techniques to de-escalate confrontations with individuals in

crisis, particularly people with mental illnesses. CPD will increase the number of officers fully
certified in CIT by 50 percent by the end of 2016, and more than 30 percent of the department
will be certified by the end of 2017. Going forward, all districts, on every watch, will be staffed
by at least one CIT officer, and 911 dispatchers will have a current and updated roster of all CITcertified officers on duty on a given watch. In addition, going forward, all field training officers
and supervisory classes will be fully certified in CIT. Finally, CPD is developing a 2-day,
scenario-based training for all officers in de-escalation techniques and recognizing and
responding to mental health crises; all officers will receive that training by the end of the year.
Expanding Homicide Crisis Response and Recovery Model (PA TF p. 128): The Chicago
Department of Public Health (CDPH) and CPD have partnered with Chicago Survivors to
dispatch trained civilian responders to provide immediate response and support to family
members of homicide victims, with ongoing services for up to six months. The City has
expanded that pilot city wide for every homicide.
Expanding the Use ofTasers (PATFp. 127): Since the start of the year, the number of Chicago
Police officers who have been certified to use a Taser has quadrupled. More than 8,000 CPD
officers have now been certified, and the Department is on track to have all officers responding
to calls for service trained by June I.
Community Education Campaign (PATF pp. 119-120): As part of the new Steering Committee to
address law enforcement crisis response, the Chicago Department of Public Health is partnering
with mental health practitioners to design a community education campaign to help residents
recognize the symptoms of mental illness and inform them how best to respond to mental health
crisis, including seeking help or emergency assistance from the City.
Restoring Accountability in the Chicago Police Department:
Expanding Use ofBody Cameras (PATF p. 141-142): This year CPD will expand its body-worn
camera pilot to 7 police districts, covering more than a third of the City. Officers in those
districts will be fully trained and using the cameras on a rolling basis between June I st and
August 1st. Last week the Superintendent, First Deputy Superintendent, Chief of Patrol, all
Deputy Chief of Patrol, the Deputy Chief of CAPS and the Deputy Chief of the Training
Academy were trained and given cameras, which they are now using.
Early Intervention System (PATF pp. 109-111): CPD is in the process of designing and
developing an in-house, non-disciplinary early intervention system to provide additional training

and supports for officers as needed.
Collaboration to Improve and Enhance Misconduct Investigation (PATF p. 82): The Chicago
Police Department, Independent Police Review Authority, and the Law Department have
initiated a collaborative program to review officer discipline histories, patterns of alleged
misconduct, civil settlements and judgments, citizen complaints and other data to focus
resources, prioritize and open new misconduct investigations, and take disciplinary action
against officers with histories of excessive force, where warranted.
Expediting internal investigations (PATF pp. 84-85): Going forward, the Department's Bureau
of Internal Affairs (BIA) will expedite the process in which supervisors review disciplinary
recommendations to make sure discipline is swift and certain. In the past, this review process
could take months. Going forward, in severe cases, the review will be completed in 45 days, and
review ofless severe cases will be completed in 30 days.
Improving the quality ofsupervisory investigations (PATF p 84-85): BIA will now train
designated sergeants by district and unit to conduct internal investigations in order to make them
more efficient, fair and consistent.
BIA mediation standards (PATF p. 83): CPD is developing a set of guidelines to structure and
clarify the eligibility and process for mediation of disciplinary actions.

Misconduct Hotline (PATFp. 77): BIA will create a third-party hotline for members of the
Chicago Police Department to report misconduct.

Better training for investigators: BIA will require all of its investigators to complete the same
training as detectives.
Recording all interviews: Going forward, BIA will video record all of its investigatory
interviews, consistent with CPD's current electronic recording policies for interviews in major
felony cases.
Discipline Guidelines (PATFp. 87): CPD is in the process of finalizing a discipline matrix that
will bring a clear and fixed set of penalties for misconduct, taking into consideration mitigating
and aggravating circumstances.
Concurrent Investigations (PATFp. 85): BIA and IPRA administrative investigations will now
proceed concurrently with any state or federal criminal investigation absent an express and
compelling request from a prosecuting authority.
Expanding Transparency:
Implementing Chicago's Policy for Evidence Release in Police Involved Shootings (PATF pp.
133-136): In February, the Task Force on Police Accountability recommended a new City policy
on the release of evidence, including videos, in police-involved shootings and other serious
incidents. The Mayor embraced their recommendations, and six city departments have been
working to collect relevant evidence and prepare for its release in the coming weeks.
City to Issue Quarterly Progress Reports (PATF p. 45, 53): As part of the city's efforts to
successfully implement these reforms and engage the public on this important work, officials
will issue quarterly, written updates on the progress made to date.
Reforms to IPRA:
The city is committing to the police oversight concepts recommended by the Task Force,
including independent investigations of serious police misconduct, a new Public Safety Auditor,
a role for citizen oversight, and increased transparency and independence for the entire system.
While the city considers options for structural reform for police accountability, the Task Force
also made several recommendations for IPRA during this transition period. Chief Administrator
Fairley has embraced these recommendations:
Independent Auditing ofIPRA 's investigations (PA TF p. 164): Fairley has secured an
independent audit of a statistical sample of past investigations and is seeking authority to audit
its work going forward.
Community Outreach (PATF p. 164): Fairley and her staff have attended numerous community
meetings are committed to forming a Community Board with broad representation.
Clarify criteria for affidavit override (PATF p. 164): State law and the collective bargaining
agreement require complainants of police misconduct to sign sworn affidavits before IPRA or
CPD can finish their investigations, though there are circumstances when the City can and
should proceed with a disciplinary investigation even without an affidavit. IPRA posted draft
rules on Friday, April 15 to clarify when the Chief Administrator will override the affidavit
requirement. Criteria for override include the seriousness of the offense, the credibility of the
complaint, and whether the alleged misconduct concerns the integrity of the officers involved.
Discipline Guidelines (PATFpp. 87, 164): IPRA, like CPD, is in the process of finalizing a
discipline matrix that will bring a clear and fixed set of penalties for misconduct, taking into
consideration mitigating and aggravating circumstances.
Implement the Transparency Policy (PATF p. 164): IPRA has committed to implementing the
new City policy on the release of evidence, including videos, in police-involved shootings and
other serious incidents and has been working with other city agencies to prepare for its release in
the coming weeks.
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:40:04 PM
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You're welcome. All the best.

DLP
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>> On Apr 21, 2016, at 8:20 AM, Deval Patrick
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>>Sorry.Got busy.
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>> I think it's an important and meaningful first step. A "down payment," as you say. I think it's equally
important that you are taking action promptly, without waiting for DOJ, and that you are pledging to check in
with the public on progress as you go. Your new superintendent has a big job, both the public facing part and
the inward facing part. He'll have to be careful that he speaks with the same voice to each constituency; doing
otherwise even a little will undermine you both. And you ought to take the initiative with DOJ now and have
them either align with the recommendations (so you can get on with implementation) or tell you where they will
depart from the recommendations (again, so you can get on with implementation).
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>> That's what I think.
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>>DLP
>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Apr 20, 2016, at 6:25 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
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>>> Tell me what you think?
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>>>> On Apr 20, 2016, at 5:04 PM, Deval Patrick <
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>>>> Got it. Good luck.
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>>>>> On Apr 20, 2016, at 5:55 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> Great talking today. See attached information per our conversation.
>>>>> <Embargoed -- Road to Reform Press Release.doc>
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RE:WSJ
Singapore's gathering and use of data. Also, Philadelphia's sharing of data that can lead to enlisting/encouraging every
citizen to find innovative solutions to problems, (could spur both nonprofit and for-profit endeavors).
Harnessing the "wisdom of crowds" and then empowering folks to turn that into solutions and actions (versus just
complaining and pointing fingers).
From: Rahm Emanuel [mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com]

Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 10:20 AM
To: Ruiz, Jesse
Subject: Re: WSJ
I did what caught your attention.

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On Apr 25, 2016, at 9:07 AM, Ruiz, Jesse <Jesse.Ruiz@dbr.com> wrote:
Hope you and your family had a good Passover weekend.
In case you hadn't seen it, there is an interesting section today in the Wall Street Journal on the
future of cities. Some interesting ideas.
Jesse
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What is going on?

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Thanks
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>> How do I get in touch w the person heading your task force on homelessness? I have an idea for a
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Get this to Lisa butler and m Negron

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Date: April 26, 2016 at 12:11:49 PM CDT
To: rahm <mayor re@rahmemail.com>
Subject: Homelessness
How do I get in touch w the person heading your task force on homelessness? I have an idea for a
fundraiser.
Xo
Ps its Jimmys bday

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Lisa emailed you

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> Btw, you know rm always happy to help you with the river. It's just that last time I came to a meeting w 5
pages of ideas and the woman (Rice?) just turned to me and said, "I'm going to go around the table and I want
you to tell me how much your check is for."
> Took the fun out of it for me. But again, rm always here for you.
>
> I also have an idea for a Sustainable Innovation Center that would create jobs on the south side. I'm meeting
w Leslie Darling next week, so maybe she'll like the idea. I spoke w Durbin about it and he LOVED it.
>
> Take care
>Xo
>
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>> On Apr 26, 2016, at 12:15 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayorJe@rahmemail.com> wrote:
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>> I will get you in touch with Lisa
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>>> On Apr 26, 2016, at 12:11 PM, Wendy <
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>>> How do I get in touch w the person heading your task force on homelessness? I have an idea for a
fundraiser.
>>>
>>>Xo
>>>W
>>> Ps its Jimmys bday
>>>
From: Alcantara, Elias [Elias_Alcantara@who.eop.gov]

Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 9:23 AM
To: Koronides, Christine
Subject: FW: Fair Chance Hiring Pledge
Hi Christine, making sure you and the mayor saw this. Please let me know if you need
additional information.
We are hoping to get businesses on board by tomorrow when we will make an
announcement. Companies and organizations should feel free to sign-up here:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/criminal-justice/business-pledge
Happy to chat if you have additional questions.
Best,
Elias
Elias Alcantara
Associate Director
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House
Office: 202-456-3963 Cell: 202-596-4137
Email: ealcantara@who.eop.gov
From: Jarrett, Valerie
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 7:02 PM
To: Emanuel.rahm@gmail.com
Cc: Alcantara, Elias
Subject: Fair Chance Hiring Pledge
Dear Rahm,
As you know, President Obama is committed to reforming Americas criminal justice
system, and reducing barriers facing people who are trying to put their lives back on
track.
A broad bipartisan coalition has come together to support the reforms needed to bring
about this change.
I wanted to update you on our Fair Chance Hiring Pledge.
Two weeks ago, we officially launched the pledge here at the White House alongside 19
companies: American Airlines, Busboys and Poets, The Coca-Cola Company, Facebook,
Georgia Pacific, Google, Greyston Bakery, The Hershey Company, The Johns Hopkins
Hospital and Health System, Koch Industries, Libra Group, PepsiCo, Prudential, Starbucks,
Uber, Under Amour / Plank Industries, Unilever and Xerox.
The pledge represents a call-to-action for all members of the private sector to improve
their communities by eliminating barriers for those with a criminal record and creating a
pathway for a second chance.
This week, as part of the National Reentry Week, we will make a second round
announcement of additional companies and organizations who have joined the pledge. I
am aware that your community has already taken steps to provide opportunities by
enacting ban the box policies at the state and local level. Building on those efforts,
wed like to ask you to engage your local chamber of commerce and companies in your
communities to sign-up to the pledge.
If you are interested in engaging in this effort, please let me know with whom on your
team we can discuss additional details. If you have any questions please contact Elias
Alcantara at 202-456-3963 or ealcantara@who.eop.gov.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
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Fwd: it would be great to catch up when you have a moment
Get us together at his office for lunch

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From: "Griffin, Kenneth" <Kenneth.Griffin@citadel.com>
Date: April 28, 2016 at 6:35: 15 PM CDT

To: Rahm Emanuel <mayor re0lrahmemail.com>
Subject: RE: it would be great to catch up when you have a moment
What can we do to repair the lakefront bike path - any idea if the park district plans to do this ...
Can they accept private funding .. this is a mess
From: Rahm Emanuel fmallto:mayor re@rahmemall.com)
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 6:03 PM

To: Griffin, Kenneth
Subject: Re: it would be great to catch up when you have a moment
Paint not a bad idea. I will look into it.
Bike path. Two or three things. First from Fullerton to Ohio and 31 to 51 st we are creating separate bike and running
paths. Clear and distinct. Also removing seven miles with bike lanes and running ground along side
Shootings. University of chicago police police that are. ( third largest police department in the state). Will call Zimmer b
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On Apr 27, 2016, at 5:50 PM, Griffin, Kenneth <Kenneth.Griffin@citadel.com> wrote:
Three brief matters (and by no means of equal importance)
Shooting 1,000 feet away from lab school with over 30 shots fired. Children from Jab school
play outside in the line of sight of the shoot out.
#1 above, again
Lake front bike path is a disaster. How can this be after they just refinished much of the path?
Why doesn't the city paint the speed bumps on the road white - my damage bill is over $10k
from going over one at dusk ...
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Re: it would be great to catch up when you have a moment
Sounds terrific
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Yes why don't I come with the commissioner present our plans and we can do a lot with you
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What can we do to repair the lakefront bike path - any idea if the park district plans to do this
Can they accept private funding .. this is a mess
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Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: it would be great to catch up when you have a moment
Paint not a bad idea. I will look into it.

