The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Two months ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel let it be known he had every intention of seeking a third term and scheduled a giant fundraiser to replenish his depleted campaign war chest and prove he wasn’t a lame duck.There's more:
The unrelenting furor over the Laquan McDonald shooting video has interrupted that well-orchestrated City Hall narrative.
if a smoking gun emerges that shows Emanuel participated in a cover-up of any kind or deliberately conspired to keep the McDonald shooting video under wraps until after he had survived Chicago’s first-ever mayoral runoff, all bets are off.You heard from the man running Chicago.
“There was no conspiracy. Allegations along those lines are not supported by the evidence,” said Ald. Edward Burke (14th), chairman of the City Council’s Finance Committee.
Burke noted that state law includes no recall statute for Chicago mayors and there is “no mechanism” to remove a mayor in whom the voters have lost confidence. He refused to speculate on whether Emanuel would be in danger of a recall if such a law was in place.
“The last time I checked, he was elected to be the mayor of Chicago until 2019. Isn’t that correct?” Burke said.
