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Rahm Emanuel is sworn in as mayor on May 16, 2011.
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Sharing a laugh with his predecessor, Richard Daley, before the beginning of the inauguration ceremony on May 16
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On his first day in office, surrounded by his family, Emanuel reads a letter left for him by Daley.
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Emanuel stops at the 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line L station to greet commuters on May 17, his first full day in office.
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With students from Walsh Elementary School looking on, Emanuel signs an executive order on May 20, creating a long-term budgeting process for the City.
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Discussing public safety at the Office of Emergency Management on May 26
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Emanuel talks with students and teachers at a Guggenheim Elementary class with Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard on May 26.
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On May 28, Emanuel participates in the Chicago Police Department Gold Star Ceremony to honor fallen policemen.
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Partaking in the city's Memorial Day ceremonies on May 28
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Emanuel walks in the Memorial Day Parade.
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Emanuel joins other local officials at the June 1 groundbreaking for the new Jesse White Center, a new gymnastics training facility for the Jesse White Tumblers.
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Emanuel signs a commemorative September 11 book on June 14.
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Chatting with a vendor at the Taste of Chicago Festival on June 25
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Emanuel waves to paradegoers while marching in the Chicago Gay Pride Parade on June 26.
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Greeting paradegoers at the Pride Parade
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Emanuel welcomes former President Bill Clinton before delivering a speech about economic development at the Clinton Global Initiative Forum on June 29.
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Emanuel answers questions during Chicago’s first Facebook Townhall at Kennedy King College in Englewood on June 30.
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Emanuel stops by a fire station to talk with some firefighters on June 30.
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On July 13, Emanuel announces the expansion of the World Business Chicago board to help create international opportunities for job development in Chicago.
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With Hispanic business leaders during a breakfast at Mi Tierra Restaurant on July 15
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Emanuel stops in Palmer Square Park to chat with some families on July 17.
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Emanuel announces an ordinance to expand community gardens and urban farms after a tour of Iron Street Farm on July 26.
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Emanuel high-fives a Walmart employee at the new store in Chatham on July 27.
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Emanuel visits the Chicago Park District Summer Daycamp at Union Park on July 27.
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Greeting swimmers at the Chicago Park District Summer Daycamp at Union Park on July 27
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Emanuel chats with commuters on the Green Line on July 27, before announcing that additional officers would be added to increase safety on the CTA.
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Emanuel meets baseball players in the Garfield Park Little League program on July 30.
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Emanuel poses for a photo with residents on July 30, during a Chicago Area Community Policing (CAPS) march to end the violence in the Austin neighborhood.
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Joining local and state leaders to commemorate the signing of the Illinois Dream Act on August 1
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On August 3, Emanuel announces that Chicago will host its first Ideas Week.
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Emanuel greets Barack Obama at O’Hare International Airport during the president's visit on August 3.
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On August 10, Emanuel chats with young readers at Mount Greenwood Public Library who were named “Rahm’s Readers” for reaching their reading goals over the summer.
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Receiving a hug from a student at Mount Greenwood Public Library on August 10
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Emanuel greets families at the 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line L stop on August 11 and reminds residents about Chicago’s new curfew ordinance.
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Talking with the Better Government Association’s Andy Shaw during a live online interview about transparency and ethics on August 17
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Touring the Sacramento Bridge Shop on August 18, before announcing a partnership with Accenture to centralize the way the city buys goods
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Emanuel participates in a live taping of WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight on August 24, as part of the station's "The First 100" program. For more from this event, click here.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens to a question from Eight Forty-Eight host Alison Cuddy at WBEZ's "The First 100" program on August 24. For more from this event, click here.
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