Bike path. Two or three things. First from Fullerton to Ohio and 31 to 51 st we are creating
separate bike and running paths. Clear and distinct. Also removing seven miles with bike
lanes and running ground along side
Shootings. University of chicago police police that are. ( third largest police department in the
state). Will call Zimmer b
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Three brief matters (and by no means of equal importance)
Shooting 1,000 feet away from lab school with over 30 shots fired.
Children from lab school play outside in the line of sight of the shoot
out.
#1 above, again
Lake front bike path is a disaster. How can this be after they just
refinished much of the path?
Why doesn't the city paint the speed bumps on the road white - my
damage bill is over $10k from going over one at dusk ...

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Ken - so I can better prepare our park district. What is your vision as it relates to bikes and runners on the trail.
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Sunday, May 1, 2016 8:26:31 PM
Re:
Your progressive tax plan is going to sharply erode tax revenue for the state. You will get 10% of nothing. So it
will not work.
Byron Trott said he plans to leave. Others also leaving.
The result will be Michigan.
You could put in place a city tax. But people will move their offices out to the suburbs. The result will be
Detroit.
I don't know how to fix it. But special tax on rich has the major risk or backfiring so instead of 5% you go for
10% and in the end get 0%.
Muneer A Satter
Satter Investment Management, LLC
676 North Michigan Ave., Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312-448-5506
Email: muneer@satterinvest.com
"Progress always involves risk; you
can't steal second base and keep your
foot on first."
Frederick Wilcox
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> Did you see in the Sunday NY Times "One Man Moved, and the State Shuddered" relating to David Tepper
moving from New Jersey to Florida? It is in business section.
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When we have lunch I will bring you the plans for the bike path and running path along the lakefront.
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Really focused on the lakefront path ...
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I know you are busy. Trying to follow up bike paths. Before I have parks work on presentation anything
particular you want to see?
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Re: Chicago policy
Press Release City Health Care Benefits - Gender Reassignment
Services. pdf;1L_TransGenderNonconformingStudents_Guidelines. pdf;N on-Essential
Travel to North Carolina (Revised).pdf
Attached are three formal documents for your viewing

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
DanWanted you to see how Chicago is treating all residents equally and
fairly given recent legislation in other states. Below is a
description of these changes. Look forward to further conversations.
Rahm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/transgender-cps-students-to-use-bathroom-that-matches-gender-id/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-cps-transgender-student-teacher-policy-met-20160503-story.htrnl
CPS' new transgender guidelines
CPS announced a new set of guidelines to protect the transgender
community yesterday.
These new guidelines build on our values as a city. We want everyone
to know that-no matter your race, creed, religion, gender-you have a
place in Chicago.
These guidelines are more comprehensive and will further prevent any
and all of our students from being excluded from any educational
opportunities that their peers can access. Guidelines will also
empower our principals and school leaders with better resources to
address this issue and to foster an environment of safety and
inclusion for all.
These guidelines build on 2014 practices, and provide school leaders
and teachers with training on how to properly and sensitively address
students who are questioning their gender identity. The guidelines
also offer more protection for transgender teachers, employees and
other adults-whereas the previous guidelines provided only clarity on
how transgender students should be addressed.
Since taking office and throughout my career, I have made tolerance
and equal rights a key issue. We have made several reforms in the City
of Chicago to protect all of our employees and ensure that they have
equal opportunities, no matter their gender or romantic/sexual
preferences.
I have also made clear that policies of other organizations
discriminating against certain groups of people will not be tolerated

here in Chicago. Furthermore, we have condemned policies by other
governments that discriminate against certain groups-this includes the
executive order banning travel to N. Carolina following the anti-LGBTQ
law signed by their governor.
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Cl''rY 01? CH I CAO 0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 5, 2015
CONTACT:
Mayor's Press Office
312.744.3334
press@cityofchicago,org
MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES CITY HEALTH CARE BENEFITS
TO COVER GENDER REASSIGNMENT SERVICES
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the City of Chicago is poised to remove the exclusion
of gender reassignment services from city health care benefits; the change will be implemented for
all non-union employees, and the city is working with labor partners to also remove the exclusion
for union members. The change, which will apply to current city employees and their dependents,
would go into effect on October 1, 2015.
"Chicago is known for being a city that is welcoming to all and inclusive of every resident, and this
new policy is in line with our efforts to support the rights and well-being of trans gender
individuals," said Mayor Emanuel. 'With this change, Chicago will ensure that transgender city
employees are able to receive the medical care that they need."
Under the policy change, coverage of male-to-female or female-to-male surgical procedures would
be standard for city employees covered by city health care plans and their dependents. The city is in
the process of finalizing the specific criteria that must be met in order to receive coverage of these
procedures and which specific procedures will be covered. The change is expected to be approved
by the Benefits Committee during its August 11 meeting.
The change to city policy comes after the American Civil Liberties Union of lllinois brought the
denial of health insurance coverage for a trans gender city employee to their attention.
"We commend the City of Chicago for recognizing that no one should be denied insurance coverage
because of who they are," said John Knight, LGBT & HIV Project Director for the ACLU of Illinois.
"More and more cities, states, private employers and the federal government have gotten rid of
these outdated policy exclusions that make no sense, from either a medical or an economic
standpoint It's wonderful news that Chicago employees will now have access to the gender
affirming care they need."
Chicago will be the largest city to remove the exclusion of these services from their health care
plans, joining San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. Last year, a U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services appeals board ruled that Medicare may no longer exclude sexreassignment surgery from coverage. Additionally, a number of companies based in Chicago or that
have a large Chicago presence have already removed such exclusions from their private health
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insurance plans, including AbbVie Inc, Aon Corp., Exelon Corp., Groupon Inc., Hyatt Hotels Corp. and
United Airlines.
This action taken by Mayor Emanuel is one of many progressive stances he has taken in solidarity
with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community throughout his career
in public service. While serving in Congress for the state of Illinois, he received an endorsement
from the Human Rights Campaign, which gave him a score of 100 percent on issues of LGBTQ
equality, and in 2005, he secured $1.25 million in federal money for the Center on Halsted, the
Midwest's most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing
the health and well-being of the LGBTQ people of Chicagoland. More recently, as President Obama's
Chief-of-Staff, he played an important role in the President's executive order on hospital visitation
protections for same-sex couples.
Since taking office as Mayor of Chicago, Mayor Emanuel has pursued and supported a wide range of
initiatives to ensure that the City of Chicago is inclusive of LGBTQ individuals and communities in
Chicago, including marriage equality.
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GUIDELINES REGARDING THE SUPPORT OF TRANSGENDER

AND GENDER NONCONFORMING STUDENTS
PURPOSE
These Guidelines set out protocols for schools to address the needs and concerns of transgender and
gender nonconforming students. These Guidelines cannot anticipate every situation that might occur
with respect to students who are transgender or gender nonconforming. Consequently, the needs of
each student must be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In all cases, the goal is to ensure the safety,
comfort, and healthy development of students who are transgender or gender nonconforming, and to
maximize their social integration. These Guidelines are supported by the following policies:
Comprehensive Non-Discrimination, Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy, Anti-Bullying Policy, Student
Code of Conduct, and Sexual Health Education Policy.
DEFINITIONS
The definitions provided here are not intended to label students but rather to assist in understanding
these Guidelines and the legal obligations of Chicago Board of Education staff and students. Students
might or might not use these terms to describe themselves.
"Sex'' or "Biological Sex'' is a label a person is assigned at birth, often based on a medical
professional's interpretation of the newborn's physical characteristics. Common examples may
be "male," ,,female," or "intersex. 11
"Gender identity" is the deeply held sense or psychological knowledge that individuals have of
their gender, regardless of the biological sex they were assigned at birth. Everyone has a gender
identity. Common examples may include "male/man/boy," "female/woman/girl,''
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trans/transgender/' "gender variant," "gender nonconforming," "agender," "gender non~
binary," or any combination of these terms.
"Transgender" describes people whose gender identity is different from the biological sex they
were assigned at birth.
"Gender Nonconforming'' (also known as Gender Expansive, Gender Variant, or Gender

Creative) is a term that refers to individuals whose gender expression does not follow social
expectations or stereotypes based on their sex assigned at birth.
"Gender expression" refers to the way a person expresses gender, such as clothing, hairstyles,
activities, or mannerisms. An example of this may be a female expressing femininity or a female
expressing masculinity.
Preferred Gender Pronoun (PGP) is the pronoun or set of pronouns that an individual would like
others to use when talking to or referring to that individual. Common examples include, "they,''
"their," "ze," "he'' and "she. 11
"Gender-affirming approach" is a framework used to create an environment in which
transgender and gender nonconforming youth are able to live as the gendered person they
identify themselves to be, and achieve healthy development and social, emotional, and
academic success.
"Student Administrative Support Team" is a group that receives information on a confidential

need-to-know basis and is convened to determine the appropriate supports for transgender and
gender nonconforming students. The team should consist of the school principal, the student,
individuals the student identifies as trusted adults, and individuals the principal determines may
have a legitimate interest in the safety and healthy development of the student. The members
may Include, but are not limited to, the parent/guardian, school nurse, school counselor, and/or
assistant principal. The team is responsible for constructing a support plan which addresses the
supports and accommodations provided to the student. The student's support plan shall be
kept in the student's health folder and may be shared only with staff members who have a
legitimate health, safety, or educational interest In the information.
For additional guidance concerning the individuals that may be eligible to participate in student
support meetings, contact the Network Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) specialists or the
Office of Social & Emotional Learning (OSEL) at 773-553-1830. In determining who is eligible to
participate, each situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and will consider factors,
including but not limited to the student's age and any safety concerns.
GUIDANCE
All students need a safe and supportive school environment to progress academically and
developmentally. CPS administrators, faculty, staff, and students all play an important part in creating
and sustaining that environment. In order to better support transgender and gender nonconforming
students, school principals shall ensure that these guidelines are implemented at the school level.
If the student or parent/guardian expresses a desire for additional supports and/or accommodations,
the principal may convene the Student Administrative Support Team to assist with timely and
appropriate accommodations.
The team should work closely with the student and/or the
parent/guardian, if appropriate, to discuss individual needs and additional supports. The principal
should also designate at least one contact person, of the student's choosing, whom the student may
reach out to with any concerns, or if the student feels bullied or harassed at school.
Discrimination/ Harassment
It is the goal of the Chicago Board of Education to create a learning environment in all its school
communities where students are protected from bullying, discrimination, and harassment. Therefore, it
Is the responsibility of each employee to ensure that students who are transgender and gender
nonconforming have a safe and welcoming school environment. This includes ensuring that any incident
of discrimination, harassment, or violence is given immediate attention, including investigating the
incident, taking appropriate corrective action, and providing students and staff with pertinent resources.
Complaints alleging discrimination or harassment based on a person's actual or perceived transgender
status or gender nonconformity are to be handled in accordance with the Anti-Bullying Polley (13-0724-
P02), Comprehensive Non-Discrimination, Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy (12-042S-P01) and
Student Code of Conduct (15-0722-POl).
All students have a right to privacy. This includes the right to keep private their transgender status or
gender nonconforming presentation at school. Information about a student's transgender status, legal
name, or biological sex assigned at birth may also constitute confidential medical and student record
Information. Disclosing this information may violate privacy laws, such as the federal Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Illinois School Student Records Act (ISSRA), and the Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.
Transgender and gender nonconforming students have the right to openly discuss and express their
gender identity and expression at school and school activities and to decide when, with whom, and how
to share private information. School staff shall not disclose information that may reveal a student's
transgender status or gender nonconforming presentation to others. Therefore, given the sensitive
nature of the information, when speaking with other staff members, parents, guardians, or third parties,
school staff should not disclose a student's preferred name, pronoun, or other confidential information
pertaining to the student's transgender or gender nonconforming status without the student's
permission, unless authorized to do so by the Law Department.
Names/ Pronouns
Students have the right to be addressed by a name and pronoun corresponding to the gender identity
they consistently assert at school. Students are not required to obtain a court order and/or gender
change or to change their official records as a prerequisite to being addressed by the name and pronoun
that corresponds to their gender identity. In addition to the student's legal name and biological sex, the
student's requested name and gender shall be added in the Student Information Management system
(SIM) in order to inform teachers of the name and pronoun to use when addressing the student.
Information about the student's legal name and biological sex shall be kept confidential In the legal alert
field In IMPACT.
This directive excludes inadvertent slips or honest mistakes in the use of preferred names or pronouns.
However, the intentional or persistent refusal by students or school staff to respect a student's gender
identity (for example, intentionally referring to the student by a name or pronoun that does not
correspond to the student's gender identity) is a violation of these Guidelines, the Student Code of
Conduct, and Comprehensive Non-Discrimination, Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy. Such violations
will result in appropriate consequences for offending staff and students.
Official Records
The District maintains a permanent student record which includes the legal name of the student, as well
as the student's biological sex. The District shall change a student's official records to reflect a change in
legal name or legal gender marker upon receipt of documentation that such legal name and/or gender
have been changed pursuant to Illinois legal requirements.
Restroom and Locker Room Accessibility
Students shall have access to the restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity
consistently asserted at school.
Supports and accommodations should also be provided to gender non-binary students and students
questioning their gender identity, regardless of whether the student is consistently asserting at school.
These accommodations should be assessed on a case-by-case basis in a manner consistent with the
student's support plan.
Any student who has a need or desire for increased privacy, regardless of the underlying reason, should
be provided with reasonable alternative arrangements. Reasonable alternative arrangements may
include the use of a private area, or a separate changing schedule, or use of a single-stall restroom. Any
alternative arrangement should be provided in a way that protects the student's privacy and is
consistent with the student's support plan.
Physical Education. Sexual Health Educ~tion, Sports, Clubs. and School Events
Transgender and gender nonconforming students shall be provided the same opportunities to
participate in physical education as all other students. Generally, students should be permitted to
participate in gender-segregated, recreational, physical education class activities, sexual health
education, clubs, school events, and non-competitive sports In accordance with the gender identity the
student consistently asserts at school. Participation in competitive athletic activities and contact sports
will be resolved in accordance with the Illinois High School Association rules.
Dress codes
Transgender and gender nonconforming students have the right to dress in a manner consistent with
their gender identity or expression within the constraints of the dress codes adopted for all students at
their schools. In general, schools may not adopt dress codes that restrict students' clothing or
appearance on the basis of gender.
Overnight School Trips
In no case should a transgender student be denied the right to participate in an overnight field trip
because of the student's transgender status. Students shall be permitted to participate in accordance
with the gender identity consistently asserted at school.
Accommodations shall also be provided to gender non-binary students and students questioning their
gender identity, regardless of whether the student is consistently asserting at school. These
accommodations should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and in a manner consistent with the
student's support plan.
The principal or designee shall work with the student, the Student Administrative Support Team, the
Network SEL Specialist, and OSEL to determine the accommodations that will be provided, Including
hotel and room-sharing arrangements, based on the particular circumstances of the trip.
Resources
For questions about these Guidelines, please contact Justina Schlund, Director, Office of Social &
Emotional Learning, at 773-553-1830.
If a student or parent requests additional resources, the school may refer them to:
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health: (312) 427-4460
Illinois Safe Schools Alliance: (312) 533-2624; owen@illinoissafeschools.org
Mikva Challenge: (312) 863-6340; inquiries@mikvachallenge.org
Lurie Children's Gender and Sex Development Program: (773)303-6056; Jleininger@luriechildrens.org
Lambda Legal: (312) 663-4413
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CITY O'!i' CH:!CAOO
Memorandum from the Mayor

