Nothing is more important to me than the safety and well-being of our residents and ensuring that the men and women of our Police Department have the tools, resources and training they need to be effective crime fighters, stay safe, and build community trust.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

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To all those who are, after Tuesday’s election, very nervous and filled with anxiety as we’ve spoken to, you are safe in Chicago, you are secure in Chicago and you are supported in Chicago, chicago will always be a sanctuary city.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

The idea that a bunch of gang members would threaten violence against the men and women every Chicagoan relies on for their own safety is absolutely unacceptable.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

This is the result of hard work and difficult decisions, which have put Chicago on path towards long-term financial stability after decades of mismanagement.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

As a city, we cannot rest until we fully address the systemic issues facing the Chicago Police Department, 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.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

We stand together as a city to try and right those wrongs, and to bring this dark chapter of Chicago's history to a close.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Just because you are trained that you can use force, doesn't mean... by Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Just because you are trained that you can use force, doesn't mean you should.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

We will be a better city for it, it is in our self-interest, because we need [federal] assistance to make the fundamental and necessary changes.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

If we're going to fix it, I want you to understand it's my responsibility with you, but if we're going to begin the healing process, the first step in that journey is my step, and I'm sorry.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

We have a museum and all the cultural and economic enrichment tha... by Mayor Rahm Emanuel

We have a museum and all the cultural and economic enrichment that comes with it.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

After years of our academic gains, now is not the time to shortchange our children by eliminating evaluations for tens of thousands of employees or lowering teachers' performance standards.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel

This is a further installment on a series of things I've done. by Mayor Rahm Emanuel

This is a further installment on a series of things I've done.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel