The First 100: Rahm Emanuel's first 100 days as Chicago Mayor

When Rahm Emanuel took the oath of office on May 16, 2011, he wasted little time outlining an ambitious new agenda for the nation's third largest city - and set a 100-day benchmark for many new policy and programmatic initiatives. WBEZ is covering the Emanuel administration's first 100 days through a series of stories, reports, interviews and conversations. They chronicle the early days of the first new mayoral administration in 22 years - and assess the progress toward key goals.

Emanuel's former opponents grade his first 100 days

Today we wrap up our coverage of Rahm Emanuel's first 100 days in office. All week we've brought you stories about the new Chicago mayor: what he's accomplished, where he's fallen short.Now we give the microphone to people who tried to stop Emanuel from getting the job in the first place.

Mayor Emanuel on his first 100 days

 On Wednesday evening, WBEZ hosted a community forum with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other city officials at the Chicago History Museum.

Luring Chicago dropouts back to school

 To get an idea of how many dropouts are in Chicago, imagine for a minute you’re at Soldier Field. The stadium is packed. There are 60,000 people here.

A sample from 'The First 100' live event

Wednesday night, WBEZ hosted a public forum to discuss and assess the progress of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first 100 days in office as part of WBEZ's series, The First 100. Eight Forty-Eight’s Alison Cuddy posed questions to the mayor and some members of his administration in f

Emanuel checks bike paths off his list, with miles to go

 In his transition plan for the city, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he wanted to plot out two miles of protected bike lanes by his 100th day in office.

Emanuel and the future of Chicago airports

We’re taking stock of what’s new in Rahm Emanuel's administration as well as what's been moving along as usual. Since Chicago’s election, news about city airports has been a mixed bag of old problems and new opportunities.

The downside of hiring more cops in Chicago

When Rahm Emanuel was running for mayor of Chicago, he outlined his crime strategy at a press conference.

Report Card: Mayor Rahm Emanuel's First 100 Days

During his election campaign and throughout his first months in office, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has invited Chicagoans to hold him accountable as the city’s leader.Well, here goes. The 72-page Transition Report is not the only way to measure progress on the part of the Emanuel administration

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