To:Depart:JnentHeads
Re: Non-Essential Travel to North Carolina
In the midst ofa presidential campaign distinguished by multiple candidates reaching new lows for
hateful, discriminatory rhetoric, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has fanned the flames of
intolerance by signing into law a bill that prohibits local governments from passing laws to protect
members of the LGBT community. This new law is an unacceptable act for a 21" century American
government to take. Here in Chicago, we celebrate diversity and have a long and proud history of
being a welcoming place for LGBT residents.
As Mayor of the City of Chicago, I reject North Carolina's new law and am directing all City
Departments to cease any City-funded or other travel by an employee representing, or otherwise
traveling on behalf of, the City of Chicago to the State of North Carolina. Departments shall not
authorize any employee travel that is not absolutely necessary for the enforcement of Chicago law,
to meet prior contraLtual obligations, or for the protection of public health, welfare, and safety.
From day one of this Administration, we have stood firmly on the side of progress. As a country, we
should
adding more protections to prevent discrimination against all Americans including for
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the United States, not taking them away.
be
1extend my admiration and thanks to cities and states who, like Chicago, have taken definitive steps
to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination.
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Friday, May 13, 2016 9:42:48 AM
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Congrats & PO Anniversary Reminder
Good Morning Mr. Mayor,

Great to see you last night. You looked great. Congrats to Amyl Her advocacy of CCAC is tremendous!
You have a somber anniversary coming up. You will recall Officer Paul Nauden was the first Officer to die in
the line of duty just a few days after you took office in 2011.
Officer Paul Nauden suffered a fatal heart attack on 5/19/11 while conducting an undercover narcotics buy as
part of a large narcotics investigation. He died the next day 5/20.
Nauden's widow is April, and his daughters are Alana and Avril.
His star was retired in June 2012. Not sure if you saw the family at St. Jude parade... you may want to reach out.
You've never forgotten and their city hasn't.
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Good job this morning. Lots of resources/contacts in that room to leverage for neighborhoods.
Few things I wanted to mention:
1. Arne Duncan reached out about a month ago wanting to fund '(through Emerson Collection-- Mrs. Jobs'
foundation) a summer basketball league. I asked him if he would also fund summer jobs at Parks. I believe
that Is now moving forward. Should get hundreds of new jobs from that. Parks employ about 4,000 youth,
but we can absorb hundreds more.
2.
has expressed interest in being named the next City Colleges Chancellor. I think he'd be great
and there is a window of opportunity coming up in June. There has been a lot of rumblings about City Colleges,
so I think appointing
would be viewed very favorably.
3. Finally, my plug for my home neighborhood. I am pretty sure that Roseland {Michigan Ave., from about
103rd St to 119th St.) was the second largest tax generating commercial district in the City post-WWII through
the early 70's {second only to State Street). Has always been my hope that it could be revived. Lots of great
infrastructure and resources in the area, and It ties into the development in nearby Pullman. If it can make the
list of retail corridors to be revived, I would do all I could to support the effort.
Thanks,
Jesse
Jesse H. Ruiz
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: {312) 569-1135
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 12:36:51 AM
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Attaboy. Keep pushing.

Where's DOJ?
DLP
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Attached is my Op-ed on police accountability and a piece by the Chicago Sun
Times.
Mayor Emanuel: Our next steps on road to police reform

SUN TIMES// Mayor Rahm Emanuel//OP-ED// May 13, 2016
Five months ago, I pledged to the residents of Chicago that we would do whatever it
takes to rebuild public trust and restore accountability in the police department. My
goal is to bring safety to every community though building trust In our police
department. That requires creating a new system for police accountability and
oversight.
Today I can announce that in the coming weeks, we will have the final details worked
out on a comprehensive plan to fundamentally reshape our system of police
accountability and it will be introduced at the following meeting of the full City
Council on June 22. It will be based on the thoughtful suggestions made by my Police
Accountability Task Force. It will also be informed by the conversations my
administration is having with aldermen, community leaders, the U.S. Department of
Justice and experts in the field. We want to make sure the police accountability
system is trusted by the members of the Chicago Police Department and the residents
of Chicago.
The framework for the new structure was outlined in the Task Force's reforms and is
driven by core principles that lie at the heart of the police accountability:
independence, integrity, transparency and citizen participation.
First, we will replace the Independent Police Review Authority with a new civilian
investigative agency that has more independence and more resources to do its work.
Under the leadership of Sharon Fairley, IPRA has taken important steps to reshape
and improve its investigative efforts. But it is clear that a totally new agency is
required to rebuild trust in investigations of officer-Involved shootings and the most
serious allegations of police misconduct. As we create this new civilian agency, the
Police Board will continue to hear cases regarding those police officers who face
allegations of serious misconduct, as required by Illinois state law.
Second, we will create a new Public Safety Inspector General to audit and monitor
policing in Chicago. It will have authority to conduct regular audits of the Chicago
Police Department as well as investigations completed by the new civilian oversight
agency. The IG's goal will be to identify and address emerging problems and trends in
order to prevent acts of abuse from occurring in the first place. The office will be led
by someone with impeccable credentials and credibility,
Third, we will create a new Community Safety Oversight Board - comprised of
Chicago city residents -to oversee the city's entire policy accountability system.
Consistent with the Task Force's recommendations, this board will hold public
meetings and require regular public reporting from the Police Department, the new
civilian investigative agency, Police Review Board and Public Safety Inspector General.
It will also be empowered to request audits and make improvements. The new board
will give a voice to Chicago residents whose lives are affected daily by police practices.
It will also provide a forum for our Police Department to respond to concerns and
share information. Public dialogue is essential to building a common understanding of
how best to keep our communities safe.
I believe these guiding principles and key reforms will meet our goals for transforming
Chicago's police accountability structure and reflect the conversations and proposals
that have been offered by aldermen to me. Aid. Ariel Reboyras and Aid. Willie B.
Cochran are committed to working with our office and leading the Council on drafting
an ordinance that reflects these principles.
This plan represents the second installment of the original down payment that we
announced days after the Task Force published its report. The first installment
focused on technology, transparency and training. This second installment is focused
on accountability and oversight. And it is just one part of the city's work to restore
trust between police and communities.
As the Justice Department continues its review into Chicago police practices, they
have identified urgent issues to address. The Task Force recently added its own
recommendations. We must address the concerns of both, as well as those issues we
have identified through our continuing engagement with the community. Some of
those issues can and have been addressed immediately - from expanding body-worn
cameras, to purchaslngTasers, to making sure more police are certified in Crisis
Intervention Training. Other reforms will take longer and will require leadership and
sustained effort as we make important changes - like those I've outlined - and
work to make them permanent.
Our goal has been to act quickly wherever possible but also to commit to the hard
work to ensure all of our reforms will stand the test of time. As this process continues,
we will issue quarterly reports so we can all be held accountable.
While much work still remains, we will continue to make significant strides on the
road to reform. To fully fix Chicago's police accountability system, we must be
thoughtful and bold and have the courage to call out and address the root causes that
have eroded trust between police and Chicago's communities and some of Chicago's
residents.
We will be judged by whether our actions truly measure up to the demands of the
moment. I am confident that by creating this new structure and committing to this
comprehensive plan, Chicago will be better off because we are facing up to these
difficult challenges and we are doing so together.
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Rahm Emanuel's new plan follows a task force's blistering report, which said the force falls short on matters of
race, transparency and accountability.
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Rick- Per our conversation see the attached document.

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Ok. Thanks
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Attorney Work Product
DEPARTMENT OF LAW MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
FROM:
Steve Patton
DATE:
May 16, 2016
RE:
MUSEUM OWNERSHIP
The Art Institute and the museums In the Museum Campus are all privately-operated, but the
ownership of the buildings is not identical. There are two distinct ownership structures:
1.
Public OWnership
Art Institute and Adler Planetarium.
The buildings housing the Art Institute and the Adler Planetarium are publicly owned.
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The Art Institute dates back to the World's Columbian Exposition. The directors of the
fair constructed the building with the Intention of donating it to the city when the fair was
over, to establish a permanent home for the Art Jnstltute. The 1891 contract states that
"title and ownershlp' of the building 'shall vest In the City of Chicago, without any
compensation ... , but the right to the use and occupation of said building ... shall be
vested in the Art Institute of Chicago. The city transferred the building to the South Park
Commissioners, the legal predecessor of the Chicago Park District, in 1904.
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Max Adler financed the construction of the planetarium, but as the 'Donor' under a 1928
agreement, he expressly required the South Park Commissioners to 'accept' the
museum 'upon completion.'
2.
Ambiguous Private OWnershlp - Shedd Aquarium and Field Museum.

Like the Art Institute and the Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum and the Shedd
Aquarium were privately-financed, but neither building was donated to the city or the
park district after construction. The 1915 and 1928 agreements governing the Field and
Shedd do not directly address ownership. Instead, they Include the following ambiguous
statement "If at any time the Trustees of said Museum shall cease to use said building
for a museum as contemplated by this contract, au rights of said Museum in the above
described site and the building situated thereon shall at once cease and determine, and
said building shall thereupon be and become the property of the (South Park]
Commissioners.'
Although there is no title document vesting ownershlp of the Field and Shedd buildings
In the non-profits that operate them, both institutions have exercised all rights and
privileges of ownership. They have represented In bond financing documents that they
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own their buildings, and they have listed the buildings as assets on their balance sheets.
The Park District retains a reversionary Interest In the buildings, preventing any use of
the buildings inconsistent with the agreements and requiring the buildings to be open to
the public at all times and free of charge on certain days and at all times to school
children. Pursuant to these "reversion" provisions, if the Shedd and Field buildings were
ever used for some purpose other than as a museum open to the public, their buildings
would become the property of the Park District.
Option of Restructuring the Lucas Transaction
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From the beginning, LMNA has Insisted on having clear and unambiguous title to (!&,
"ownership of') the museum building. LMNA has been concerned that, without a deed or other
title instrument, Its ownership of the building is not secure and future administrations could
challenge LMNA's Interest. As we made clear during the negotiations, we disagree. Based on
the long history of the other museums, LMNA's concern about ownership rights should not be a
concern. Conflict about ownership has never been an Issue. More importantly, In practical
terms, there Is no difference between private ownership subject to a highly restrictive ground
lease (the current LMNA transaction structure) and public ownership (Art Institute/Adler) or
ambiguous private ownership (Field/Shedd) subject to a broad permit and operating agreement.
In other words, LMNA could retain all of the ownership rights It currently has under the present
ground lease agreement through a donation and lease-back of the museum building from the
Park District, or through a permit and operating agreement similar to the agreements governing
the other museums. LMNA's lawyers agree with us on this point. They are fine with LMNA
following one of the existing models of ownership in the Museum Campus, subject to secure,
long-term operating rights. The disagreement on this Issue has always been with Mr. Lucas
and/or his senior advisors.
The public ownership model would demonstrate the greatest commitment of LMNA to the public
nature of the project. But if LMNA will not agree to outright public ownership of the museum
building, the Field/Shedd "ambiguous" private ownership model would still show a willingness to
make changes in response to criticism and could have an Impact on public opinion. Once
again, either model would give LMNA all the rights it currently has under the ground lease to
operate the museum.
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Subject: IRA Support of Gender Identity Protection Ordinance
All,
The Mayor's Office has approached us to ask for our support for the gender identity protection ordinance that the
Mayor introduced today. I know it's been two asks in one week, and I told them I'd run it up the flagpole! The Mayor's
Director of Policy Planning was asked by the Mayor himself to reach out to the IRA on this one ...
As you have probably seen in the news, North Carolina recently passed a state law that curtails the rights ofLGBT
individuals, in particular transgender individuals. The Mayor has joined other elected officials across the country to ban
official travel to North Carolina <http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160330/BLOGS02/l60339966/emanuelto-ban-city-travel-to-north-carolina-in-gay-rights-flap>. 80 major CEOs have signed on to a letter demanding repeal
<http://www.hrc.org/blog/breaking-more-than-80-maj or-ceos-business-leaders-demand-north-carolina-rep> of the
North Carolina law that outlines that such laws are bad for business, and make it harder to attract tourists, new
businesses, and economic activity.
Today, the Mayor along with Aldermen Burke, Tunney, and members of the LGBT caucus introduced an ordinance to
further protections for transgender individuals in the City. 1n the 1990s, the City passed a law that defined "gender
identity" as a protected class subject to the City's Human Rights Ordinance. As part of that law, there was a carve out
that required individuals to use public accommodations (such as bathrooms or locker rooms) in accordance with the
gender identified on their government issued id. The ordinance introduced today removes this provision and ensures
individuals can use any public accommodations in association with their own gender identity. Please see the ordinance
attached.
This ordinance places no mandates on business (such as requiring gender neutral facilities). All this ordinance does is
protect individuals to use public accommodations in relation to their own gender identity which is in line with the
guidelines established by the US Department of Justice and is in place in other U.S. cities.
Please share your thoughts on the IRA putting out a letter of support for this ordinance.
Thank you,
Sam
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Friday, May 20, 2016 7:54:43 PM
What do these two developers know about Chicago the rest ofus don't?
Wanted to make sure you saw this. And be sure to read the comments. We're
not the only ones fed up with the way Chicago is portrayed in the local
press.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160519/1SSUE10/160519790/what-do-th
ese-two-developers-know-about-chicago-the-rest-of-us-dont
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Never a dull email with you after 6 years!

