Meet the everyman trying to unseat Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel

March 26, 2015

Grass-roots support has boosted Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia into Chicago’s mayoral runoff, but is it enough to win?

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Meet the everyman trying to unseat Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel

After overseeing the largest closure of schools in Chicago's history, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been forced into a runoff election against Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, a relatively unknown political figure. Christof Putzel asks the challenger Garcia about his plans for change and speaks with a family who had to switch schools after the one near them was shuddered.


 

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