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After consideration and realizing how useless you are and I still got by. I am passing on both. I will call
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do you know? If so his cell is Let me know what you need me to do.
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CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM
5/24/16
TO:
MAYORRAHMEMANUEL
RE:
NEUTRAL THIRD PARTIES PROPOSAL
FOTP Status:
FOTP agreed to confidential meeting. As a result of said meeting, FOTP is open to
neutral third party proposal to settle lawsuit (if presented in a timely manner).
Proposal must be palatable for FOTP voting members who currently oppose constructing
on the lakefront and who are ecstatic with new financial supporters (donations) and
increased membership as a result of the opposition to the Lucas Museum project. The
City of Chicago must present a superlative offer that would encourage FOTP voting
members to forego Public Land Trust Doctrine for a secured one time instance.
Currently, there are voting members who want a win-win for FOTP and the City of
Chicago. However, there are members in opposition. The proposal from the City of
Chicago is critical in swaying the vote to a favorable position.
I am confident with this opportunity, the reset button has been pushed. I am also sure the
City of Chicago will put forth its best effort to secure a win-win for FOTP and the City of
Chicago. GOOD LUCK!
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Ok Thanks. Sorry I missed your call.

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Let me call you, Had a positive impact on intended audience

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Rahm-I assume your office received our joint letter regarding the Lucas Museum. Any thing we should be doing in
terms of next steps?
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Ok just concluded the board member mtg, Follow up Thursday,
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Rahm-ok. Thanks. Let me know what next steps will be.
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To: Rick Waddell
Rick - Per our conversation sec the attached document.
On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mavor rc!al,rahmcmail.com> wrote:
Ok. Thanks
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How about six tonight?
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Fwd: Pullman National Monument - Help needed.
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Its faulman. Fyi

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From: David Doig <ddoig@cnigroup.org>
Date: June 1, 2016 at 8:04:29 AM CDT
To: "Reifman, David" <David.Reifman@cityofchicago.org>, "steven.koch@cityofchicago.org"
<steven.koch@cityofchicago.org>, "'Gorski, Eleanor"' <Eleanor.Gorski@cityofchicago.org>,

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Cc: "Marilyn Katz (mkatz@mkcpr.com)" <mkatz@mkcpr.com>, "mkhome@mkcpr.com"
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Subject: Pullman National Monument - Help needed.
Mayor Emanuel,
The Pullman National Monument has been selected as one of twenty National Parks across the country to
compete for $2,000,000 in grant funds from the Partners in Preservation/ American Express VOTE YOUR
PARK program. It is expected that the top eight National Parks will receive up to $250,000 each for muchneeded park improvements. Pullman is the only National Park in the competition from Chicago and Illinois.
We are excited to be invited to compete in this national competition; however as one of the Nation's
newest and smallest National Parks, we are up against the big parks (Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, etc.) and
are a decided underdog. I am asking for your help in getting people to vote for Pullman. Can you:
<!-[if !supportlists]->1. <1--[endif]->Putthis link on the City's website ....
www.voteyourpark.org/Pullman
<!-[if lsupportllsts]->2. <1-[endif]-->Tweet this through your Twitter account
<!-[if !supportlists]->3. <!-[endif]-->Put it on your Facebook page
<!-[if lsupportlists]->4. <!-[endif]-->Do a press conference announcing this campaign competition
Thanks,
David Doig
President
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
From: David Doig

Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 11:20 AM
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Subject: Pullman National Monument - Help needed.
Steve, David, and Eleanor,

The Pullman National Monument is competing for $250,000 for work on the clock tower. We are the
newest and smallest of the 20 National Parks selected. We need to place in the top five to win. Can you
help us get support? Can the Mayor's Office tweet this and put it on the City's website and Facebook page?
See the attached.
Thanks
David Doig
From: Guthman, Jack [jguthman@taftlaw.com]

Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 1:03 AM
To: Boone, Michelle
Subject: Fwd: message from Fisk
Realized, when Lynn wrote in response to the email below, thatI I failed to copy you as I had
intended. Lynn responded that there were still outstanding matters to be discussed with Zoe,
which were the subject of your upcoming meeting.
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From: "Guthman, Jack" <jguthman@taftlaw.com>
Date: June 2, 2016 at 11:57:05 AM GMT+2
To: Lynn Lockwood <
Subject: Re: message from Fisk
Good news indeed! When we met, Fisk mentioned that, if the company agreed to be
the lead sponsor, there would be requests relating to its role/visibility, these being
beyond the tours agreed to in 2015. So his comments in that regard come as no
surprise.. This means that there will be requirements which CAB will be required to
fulfill and thus points to the need for the agreement settled upon to be directly
between the company and CAB. I return on June 12...am able to join you in
conversation with Kelly immediately thereafter.
As for the press conf, I will, of course, be available whenever it is scheduled.
Michelle...does Lynn's "All good" comment re Zoe mean she has said "yes" or are
there still open items that you will be discussing with her next week?
On Jun 1, 2016, at 9:42 PM, Lynn Lockwood <
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Good news! SCJohnson has come in at 2.5M. Also BP confirmed in at

1M. Your mayor wants a press announcement this month. When are you
home? Looking at week of June 27th.
Michelle is meeting with Zoe next week. All good!
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Cc: "david@theonechicagofund.org" <david@theonechicagofund.org>
Fisk - Thank you so much. I prefer direct and crass over subtle and polite.
I understand on 2019. I will have Lynn Lockwood reach out to Kelly Semrau.
Rahm
On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 12:18 PM, .GR US Raci Chairman Office
<chairmanoffice@scj.com> wrote:
Dear Mayor,
Thanks for your note. I was happy to stop by. Its been a terribly
busy week or two though so I was a little exhausted when we met,
so please excuse me if I seemed a bit tired.
Anyway I wanted to get back to you on your request.
We could plan to be the lead sponsor for this event, but if I may be
so forward, we have two contingent requests of you, assuming we
were to agree to do this.
The first request is that, when it comes to the biennial in 2019
that we will not be asked to be a sponsor at any significant level .
Please know that that does not signal a lack of enthusiasm for
your architectural program at all, but rather it simply means that
we have a lot of people knocking on our door for donations, and
we would just as soon not sustain this level of contribution beyond
2017. So after 2017 we would prefer not to sponsor future
biennials and direct our donations to other causes that are also a
priority and important to us.
The second small contingent request, is that your team, is able to
agree with Kelly Semrau ( ahead of time), on the short list of
things of what it will mean to be lead sponsor. In other words (if I
can be so crass), what can we expect in the way of
recognition/signage at key events, what can we expect in the way
of announcements (for example, you offered a joint initial

announcement of our sponsorship with you and I), among a
handful of other things. Please know we dont have significant
expectations in this regard, but it would help us to get a bit of
recognition for being the lead sponsor, and most importantly be
planned and organized in the way we approach that, especially if
we decide to tie an advertising program into it, like we did last
year with the bus stops and billboards.
If you are agreeable to these couple of things, then, yes we can do
this. So if you want to proceed, if you can let me know the right
person for Kelly to contact that would be helpful.
I know you have a lot of thorny issues on your plate, so I apologize
for making this a bit complicated, but I just wanted to be really
straightforward in our desires if we were to do this.
All the best, Fisk
From: Rahm Emanuel [mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com]

Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 9:34 AM
To: .GR US Raci Chairman Office
Subject: Fwd:
Fisk - tried to email you yesterday but it bounced back. Thanks again for coming in. I
really appreciate it. I hope you really consider becoming our lead sponsor.
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Fisk - Thanks for coming in. I really appreciate it. I hope you really consider becoming
our lead sponsor.
Rahm
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Sunday, June 5, 2016 11:59:15 AM
Letter
Morning MayorBelow is the letter sent to the governor by Brookins, Solis and Pawar on Friday. It got no pickup. They are
going to give it to Politico for the morning and then make another run at it tomorrow.
June 3, 2016
Office of the Governor

James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph, 16-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Dear Governor Rauner,
Earlier this week, you made a stop downstate where you let Chicago residents know how you really feel about
us when you claimed that our city isn't filled with hardworking families who pay the taxes in Illinois. Then you
took it a step further when you said taxes should go into all communities except Chicago.
Maybe it's time someone educates you. Chicagoans pay a larger percentage of our incomes in taxes than you or
your billionaire friends - the same ones you protect from paying their fair share while ordinary people suffer.
When both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly passed education funding bills last week, they were
standing up for children in poverty across Illinois, and they should be applauded. Yes, Chicago is one of those
districts, but they shouldn't be punished for their demographics.
We truly have to question whether you believe there is something about the 84 percent of Chicago Public
School students who are African-American and Hispanic that makes them undeserving of the full funding
provided to other communities in Illinois. Or, perhaps you are trying to stoke racial resentment with these
divisive and misleading attacks.
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And we also have to wonder if you would have made those same comments if school districts in Moline or
Itasca had the same demographics.
Governor, you should also be educated on the fact that the academic growth of Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
has continued to accelerate over the past four years, with these gains largely occurring while the rest of Illinois
remains stagnant. More importantly, CPS is responsible for the academic overall growth made by the entire
state. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), CPS's gains
in math and reading were among the highest in the nation for large, urban districts and took place while the rest
of Illinois remained flat. Just last month, U.S. News and World Report ranked seven CPS high schools among
the top ten high schools in the state, and four of them were also ranked nationally. Imagine what these students
could achieve with the funding they deserve.
The House and Senate have shown that they are color blind when it comes to our schools. They know that we
need to put more resources into the classrooms, and to help our neediest students reach their full potential - no
matter what part of the state they live in.
Now you need to do the same.
Sincerely,
Howard Brookins
21st Ward Alderman
Chairman of Committee on Education
Danny Solis
25th Ward Alderman
AmeyaPawar
47th Ward Alderman
Adam Collins
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Margot P <
Re: Weekend in chicago NYT
Thanks for your thoughts. They decided to put Eddie and I in their
other story. Can't control that. The Estrada intervention is not legal
and trying to change the law as regards to penalty which I tried two
years ago and black caucus blocked. More open now that Eddie is the
supt not Garry. Longer discussion needed.
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> Dear Rahm and Michael,

>
> Forgive the Sunday interruption but needed to write and say I had a couple observations about this awful
story. Obviously devastating for the victims and families, and probably more retaliation related to perpetrators
as well. I don't know the intent or effort of the NYT reporters, but there is a real "lack of presence" in this story
by the Mayor, the Police Superintendent, community leaders, business people, clergy leaders and activists. Not
only are citizens dying on the streets, but the City of Chicago's reputation is dying in the minds of America.
This continuing narrative, there was a story similar to this one about a week ago, will unfortunately continue as
a "theme" about our great City without an aggressive push back and positive/affirmative action on the parts of
many, as we've discussed at recent dinners. It also seems to me, that if 50 of the 64 people killed are on "the
list", then what is being done with the information on "the list" to prevent shootings or protect victims? It just
seems that some rather extraordinary and emergency actions may need to be taken at this stage, possibly
unprecedented, to "prevent and protect", which may raise legal eyebrows, but I do believe that there are times of
crisis and emergency that can at least temporarily justify taking extraordinary actions on behalf of overall public
safety. Chicago is in a "state of crime emergency", and must address this issue in an open, direct and possibly
dramatic fashion. If the City is sued for its actions, but crime is significantly reduced, then the public will
understand and appreciate the effort.
>
> I am sure what you needed was another opinion but as someone in the trenches with these folks almost on a
daily basis both in Woodlawn and now Englewood I am deeply
> worried . There are of course bright spots, we turned ground over ( not official just me and a couple of
neighborhood folks) on the new Woodlawn HS land ( thank you! ) and I met yesterday with community
leadership in Englewood where the homeowners association is joining with Urban Labs and Gardeneers to turn
an big lot in to a community garden before the end of June. Could we get Ferro to give us a community bright
spot page in his newspapers?
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>Margot
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<mayor_re@rahmemail.com>
Hi Rahm,
Hope you are doing well. The leadership at AirBnB asked me ifl could reach out to you to see if you would
meet with them. I know there are some policy issues that are being sorted out with the city and they feel the face
to face meeting with you would be very helpful. Appreciate any help. Thanks. Mark
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Monday, June 6, 2016 3:55:33 PM
RAHM <emanuel.rahm@gmail.com>;MAYOR RAHM <mayor_re@rahmemail.com>
Fwd: Chicago Op-Ed
Draft LaHood Op-Ed Chicago.docx;Message Text
RAHM, I am on UBER advisory board ... UBER folks asked me to submit this as an oped to Tribune. Obviously
I do not want to say or do anything to hurt or jeopardize you and your efforts. Any thoughts? Ray
Sent from my iPhone
From: Justin Kintz <kintz@uber.com>
Date: June 3, 2016 at 3:05:28 PM CDT
To: Ray LaHood <
Cc: Niki Christoff <niki@uber.com>, Brooke Anderson <brooke.anderson@uber.com>
Subject: Chicago Op-Ed
Ray:
Thanks for the call the other morning with Niki and me.
Per your offer to help in Chicago, a great way to start would be for us to place an op-ed authored by
you to place in the Trib, or Sun Times.
Brooke Anderson from my team can help us find the right outlet and place, but I have a draft
attached for your review and edits. Please let me know when you are comfortable with the content,
and we can work on placement.
The vote is on June 22, so we are looking to begin ramping up the noise next week; this will a nice
component of that effort.
Thank you, and all the best.
Justin
justin kintz I head of u.s. public affairs@ uber technologies I +1-561-523-59771 kintz@uber.com
With the press of a button, anyone can get a ride in Chicago, anywhere, anytime.
As Secretary of Transportation under President Obama, I saw first hand how access to
reliable transportation can positively impact lives across America. As a fellow Illinoisan, I
have seen this in full effect first hand in Chicago. Sadly for many Chicagoans, reliable
transportation is a luxury they cannot afford, and city transit lines end where poverty
begins. For many who have benefitted from ridesharing services like uberX, getting from
point A to point B is more than just a destination; it means access to jobs, education, and
opportunity for a better life, something to which all Chicagoans are entitled.
Earlier this year, Alderman Anthony Beale (9th) proposed an ordinance that
would take transportation choices away from hard-working Chicagoans, and remove
work opportunities for those who rely on ridesharing for income. The ordinance, if
passed, would mandate all current Uber driver-partners pay over $300 for a chauffeur's
license, and be fingerprinted putting an end to affordable and reliable rideshare
transportation.
Since uberX launched in Chicago, over a million passengers have been able to
reliably get to and from their desired pickup and dropoff locations-myself included.
These pickup and dropoff locations include parts of Chicago that taxi services have
ignored for decades. According to City of Chicago data, ridesharing provided 92 percent
of the rides to and from underserved communities over the last six months, while taxi
only provided eight percent. That's a staggering difference. For years, we've all heard
stories about taxi drivers discriminating against not just individuals, but their pick ups and
drop off locations as well. The data from the City of Chicago proves that.
Ridesharing also complements public transportation. Where the bus and rail lines
end, ridesharing has been there to solve the "first mile, last mile" problem. Doors to
opportunity have been opened up because an individual now has access to
transportation lines they otherwise wouldn't have access to. A three mile walk to the bus
line is now a 1O minute Uber ride.
If Alderman Beale's ordinance is passed, ten's of thousands of work
opportunities will disappear overnight. For nearly three years, over 35,000 economic
opportunities have been created as a direct result of ridesharing in the city of Chicago.
The majority of driver-partners live on the south and west sides of Chicago, which covers
areas that face some of the highest unemployment rates in the city. Rather than trying to
construct barriers to both economic and transportation opportunities, the City Council
should be applauding what ridesharing has done for the city of Chicago. Jobs have been
created and city is now more accessible than ever before, at no cost to taxpayers.
Without the option of affordable and reliable transportation, Chicagoans who
have come to rely on ridesharing, especially those who use it for the first and last mile of
their commutes, will have their lives drastically altered, and not for the better. Not only
will individuals who drive for Uber be out of a job, individuals who rely on Uber to get to
their current job will be left with no option but to look for new work, access to specialized
treatments for illness may not be an option, and the city of Chicago takes a step back
into the past. Let's not play politics with the future of ridesharing Chicago and the
economic livelihood of millions of Chicagoans; the city of Chicago needs ridesharing. I
encourage the City Council to choose transportation and economic opportunities for all
by defeating Alderman Beale's ridesharing ban.
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Have you been able to give this some tbougbt? Mark

On Sun, Jun 5, 2016, 9:22 PM Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
Let me tbink about it
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>Hi Rahm,
> Hope you are doing well. The leadership at AirBnB asked me ifl could reach out to you to see if you would
meet with tbem. I know there are some policy issues tbat are being sorted out with the city and tbey feel the face
to face meeting with you would be very helpful. Appreciate any help. Thanks. Mark
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 1:31:08 AM
Re: forwarding to you from Dick Wolf
Thank you. I'll do my research as well, but is there someone I can talk to for a better sense of what the show entails?
On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 8:28 PM, Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
Sent from my iPhone
From: Rick Rosen <RRosen@wmeentertainment.com <mailto:RRosen@wmeentertainment.com> >

Date: June 8, 2016 at 7:24:03 PM CDT
To: Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com <mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com> >
Subject: forwarding to you from Dick Wolf
-----Original Message----From: Wolf Dick [mailto:raw@wolfink.com]

Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 4:40 PM
To: Rick Rosen <RRosen@wmeentertainment.com <mailto:RRosen@wmeentertainment.com> >
Subject: for Rahm - please forward
Rahm - we have an order for 10 episofes of "Nightwatch" in Chicago. (The unsctipted show folioing cops,
fitefighters and paramedics that we did three seasons of in New Orleans.) Who should our point person be in tpuch
with in Chicago? Thanks. Dick
Rick Rosen I WME

RRosen@wmeentertainment.com <mailto:RRosen@wmeentertainment.com>
310.248.3053 <tel:310.248.3053>
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Adam Collins
608-335-5410
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Thursday, June 9, 201611:42:32 AM
Rahm Emmanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com>
Airbnb
Yea or Nay?
Can you take the meeting?
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 6:38:41 PM
Kenneth.Griffin <Kenneth.Griffin@citadel.com>
Great to see you and catch up. Have a good trip to NYC.
Either way works for me. Let me
know what you think. Again thanks for even considering it.
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Sunday, June 12, 2016 3:19:21 PM
FW: the not so neighborhoodiness of AirBnB.docx
imageOOl.png;the not so neighborhoodiness of AirBnB.docx
I suppose you know this already. No I don't have a client in this but Will Burn tried to woo me to his side (to lobby my
alderman) and I thought I'd take a look for myself. Total b.s.
Marilyn Katz
President
MK Communications
350 West Hubbard Street
Chicago, II. 60654
312-822-0505 (o)
312-953-1225 (c)
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From: Marilyn Katz
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 6:16 PM

To: Michael Lux; patrickpannett@democracypartners.com; Bob Creamer
Marilyn Katz; Rachel
Lenke
Subject: the not so neighborhoodiness of AirBnB.docx

Whoa -well I did a crude map of all the zipcodes that the hotel lists as large hosts/places (from their book. Not so
neighborhood friendly- It is essentially the six north side lake front wards (as far north as Andersonville (after which it
gets more racially diverse) and the three communities immediately west- all heavily yuppie communities. So much for
their advertisement with the African-American guy .... that would be a needle in a haystack. Anyway, if I were gong
after them I'd go after them first on multiple dwellings more than days (days would be second) but a multiple dwelling
person is just a scattered site hotel owner.
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Monday, June 13, 2016 2:13:56 PM
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Rahm
Have you made a decision on meeting with AirBnB? They are and will continue to be a global game changing
company. They are just looking for a chance to discuss their issues with you and state their case. I only continue
to reach out because you said you would "think about it." Please let me know. Thanks. Mark
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Monday, June 13, 2016 3:47:47 PM
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Re:RE:
Excellent. Thank you

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>Rahm,
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> It was great to see you last week. I will be reviewing the proposal this week and will get back to you soon.
>
>Ken
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> Great to see you and catch up. Have a good trip to NYC.
Either way works for me. Let me know what
you think. Again thanks for even considering it.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:37:19 PM
FOTP
Speaking of which, Juanita just called me.

Calling Steve now to review the discussion.
Jesse H. Ruiz

191 N. Wacker Dr., Ste. 3700
Chicago, IL 60606-1698
(312) 569-1135 office
(312) 569-3135 fax
Jesse.Ruiz@dbr.com
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From: Swirsky, Charles [cbswirsky@cps.edu]

Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 10:44 AM
To: Negron, Michael
Subject: Fwd: Learning Garden 5th Anniversary Celebration
FYI
---------- Forwarded message ---------From: "Kimbal Musk" <kimbal@thekitchen.com>
Date: Jun 15, 2016 11:27 AM
Subject: Learning Garden 5th Anniversary Celebration
To: "Rahm Emanuel" <mayor_re@rahmemail.com>
Cc: "Chuck Swirsky" <Cbswirsky@cps.edu>, "Tighe Hutchins"
<tighe@thekitchencommunity.org>, "Antonio" <agracias@valorep.com>
Dear Rahm,
Its an exciting time for Learning Garden and we will be hosting our 5th anniversary party in
Aspen on July 16th. Many of our supporters over the years will be there and I would love to have
you there as our guest of honor. Without your support we would have not been able to reach
over 100 schools in Chicago, now on the path to 200.
Antonio Gracias has offered to have you join him on his plane for the trip and back. We will also
find appropriate accommodations with some of your Chicago supporters in Aspen, or a hotel,
whichever your preference.
Thank you for all youve done for children in Chicago and I hope that you will be able to join us.
Best.
Kimbal
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Monday, June 20, 2016 5:34:58 PM
Horacio Larreta <hlarreta@buenosaires.gov.ar>;mayor_re <mayor_re@rahmemail.com>
Horacio, it was great to spend time with you and Barbara Friday night. I have cc'ed
Rahm to this ema
Rahm's Airbnb tax idea to fund efforts to help the homeless sounded great. Hopefully, collaboration between
Chicago and Buenos Aires can yield other helpful ideas.
I also believe you should pass along the idea lift the import restrictions on pressure pumping equipment to take
advantage of the over $1 billion of idled and excess supply of that equipment currently in the US. You could
buy the equipment at cents on the dollar and use it to jump start your fracking efforts in the Vaca Muerta. This
would also bring in some US $'s into the country, first in the form of investment and later from the sales of the
oil. Additionally, given that Schlumberger and Halliburton are currently pulling out of Venezuela due to lack of
payment by the government, I imagine they would be happy to redirect those workers to Argentina.
I hope this is helpful.
Please let me know if you are coming through NYC.
Great to see you,
Mike
Michael T. Cahill
CRISPIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
515 Madison Avenue
22nd Floor
New York, NY I 0022
212-201-5778 direct
917-882-2838 cell
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I know you are busy and have a ton on your plate. Have you had a
chance to look at the drawing or think about the parks separate bike
and running paths? Talk soon.
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FW:COPA
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FYl--some good news, and great example, of a good team effort last night at Soldier Field to keep over 50,000
Chicagoans safe.
Jesse
From: Tim LeFevour [mailto:TLeFevour@soldierfield.net]

Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 11:05 AM
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Cc: Kelly, Michael; Ruiz, Jesse; Sarrafian, Raffi; Later, Tim; Levar, Patrick; Lux, Steve; Williams, Alonzo; Zilinski, Dana
Subject: RE: COPA
Tim,
On behalf of the entire SMG staff we couldn't have done our job last night without great partners like the Chicago Park
District, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department and OEMC. I'm sure your staff will tell you that the
teamwork displayed by all the city agencies was as the security director for COPA stated ..."textbook."
My staff and I truly appreciate all your support.
All the Best,
Tim
Tim LeFevour
General Manager
Soldier Field
1410 Museum Campus Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
312-235-7000
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Subject: COPA
Tim:
Just wanted to take a moment of behalf of Supt. Kelly to commend you and your team on the professionalism and skill
with which you handled last night's evacuation of SF and subsequent delay of the COPA semi-finals last night due to
inclement weather. To move over SOK people safely and without incident is a testament to your skill and experience.
Nice work.
Timothy M. King
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Chicago Park District
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Re:
It is really over the top. I agree. Will let you know what, if anything, I can achieve with Bruce.
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Their joy in everything is bad is wrong. Let alone stupid
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Please tell the tribune. They have lost it
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Date: July 1, 2016 at 11 :23:16 AM CDT
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Subject: From Chris Carney-need a quick chat about aviation security issue
Hello Rahm,
Chris Carney here. I know you're busy so I'll be brief. I am currently working with the ODNI on
aviation security issues. I was hoping to get a chance to arrange a visit to speak with Ginger Evans
and/or the Chief of Security for O'Hare and Midway. I have tried calling Evans' office directly but
the messages left have met with silence. Is there a way I could get in touch with her office? There is
an insider threat component to this which I need to explore with her. I have been able to arrange a
visit to LAX, and wanted to see ORD as well. At any rate, I appreciate anything you can do.
I hope all is well with you and your family. You may have the toughest political job in America.
Cheers,
Chris Carney
(C) 570(0) 202-404-6746
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The attached has been sent to Ginger. It fully explains United's proposal and makes clear that, while this
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Thanks.
Bold--yes.
Enjoy Michigan.
William S. Singer

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That said I told ginger give it her full attention. She said united just gave their routes something
everyone else handed in February. Be bold
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I totally understand.
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Great Thanks. Will discuss with ginger . Got to be honest reflected on
our call. I do not know how else I can respond to a call with a verbal
explanation of a concept except present to ginger. If you all expected
yippie lets go you got the wrong mayor. A verbal concept on Fourth of
July with no details gets show me. After months of back and forth that's
generous in my view.
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The attached has been sent to Ginger. It fully explains
United's proposal and makes clear that, while this proposal
reflects short term, but significant growth for O'Hare, United
is fully committed to the City's long term growth and
expansion plans and that we are actively engaged in the
process that gets us all to a plan. Billy
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016 12:39:06 PM
Rahm Emanuel <emanuel.rahm@gmail.com>
Garfield Park Conservatory
Please check ifwe still have 750,000 grant for children garden from State.
Thanks.
paul
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Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 7:50 AM
To: Koch, Steve (steve@stevekoch.us)
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Subject: Permit for a Chicago small business takes a long time writes North & Hudson owner Opinion - Crain's Chicago Business
The column below reminds me of the issue I have been bringing up to Steve for the
past few years the lack of support for emerging businesses, particularly in the arts
and design. Aside from this article, I had already been thinking about the issue again,
having spent the weekend (with Steve and family) and talking with a bunch of young
talented people who had all left Chicago to pursue careers elsewhere.
We have some of the finest schools of design Art Institute and IIT to name just two
that graduate hundreds each year in various types of design (jewelry, clothing,
furniture, and more) yet the City does almost nothing to keep and support them.
(The paltry design center that existed in Macys does not cut it). Its great to support
tech with 1871 and the like but Id like to see us support a greater diversity of skills
and keep the young and creative here. There is more to life (thankfully than tech and
finance). And, for better or worse we have plenty of space. You, Rahm, among all
mayors, I know really gets this. Lets make it happen.
By the way, on another issue the way we kept Bungalows from being disfigured
when we started the Bungalow program was to tie loans and grants to approved
designs. (These programs, by the way, which cost the City really nothing) endeared
the City to homeowners They and the Bungalow and Green Home Expo should be
restarted. Literally the Expo itself drew 6 to 10 thousand people a year was beloved
and as we raised all the money from sponsors also cost the City nothing.
If you want to talk about these things, let me know.
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Dear City Hall: The wait time for my

permit almost squashed my small
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Mueller of North & Hudson
If you are thinking of starting a small business in Chicago, you might want to have an attorney lined up to
help push things through City Hall.
Last week, my mobile fashion boutique, North & Hudson, finally hit the streets after months of sitting on the
sidelines waiting for approval from the city.
After leaving my career in finance and graduating from fashion school, I watched dozens of my classmates
flee Chicago for places like New York or Los Angeles. But I was determined to stay here in Chicago and to
support local fabric and manufacturing businesses with orders from my clothing line.
I purchased a 25-foot truck, similar to a food truck, and customized it to look like a walk-in-closet on wheels.
In April 2015, I approached City Hall with confidence. I'd memorized the city code for obtaining a peddlers
licensea street peddler is a person who moves from place to place, whether on private property or on the
public way, selling from a wagon, motor vehicle, hand cart, push cart or other vehicleand I was excited
about getting my mobile boutique out on the streets.
Imagine my disappointment when the city denied my application, saying that peddlers can't stop and park to
serve customers. The city assured me that they were working on a solution. However, in the coming
months, my calls to the city were met with few answers and no solutions.
Discouraged, I reached out to a law clinic at the University of Chicago Law School. The lawyers and law
students at the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship told me that the city had already created a
solution: the emerging business permit. Created in 2012, this permit was meant to make room for
businesses that did not quite fit in an existing license structure. The permit gave innovative businesses two
years to operate and gave the city two years to create the appropriate regulations for these businesses.
ButI was surprised to hear that the city had only ever issued one emerging business permit! Could it really
be that just one creative, out-of-the-box business had traveled through City Hall since 2012? That seemed
unlikely. I started pushing for an emerging business permit in October 2015, and it wasn't until June 2016
that the city finally issued the permit.
My dream was to create an easy shopping experience with unique, locally made items. The city's delay
almost put me out of business.
Now that I'm up and running, local manufacturers get business, local designers have a new place to
showcase their fashions and emerging fashion grads get to see an example of what it looks like to keep
your talent here in Chicago.
While I'm thrilled to be licensed now, I would be remiss if I didn't call attention to an opportunity that is being
squandered. The emerging business permit has great potential, but it only works if it is actually used. Not
every innovative business has a law clinic on its side or a year's worth of patience and savings.
I hope the next novel business to make its way to City Hall is met with a red carpet instead of a maze of red
tape.
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Wednesday, July 6, 20161:48:07 PM
Re: From Chris Carney-need a quick chat about aviation security issue
Your Honor,
I don't want to be an overly persistent jerk about this, but I am trying to arrange a visit to ORD to meet with the
head of security to have a discussion about the insider threat problem and how it's managed. I apologize for the
short-ish notice, but I was hoping to be able to be there on the 14th with two ofmy colleagues. If it's possible
please let me know as soon as you can. If not, I understand and I'll back off. Thanks for your time Rahm.
Yours as always,
Chris
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Thanks Rahm. Shall I coordinate with Ellen Mitchell? I have her number.
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>> On Jul I, 20 I 6, at 11 :23 AM, Christopher Camey <
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>> Hello Rahm,
>>
>> Chris Camey here. I know you're busy so I'll be brief. I am currently working with the ODN1 on aviation
security issues. I was hoping to get a chance to arrange a visit to speak with Ginger Evans and/or the Chief of
Security for O'Hare and Midway. I have tried calling Evans' office directly but the messages left have met with
silence. ls there a way I could get in touch with her office? There is an insider threat component to this which I
need to explore with her. I have been able to arrange a visit to LAX, and wanted to see ORD as well. At any
rate, I appreciate anything you can do.
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>> I hope all is well with you and your family. You may have the toughest political job in America.
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>> Cheers,
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 1:10:42 PM
Taste Numbers
Not sure if you've seen these. Not bad.
12:00
2016
$44,625
2015
$65,025
-31%
1:00
2016
$119,425
2015
$141,950
-16%
2:00
2016
$191,675
2015
$238,000
-19%
3:00
2016
$255,850
2015
$332,350
-23%
4:00
2016
$325,975
2015
$402,475
-19%
5:00
2016
$410,125
2015
$486,625
-15.5%
6:00
2016
$534,225
2015
$595,425
-10.25%
7:00
2016
$659,175
2015
$713,575
-7.5%
8:00
2016
$760,325
2015
$786,250
-3.30%
Final
2016
$809,948
2015
$829,047
-2.30% Y.O.Y.
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From: Negron, Michael [Michael.Negron@cityofchicago.org]

Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 10:03 PM
To: Amy Rule
CC: Rahm Emanuel
Subject: Re: U.S. Paralympics on Twitter: "Congrats @MStockwell01 - you're going to Rio!
#RoadToRio @usatriathlon https://t.co/tk8Hq358Yn https://t.co/wkN1EH3i2t"
That's amazing. We can work on this.
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Subject: U.S. Paralympics on Twitter: "Congrats @MStockwell01 - you're going to
Rio! #RoadToRio @usatriathlon https://t.co/tk8Hq358Yn https://t.co/wkN1EH3i2t"
To: Amy Rule
Yes! Lost her leg in Iraq in 2004 at age 24. Decided instantly that she wasn't going to
succumb and has been laser focused on the 2016 Olympics for some time. Today
she learned she's in. Incredible story. It seems like it would be cool if Chicago
celebrated her.
Here is her TEDx Talk https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IWiNSH4KUfY
Here is a web site with her story
http://www.triathloninspires.com/mstockwellstory.html
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Is she a vet?
On Friday, July 8, 2016, Amy Rule
Woo hoo!
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Go girl! Make Chicago proud!
https://mobile.twitter.com/USParalympics/status/751513232842452992
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LVP
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Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:37:32 PM
Re: Veterans Prorgram
Right. I got it
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Evening. Coordinate with him
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Wow. Great news. We'll get it out

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Get out for Sunday evening. Coordinate with Matt
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Date: July 9, 2016 at 1:30:00 PM CDT
To: "'Rahm Emanuel"' <mayor_re@rahmemail.com <mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com> >
Subject: Veterans Prorgram
Mayor:
Just wanted to thank you and your staff for your support of our homeless veterans program. The drive has now
concluded and the VA reports that during the past 30 days they received of $500,000 worth of donations with a
handful of wards still waiting to deliver their materials. The volume far surpassed any expectations and will be
enough to support thousands of veterans. This definitely would not have been possible without the PR support
that added with our announcement event. I know how busy you are and appreciate you making the time for this.
Thank you,
Matt
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 2:51:31 AM
Re: chicago river
I don't know. His name is James Chuck.

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If it is the same guy who worked with John Buck yes!

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I met the guy who proposed a floating bike path in chicago river. we are going todo sometningat
rockwell together.
did you like his concept for bike path in River?
paul
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 12:01 :14 PM
river floating bike path
I spoke with James Chuck (not connected in any way to John Buck) developer of river floating bike path yesterday.
He told me ii could be built with private funds (le no with funds). It would financed with bonds and paid off with a toll
for use of the bike path. He is ok with going south from Lawrence if that is an issue but ii would also go south of the
loop so as to not ignore the south side.
I think he could make it happen.
Let me know
paul
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Floating River Bike Path
TAG-RiverRide-Intro-07172015.pdf;ATTOOOOl.htm
Contact info:
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TAG Holding LLC
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Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:57 AM
To: Paul Levy
Subject: Re: Rockwell Site Plan
Paul,
Thanks again for showing me the spaces. I've been reflecting on them. Could your broker contact me to discuss
terms?
Here is a link to an infrastructure design group I co-founded: http://secondshore.com On the website, you can
click on "RiverRide Floating Pathway" at the lower left of the splash page for the bike path project. I've also
attached a project overview document.
Best,
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" Budget: US$ 80 MM over 9-12 months with Croatian and BiH companies
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Mayor Emanuel has a vision:
"I want Chicago to be the most bike-friendly city in the United States."
And COOT has a plan:
Place bicycle rack/hub within half-mile of every Chicagoan;

Construct more bikeways where more people live and commute;
Build infrastructure to match need and stimulate growth.
But there are real problems:
93% of citizens will not ride a bicycle on roads with cars - COOT 2020 report
2014: cyclist fatalities up 130%; 1,500 auto-related cyclist injuries - cooT
Most protected bike lanes are not high-volume or high-relevance routes.
55% of crashes occur at intersections. "Lanes for cyclists and signage for
special routes offer the illusion of safety." - New York Times
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water and parkland; 9 of 12
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Midtown Greenway, Minneapolis: 5.5mi; no major breaks in traffic;

busy with commuters year-round; plowed in winter; usage by 4.5%
commuters. (note: 1.5% of Chicago's commuters use bicycles)
Boulder Creek Path, Boulder, Colo.: 7.5mi.
Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle: 27mi; backbone oi city's cycling
infrastructure.
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Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade & Springwater Trail Corridor, Portland:

23mi; includes l .5mi floating pathway, longest of its kind in the U.S.
5) Cherry Creek Bike Path, Denver: 20mi; due to central location and
infrequent intersections the path is a commuter highway.
6) Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail, Austin, TX: l Omi.
7) Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, Boston: l Omi trail connects Greater
Boston; terminates at train station "pedal and park" facility.
8) Lakefront Trail, Chicago: l 8mi scenic pathway without motor traffic.
9) Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, NYC: a 28mi, mostly unbroken
pathway almost path perfect for commuting and seeing the sites of
NY.
I 0) Willamette River Trail, Eugene, Ore.: l 2mi on both sides of river; 6%.
l l J American River Bike Trail, Sacramento: 32mi route from downtown to
neighboring towns; few road crossings and flat terrain make this trail
is a favorite for commuters and those looking for a weekend ride.
12) Schuylkill River Trail, Philadelphia: 23mi nearly unbroken path; a boon
to commuters looking for a scenic shortcut through parts of
downtown and recreational cyclists making a weekend escape.
Source: Top urban bike paths across the USA, USA Today, July 23, 2013
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Let's harness Mayor Emanuel's vision:
"The Chicago River should be an asset that people across the city
enjoy ... we need projects to increase use of the river ways by Chicagoans."
Let's innovate with existing floating solutions to create something magical:
RIVERRIDE: a year-round, car-free bicycle pathway floating on the
Chicago River between Horner and Ping Tom Parks.
Let's make a huge and immediate impact by creating "Seperation"
Enlarge pool of bike commuters to 2.5MM Chicagoans.

Catapult Chicago as leading bike-friendly city with 60,000 commuters.
Improve bike safety and alleviate pressure on overcrowded bike lanes.
Protect riverbank while creating fish/fauna habitats to improve water.
Create 1OOs of privately-funded construction and maintenance jobs.
Be a one-of-a-kind pathway and a global tourism "must do".
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RiverRide is composed of steelreinforced concrete pontoon segments

developed by Marinetek, a global
leader in floating structures (marina,
breakwater and floating roads}.
Design is inspired by Chicago's classic
bridge architecture, nautical design
cues and understated elegance.
Pathway segments produced offsite
(Port of Chicago and other}
2. ADA-compliant land access ramps
and gates installed adjacent to
bridges, public parks and other points.
Pathway segments floated into place,
connected to adjacent segments and
secured with pilings driven in riverbed.
4. Solar panels above each segment
power lighting, precipitation-activated
awnings and heating conduit
embedded in the segment surface to
prevent icing and snow build-up.
5. Segment guardrails designed to
minimize injury during a fall and snow
plowing into river.
Design by TAG Holding LLC and Lotus Architects LLC
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82' long x 12' wide
Environmentally friendly
Solar-powered, self-contained and

self-sustainable
Useable year-round
Moveable and adaptable - usage

programming evolves throughout the
day and week
Manufactured at the Port of Chicago

-10 th Ward
All-in segment cost: $150-200k
All-in cost/ mile (ave.): $10MM
Project cost: $84MM for 6.5 miles
Cost comparisons:
The 606: $95MM, 2.7 miles;

$35MM/mile
River Walk: $1 OOMM; 0.51 miles;

$196MM/mile
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2015: Secure "Great Rivers Chicago" and

CDOT support; organize private financing
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contracts and permits
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2017 2H: Optimize RiverRide programming
for maximum benefit to City's bicycle
ridership strategy
Largest Chicago-based general contracting,

construction mgmt, and design-build firm with
relevant experience in civil and transportation.
Metropolitan Plann1ngCouncil
Chicago-based regional development experts
in transportdtion, environmental management
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T: 312 507 9792 E: jpctag@gmail.com
www .tagholdingllc.com
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On Jul 11, 2016, at 10:15 AM, Paul Levy <PLeyy@pmdchicago.com> wrote:

I donat know weight bearing capacity of floors. You tell me what you need and where (including locations of drains).
We will I make it work. We may have to do coringa'Ms.
Also call me about floating river bike path.
Paul
Paul A. Levy
Prairie Management & Development, Inc.
333 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601
312-644-1055
312-644-0686 fax
pleyy@pmdchicaqo.com
From: James Price Chuck (mailto:j

Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 8:57 AM
To: Paul Levy

Thank you Paul.

I visited the permitting department at City Hall Friday and confirmed that there would not be a problem
licensing 3031 for a cider production with a tap room. How thick are the cement floors? Do you know what
weight they can bear?
While at City Hall, I asked about liquor licensing at your larger Rockwell site (without mentioning the actual
project name, ownership or location) and was informed that:
if each separate liquor related business has its own address and facilities fence/wall, then each can have
its own liquor license
there can not be multiple liquor licenses accessing a shared space (e.g. river front, public space between
buildings) because clear liability cannot be assigned to a liquor license holder; the Office of Public Way
might need to make a judgement on site design and use.
Ia.m sure you know more about these permitting issues than I do, but liquor licensing can get complicated. It
may be worth double-checking whether Metropolitaniis tap room on the river front will impede getting
liquor licenses for your event space and river front.
I look forward to hearing from you on 303 Hls floor info.
Regards,
James
On Jul 8, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Paul Levy <PLeyy@pmdchicago.com> wrote:

Let me know if you need more info.
Paul A. Levy
Chicago, IL 60601
312-644-1055
312-644-0686 fax
pleyy@pmdchicago.com
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Contact info:rJames Price Chuck

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From: James Price Chuck (mailto:

To: Paul Levy
Subject: Re: Rockwell Site Plan Paul,Thanks again for showing me the spaces. I've been reflecting
on them. Could your broker contact me to discuss terms?Here is a link to an infrastructure design
group I co-founded: http://secondshore.com On the website, you can click on "RiverRide Floating
Pathway" at the lower left of the splash page for the bike path project. I've also attached a project
overview document. Best,James
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On Jul 11, 2016, at 10:15 AM, Paul Levy <PLeyy@pmdchicago.com> wrote:

I don't know weight bearing capacity of floors. You tell me what you need and where (Including locations
of drains). We will I make it work. We may have to do coring's.
Also call me about floating river bike path.
Paul
Paul A. Levy
Chicago, IL 60601
312-644-1055
312-644-0686 fax
plew@pmdchicago.com
From: James Price Chuck (

Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 8:57 AM
To: Paul Levy
Thank you Paul.

I visited the permitting department at City Hall Friday and confirmed that there would not be a
problem licensing 3031 for a cider production with a tap room. How thick are the cement floors?
Do you know what weight they can bear?
While at City Hall, I asked about liquor licensing at your larger Rockwell site (without mentioning
the actual project name, ownership or location) and was informed that:
if each separate liquor related business has its own address and facilities fence/wall, then
each can have its own liquor license
there can not be multiple liquor licenses accessing a shared space (e.g. river front, public
space between buildings) because clear liability cannot be assigned to a liquor license holder;
the Office of Public Way might need to make a judgement on site design and use.
I'm sure you know more about these permitting issues than I do, but liquor licensing can get
complicated. It may be worth double-checking whether Metropolitan' s tap room on the river front
will impede getting liquor licenses for your event space and river front.
I look forward to hearing from you on 3031 's floor info.
Regards,
James
On Jul 8, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Paul Levy <PLevy@pmdchicago.com> wrote:

Let me know if you need more info.
Paul A. Levy
Chicago, IL 60601
312-644-1055
312-644-0686 fax
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One of our tenants has been trying to submit a building permit for 2 weeks==see below from their architect.
No need for you to get into this but thought you would like to know
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Date: July 14, 2016 a
To: Luke Sequeira <
Cc: Elissa Scrafano <elissa@scrafano.net>, Marie Trabold <marie@scrafano.net>
Subject: Re: Permit
hey LukeUnfortunately, no. The city only accepts electronic submittals now.
We are SO sorry this is such a nightmare!
We have been in daily communication with the building department- they finally figured
out that ii is a problem on their end, and are waiting on their IT person to sort ii out. We
have been dealing with Ed Dougherty there, who has been somewhat helpful, and is trying
to get it worked out. Apparently, this is not an uncommon occurance.
We know it is incredibly frustrating- we were trying to save you time and money by
submitting it ourselves and saving the expense of an expediter, but it's taking a lot longer
than it should. If you wan to revisit the expediter
angle, we can see if there is a way they can reduce their fees for you.
Sorry we don't have better news for you!
ThanksCarol
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please note new address + phone!
scrafanoarchitects
chlcago + los angeles
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f Am I able to just deliver drawings in person instead of using this e system? I was under
the impression that thee submittal would be more efficient. Thanks
Luke
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19th Ward Schools Plan
19th Ward Public School Master Plan.docx
Mayor:
Attached is brief overview of what I would like to execute. I have been working with CPS on this and have had one
positive discussion with Forrest. I will also send this to Eileen and Lindy so that they have a copy. Lindy is in the loop on
this but I have not discussed it with Eileen, Please let me know if you would like to discuss further.
Thanks,
Matt
19TH WARD PUBLIC SCHOOL MASTER PLAN:

Currently, public schools on the western portion of the 19th Ward are severely
overcrowded while enrollment declines in the eastern portion. As such, capital
investments have been made largely to alleviate overcrowding, at the expense
of older, Jess safe buildings. I am working with CPS to develop a global strategy,
realigning boundaries and campuses to meet the changing demand for public
education.
I.
Mount Greenwood Elementary School: To address ongoing severe

overcrowding at Mt. Greenwood Elementary, the existing Keller
Regional Gifted Center campus (located three blocks away) would
become a 7th and 8th grade facility for Mt. Greenwood - instead of
investing $20 million for a 7th & 8th building at Chicago Ag.
II.
Keller Regional Gifted Center: Keller Magnet would move to what Is

now Kellogg Elementary School, an analysis of existing students shows
that this move would mean that a majority of students would travel
slightly less far than they currently do.
Ill.
Kellogg / Sutherland Elementary Schools: Kellogg & Sutherland would

merge in the existing Sutherland campus. Both schools have out of
district and out of boundary enrollment, and both schools have
experienced declining enrollment.
IV.
Esmond Elementary School: Built in 1891, Esmond Elementary School is

the oldest campus in the 19th Ward and 5th oldest building in CPS
system. The population is 97% low income, and 100% minority. The
campus includes a main building, and a dilapidated, unsafe
secondary building. For years, we have petitioned for a significant
capital investment at Esmond Elementary School. CPS Facilities has
been exploring options for Investment here utilizing the resources that
would previously have been used for the 7th & 8th grade building at
Chicago Ag.
V.
Morgan Park High School: 62% of current Morgan Park High School
students come from outside the attendance boundary. The Principal
and LSC have asked to shift to a selective enrollment model. We
would like to shift to a hybrid model similar to Skinner West where there
is an attendance boundary and all other seats filled through selective
enrollment applications.
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Mayor:
Attached is brief overview of what I would like to execute. I have been working with CPS on this and have
had one positive discussion with Forrest. I will also send this to Eileen and Lindy so that they have a copy.
Lindy is in the loop on this but I have not discussed it with Eileen. Please let me know if you would like to
discuss further.
Thanks,
Matt
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Fwd: WSJ edits - please confirm ASAP
See below.
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From: "ONeal, Adam" <adam.oneal@wsj.com>
Date: July 28, 2016 at 12:19:17 PM EDT
To: mayor re@rahmemail.com

Subject: WSJ edits - please confirm ASAP
Hello,
I have edits for you on your piece for the Journal. We trimmed down and sanded to fit our space
constraints, and the fresh text is below.
We plan on running the piece onllne tonight, and In tomorrow's paper, so it's important to finish this piece as
soon as possible. Could you make changes and corrections in the text below1 in red or bold font? There are a
few questions for you in all caps.
If I can be of any assistance to you, please don't hesitate to ask.

AdamO'Neal
Assistant op-ed editor
The Wall Street Journal
By Rahm Emanuel and Bill Haslam

At the state and local level, leaders of both political parties are pursuing solutions to one of
America's most pressing problems: the high cost of college. As the Republican governor of
Tennessee and the Democratic mayor of Chicago, we have both launched efforts to improve access
to community college and to increase educational attainment. The results of both programs provide
proof that it's possible to find solutions for the country's most pressing problems-even in this
fraught political era.
Two years ago Tennessee launched the nation's first statewide program to provide free access to
community and technical college. Tennessee Promise offers last-dollar scholarships and volunteer
mentors to high-school graduates, eliminating barriers to college access and success. The program
didn't require a tax increase, and an endowment funded by state-lottery revenue ensures its
financial sustainability.
In 2015, more than 16,000 students attended college on a Promise scholarship. Enrollment for firsttime freshmen at community colleges in Tennessee rose 25%, with Promise participants boasting
an 81 % retention rate. And for students who want to transfer to a four-year school after completing
two years of community college, the Transfer Pathways program ensures course-credit alignment.
This effectively cuts the cost ofa bachelor's degree in half.
Meantime, Chicago launched the STAR Scholarship, which makes community college free for
seniors graduating from public schools with a B average or better. More than 94% of participants
completed their first year, compared with only 61 % for the rest of the student population. This year,
SCHOLARSHIP? applications are up 29%.
More than half of STAR scholars are first-generation college students and first-generation
Americans. Almost two-thirds are female. Some even get a jump on college by earning credits
while still in high school. WHEN, Chicago launched a partnership with the 15 area universities to
provide significant financial support for high-performing STAR Scholars. This will help them earn
a four-year degree at world-class institutions such as the University of Illinois at Chicago,
Northwestern and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Under the Chicago and Tennessee model, a post high-school education is becoming as conventional
as K-12 learning. Enrollment in these programs is up year over year. Retention has increased too.
And it was done without raising taxes.
But getting people to college isn't enough. They need to learn real-world skills too. That's why we
are working with local employers-like Aon in Chicago and Bridgestone in Tennessee-to develop
community-college curricula that prepare students for good-paying jobs with their companies.
Firms from industries such as hospitality, health care, logistics and auto manufacturing have also
gotten involved.
Today, some 70% of four-year college grads nationwide have debt averaging about $30,000 per
student, according to SOURCE. Total college debt is well over a trillion dollars. That's a tough
way to begin life.
High college debts can cause young people to delay home purchases or starting small businesses. It
discourages some young people from even going to college at a time when two-thirds of new jobs
in the coming years will require some form of postsecondary education.
The data from Chicago and Tennessee bears this out: Thousands of students are taking advantage
of these programs. With the cost of attending college no longer an issue, they are achieving a better
retention rate than their peers.
We stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum. But this Republican and this Democrat
recognize the need to improve access to higher education. Reducing student debt and preparing
young people to compete in the global economy cuts across party lines. Whether in Nashville or on
Chicago's South Side, people want opportunities to succeed. It's a challenge that unites all
Americans and is too important to ignore.
Mr. Emanuel is the mayor of Chicago. Mr. Haslam is the governor of Tennessee.
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Re: WSJ edits - please confirm ASAP
Just tried you

Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 28, 2016, at 12:39 PM, ONeal, Adam <adam oneal@wsj com> wrote:
Here's the finalized version. Please have a look and let me know if this is OK with you and Gov.
Haslam. Thanks,
Adam
At the state and local level, leaders of both political parties are pursuing solutions to one of
America's most pressing problems: the high cost of college. As the Republican governor of
Tennessee and the Democratic mayor of Chicago, we have both launched efforts to improve access
to community college and to increase educational attainment. The results of both programs provide
proof that it's possible to find solutions for the country's most pressing problems-even in this
fraught political era.
Two years ago Tennessee launched the nation's first statewide program to provide free access to
community and technical college. Tennessee Promise offers last-dollar scholarships and volunteer
mentors to high-school graduates, eliminating barriers to college access and success. The program
didn't require a tax increase, and an endowment funded by state-lottery revenue ensures its
financial sustainability.
In 2015, more than 16,000 students attended college on a Promise scholarship. Enrollment for firsttime freshmen at community colleges in Tennessee rose 25%, with Promise participants boasting
an 81 % retention rate. And for students who want to transfer to a four-year school after completing
two years of community college, the Transfer Pathways program ensures course-credit alignment.
This effectively cuts the cost ofa bachelor's degree in half.
Meantime, Chicago launched the STAR Scholarship, which makes community college free for
seniors graduating from public schools with a B average or better. More than 94% of participants
completed their first year, compared with only 61 % for the rest of the student population. This year,
STAR Scholarship applications are up 29%.
More than half of STAR scholars are first-generation college students and first-generation
Americans. Almost two-thirds are female. Nearly half even get a jump on college by earning
credits while still in high school. Last year, Chicago launched a Star partnership with the 15 area
universities to provide significant financial support for high-performing STAR Scholars. This will
help them earn a four-year degree at world-class institutions such as the University of Illinois at
Chicago, Northwestern and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Under the Chicago and Tennessee model, a post high-school education is becoming as conventional
as K-12 learning. Enrollment in these programs is up year over year. Retention has increased too.
And it was done without raising taxes.
But getting people to college isn't enough. They need to learn real-world skills too. That's why we
are working with local employers-like Aon in Chicago and Bridgestone in Tennessee-to develop
community-college curricula that prepare students for good-paying jobs with their companies.
Firms from industries such as hospitality, health care, logistics and auto manufacturing have also
gotten involved.
Today, some 70% of four-year college grads nationwide have debt averaging nearly $30,000 per
student, according to the Institute for College Access and Success. Total college debt is well over a
trillion dollars. That's a tough way to begin life.
High college debts can cause young people to delay home purchases or starting small businesses. It
discourages some young people from even going to college at a time when two-thirds of new jobs
in the coming years will require some form of postsecondary education.
The data from Chicago and Tennessee bears this out: Thousands of students are taking advantage
of these programs. With the cost of attending college no longer an issue, they are achieving a better
retention rate than their peers.
We stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum. But this Republican and this Democrat
recognize the need to improve access to higher education. Reducing student debt and preparing
young people to compete in the global economy cuts across party lines. Whether in Nashville or on
Chicago's South Side, people want opportunities to succeed. It's a challenge that unites all
Americans and it is too important to ignore.
2016-07-28 12:24 GMT-04:00 Rahm Emanuel <mayor re@rahmemail.com>:

Can you send me your phone number or you can call.312 805 1160
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 28, 2016, at 12:19 PM, ONeal, Adam <adam.oneal@wsj.com> wrote:
Hello,
I have edits for you on your piece for the Journal. We trimmed down and sanded to
fit our space constraints, and the fresh text is below.
We plan on running the piece onllne tonight, and In tomorrow's paper, so it's important to
finish this piece as soon as possible. Could you make changes and corrections In the text
below, In red or bold font? There are a few questions for you In all caps.
Ifl can be of any assistance to you, please don't hesitate to ask.

AdamO'Neal
By Rahm Emanuel and Bill Haslam

At the state and local level, leaders of both political parties are pursuing solutions to
one of America's most pressing problems: the high cost of college. As the
Republican governor of Tennessee and the Democratic mayor of Chicago, we have

both launched efforts to improve access to community college and to increase
educational attainment. The results of both programs provide proof that it's possible
to find solutions for the country's most pressing problems-even in this fraught
political era.
Two years ago Tennessee launched the nation's first statewide program to provide
free access to community and technical college. Tennessee Promise offers last-dollar
scholarships and volunteer mentors to high-school graduates, eliminating barriers to
college access and success. The program didn't require a tax increase, and an
endowment funded by state-lottery revenue ensures its financial sustainability.
In 2015, more than 16,000 students attended college on a Promise scholarship.
Enrollment for first-time freshmen at community colleges in Tennessee rose 25%,
with Promise participants boasting an 81 % retention rate. And for students who want
to transfer to a four-year school after completing two years of community college,
the Transfer Pathways program ensures course-credit alignment. This effectively
cuts the cost of a bachelor's degree in half
Meantime, Chicago launched the STAR Scholarship, which makes community
college free for seniors graduating from public schools with a B average or better.
More than 94% of participants completed their first year, compared with only 61 %
for the rest of the student population. This year, SCHOLARSHIP? applications are
up29%.
More than half of STAR scholars are first-generation college students and firstgeneration Americans. Almost two-thirds are female. Some even get a jump on
college by earning credits while still in high school. WHEN, Chicago launched a
partnership with the 15 area universities to provide significant financial support for
high-performing STAR Scholars. This will help them earn a four-year degree at
world-class institutions such as the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern
and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Under the Chicago and Tennessee model, a post high-school education is becoming
as conventional as K-12 learning. Enrollment in these programs is up year over year.
Retention has increased too. And it was done without raising taxes.
But getting people to college isn't enough. They need to learn real-world skills too.
That's why we are working with local employers-like Aon in Chicago and
Bridgestone in Tennessee-to develop community-college curricula that prepare
students for good-paying jobs with their companies. Firms from industries such as
hospitality, health care, logistics and auto manufacturing have also gotten involved.
Today, some 70% of four-year college grads nationwide have debt averaging about
$30,000 per student, according to SOURCE. Total college debt is well over a trillion
dollars. That's a tough way to begin life.
High college debts can cause young people to delay home purchases or starting
small businesses. It discourages some young people from even going to college at a
time when two-thirds of new jobs in the coming years will require some form of
postsecondary education.
The data from Chicago and Tennessee bears this out: Thousands of students are
taking advantage of these programs. With the cost of attending college no longer an
issue, they are achieving a better retention rate than their peers.
We stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum. But this Republican and this
Democrat recognize the need to improve access to higher education. Reducing
student debt and preparing young people to compete in the global economy cuts
across party lines. Whether in Nashville or on Chicago's South Side, people want
opportunities to succeed. It's a challenge that unites all Americans and is too
important to ignore.
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Re: WSJ edits - please confirm ASAP
Great, thanks. It should be up online around 7:30 tonight and in tomorrow's paper.
2016-07-28 12:58 GMT-04:00 Rahm Emanuel <mayor_re@rahmemail.com
<mailto:mayor_re@rahmemail.com> >:
Yes. All good.
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Meantime, Chicago launched the STAR Scholarship, which makes community college free for seniors
graduating from public schools with a B average or better. Ninety-four percent of participants were retained
from their fall semester to the spring semester. This year, STAR Scholarship applications are up 29%.
Just tried you
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 28, 2016, at 12:39 PM, ONeal, Adam <adam.oneal@wsj.com <mailto:adam.oneal@wsj.com> > wrote:
Here's the finalized version. Please have a look and Jet me know if this is OK with you and Gov. Haslam.
Thanks,
Adam
At the state and local level, leaders of both political parties are pursuing solutions to one of America's most
pressing problems: the high cost of college. As the Republican governor of Tennessee and the Democratic
mayor of Chicago, we have both launched efforts to improve access to community college and to increase
educational attainment. The results of both programs provide proof that it's possible to find solutions for the
country's most pressing problems-even in this fraught political era.
Two years ago Tennessee launched the nation's first statewide program to provide free access to community
and technical college. Tennessee Promise offers last-dollar scholarships and volunteer mentors to high-school
graduates, eliminating barriers to college access and success. The program didn't require a tax increase, and an
In 2015, more than 16,000 students attended college on a Promise scholarship. Enrollment for first-time
freshmen at community colleges in Tennessee rose 25%, with Promise participants boasting an 81 % retention
rate. And for students who want to transfer to a four-year school after completing two years of community
college, the Transfer Pathways program ensures course-credit alignment. This effectively cuts the cost of a
bachelor's degree in half.

graduating from public schools with a B average or better. More than 94% of participants completed their first
year, compared with only 61% for the rest of the student population. This year, STAR Scholarship applications
are up 29%.
More than half of STAR scholars are first-generation college students and first-generation Americans. Almost
two-thirds are female. Nearly half even get a jump on college by earning credits while still in high school. Last
year, Chicago launched a Star partnership with the 15 area universities to provide significant financial support
for high-performing STAR Scholars. This will help them earn a four-year degree at world-class institutions such
as the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Under the Chicago and Tennessee model, a post high-school education is becoming as conventional as K-12
learning. Enrollment in these programs is up year over year. Retention has increased too. And it was done
without raising taxes.
But getting people to college isn't enough. They need to learn real-world skills too. That's why we are working
with local employers-like Aon in Chicago and Bridgestone in Tennessee-to develop community-college
curricula that prepare students for good-paying jobs with their companies. Firms from industries such as
Today, some 70% of four-year college grads nationwide have debt averaging nearly $30,000 per student,
according to the Institute for College Access and Success <http://ticas.org/posd/map-state-data-2015> . Total
college debt is well over a trillion dollars. That's a tough way to begin life.
High college debts can cause young people to delay home purchases or starting small businesses. It discourages
some young people from even going to college at a time when two-thirds of new jobs in the coming years will
require some form of postsecondary education.
The data from Chicago and Tennessee bears this out: Thousands of students are taking advantage of these
programs. With the cost of attending college no longer an issue, they are achieving a better retention rate than
their peers.
We stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum. But this Republican and this Democrat recognize the need
to improve access to higher education. Reducing student debt and preparing young people to compete in the
global economy cuts across party lines. Whether in Nashville or on Chicago's South Side, people want
opportunities to succeed. It's a challenge that unites all Americans and it is too important to ignore.
Can you send me your phone number or you can call. 312 805 1!60 <tel:312%20805%201160>
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Hello,
I have edits for you on your piece for the Journal. We trimmed down and sanded to fit our space constraints,
and the fresh text is below.
We plan on running the piece online tonight, and in tomorrow's paper, so it's important to finish this piece as
soon as possible. Could you make changes and corrections in the text below, in red or bold font? There are a
few questions for you in all caps.
If I can be of any assistance to you, please don't hesitate to ask.
AdamO'Neal
By Rahm Emanuel ahd Bill Haslam

At the state and local level, leaders of both political parties are pursuing solutions to one of America's most
pressing problems: the high cost of college. As the Republican governor of Tennessee and the Democratic
mayor of Chicago, we have both launched efforts to improve access to community college and to increase
educational attainment. The results of both programs provide proof that it's possible to find solutions for the
country's most pressing problems-even in this fraught political era.
Two years ago Tennessee launched the nation's first statewide program to provide free access to community
and technical college. Tennessee Promise offers last-dollar scholarships and volunteer mentors to high-school
graduates, eliminating barriers to college access and success. The program didn't require a tax increase, and an
In 2015, more than 16,000 students attended college on a Promise scholarship. Enrollment for first-time
freshmen at community colleges in Tennessee rose 25%, with Promise participants boasting an 81% retention
rate. And for students who want to transfer to a four-year school after completing two years of community
college, the Transfer Pathways program ensures course-credit alignment. This effectively cuts the cost of a
bachelor's degree in half.
graduating from public schools with a B average or better. More than 94% of participants completed their first
year, compared with only 61 % for the rest of the student population. This year, SCHOLARSHIP? applications
are up 29%.
More than half of STAR scholars are first-generation college students and first-generation Americans. Almost
two-thirds are female. Some even get a jump on college by earning credits while still in high school. WHEN,
Chicago launched a partnership with the 15 area universities to provide significant financial support for highperforming STAR Scholars. This will help them earn a four-year degree at world-class institutions such as the
University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Under the Chicago and Tennessee model, a post high-school education is becoming as conventional as K-12
learning. Enrollment in these programs is up year over year. Retention has increased too. And it was done
without raising taxes.
But getting people to college isn't enough. They need to learn real-world skills too. That's why we are working
with local employers-like Aon in Chicago and Bridgestone in Tennessee-to develop community-college
curricula that prepare students for good-paying jobs with their companies. Firms from industries such as
Today, some 70% of four-year college grads nationwide have debt averaging about $30,000 per student,
according to SOURCE. Total college debt is well over a trillion dollars. That's a tough way to begin life.
High college debts can cause young people to delay home purchases or starting small businesses. It discourages
some young people from even going to college at a time when two-thirds of new jobs in the coming years will
require some form of postsecondary education.
The data from Chicago and Tennessee bears this out: Thousands of students are taking advantage of these
programs. With the cost of attending college no longer an issue, they are achieving a better retention rate than
their peers.
We stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum. But this Republican and this Democrat recognize the need
to improve access to higher education. Reducing student debt and preparing young people to compete in the
global economy cuts across party lines. Whether in Nashville or on Chicago's South Side, people want
opportunities to succeed. It's a challenge that unites all Americans and is too important to ignore.
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Did you send to the board and members the data on number one city for
direct foreign investment ? And also the other data June tourism
numbers?
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Prep football: Mayor

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On Wednesday, in front of more than 10 television cameras, the Wildcats

were honored during an hourlong assembly in the school's auditorium. With

Emanuel said. "Chicago will become a football powerhouse city because of

was Rahm Emanuel anymore because he knew my phone number,"

McAllister, a native of Kingston, Ontario, listed a few of the challenges his

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My office will call to schedule

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 5:04 AM -0800, "Rahm Emanuel"

Mr. Mayor-Got the debrief from the AirBNB team.

(b) The company is looking forward to bringing onboard their new

senior policy lead from Chicago who we know is a strong supporter

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