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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 I Questions? Call 1-800-TRIBUNE I 24 hours at ehicagotribune.eom l illar- Potential applicants could to make sure that whoever is Real drama starts come from the top ranks, in­ coming from the system is not cluding Assistant Superintend­ going to protect the system." as spotlight falls ent James Jackson; Deputy Su­ Weis' outsider status came with perintendent Ernest Brown; Eu­ a cost, some say. While hired with on potential top gene W1lliams, a chief; Thomas a mandate to restore a sense of Byrne, chief of detectives; Nick trust in police after several scan­ cop candidates Roti, chief of the organized crime dals, he never shook the label division; Joe Patterson, a deputy "outsider" and his relationship By Almte SWeeney, J.ellll' chief in the organized crime divi­ with the union was tense. Gome.. and Cynthia Dtzike. sion; John Escalante, deputy "1 think that the sense among TRIBUNE REPORTERS chief ofArea 5; and Al Wysinger, a officers is that he really new!' deputy chief in the detective divi­ made any adaptations to assimi· Eight years after he retired as sion. late into the police culture in Chicago police superintendent, Other possibilities include for­ Chicago," sa.id Arthur Lurigio, a Terry Hillard returned Wednes­ mer top insiders such as Hiram psychology and crinlinaJ justice nay to the South Side head­ Grau and Charles Wllliams, who professor at Loyola University quarters to fill in as the depart­ were finalists for superintendent Chicago. "He was a highly con­ ment's interim boss, a day after when Weis was hired, as well as trolled, highly trained profes­ Jody Weis left office. Charles Ramsey, who was a fmal­ sional. Not to say you don't need Now the real drama begins: ist when Hillard was selected in that as a superintendent, but you Who will succeed Weis on a 1998. need to cOlmect with people on the permanent basis? Ramsey, who is police commis­ visceral level. " Hillard, who attended meetings sioner in Philadelphia, said Connecting with people is with command staff, told report­ ANTONIO PEREZITRIBUNE PHOTO Wednesday that he has not been something that Hillard is lauden ers he expects to nm the depart­ Interim pollee Superintendent Terry Hillard's first day back on the job contacted by Emanuel's transi­ for, said several police officials ment for about 2 1/2 months brought Immediate questions about who would succeed him. tionteam. who described him as a listener before Mayor-€lect Rahm Emanu­ Another is Michael Shields, a and a professional. el selects a permanent replace­ superintendent has yet to be set. mittee is (set) up in the coming former deputy superintendent Hillard, 67, said Wednesday that ment. By city ordinance, the Chicago days, reviewing candidates will who is head of security for Chi­ he was stunned to have been The names of several potential Police Board recommends three be one of its objectives," said Ben cago Public Schools and has asked by the mayor to (lversee the . successors were being whispered candidates from which the mayor LaBolt, Emanuel's spokesman. drawn attention because he is a transition. as crystal-ball gazing began in can choose. But Daley passed over "But, of course, we will follow the cousin of first lady Michelle Oba­ He spent his first nay meeting earnest. But this time it comes the board's choices in 2008 when process that the law lays out." mao with command staff to get a sense with the added intrigue of he hired Weis. Emanuel, who made it clear Community groups were al­ of what, if any, problems they af(' whether Emanuel will follow "The timeline will be deter­ during the election that he would ready watching the process with having, particularly with a hiring Mayor Richard Daley and pick an mined over the next several weeks replace Weis, contacted the super­ some saying the next superin­ freeze that has depleted the ranks. outsidel~ like Weis, who was a in conjunction with the mayor­ intendent on Sunday to ask him to tendent must continue what they He also intends to tackle deploy­ career FBI agent when he took elect's transition team," said stay until Emanuel is sworn in as saw as Weis' hard-line message of ment plans for the smnmer, the office in early 2008. Emanuel was board President Demetrius Car­ mayor May 16. confronting police wrongdoing. dty's most violent season. the only major mayoral candidate ney. Daley also had wanted Weis to "The neighborhood needs to not to commit to pick an insider to Next week Emanuel is expected stay during this interim period, feel that the new superintendent Tribune reporters Kristen Mack succeed Weis. to decide who on his transition but Weis left office Tuesday, when is not going to be a protector of and Hal Dardick contribllted. "The names are being thrown team will oversee public safety his contract expired, saying it police when they are wrong," said around fast and furious," said issues and the selection of a new would be "selfish" to remain the Rev. Michael Pfleger, who had as we(mey~I'.tribun(' . com Ald. Robert Fioretti, 2nd. superintendent. while he pursued other career concerns about an insider being jgomer(lI;tri bune.com But the process to pick the next "When the public safety com- opportunities. hired. "My worry is that yon have cdiz;kes (a~ frih(1I1t'.com /'

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$1,00 CITy & SUBURBS, $1.25 ELSEWHERE-164TH YEAR NO. 62 0 CHICAGO TRIBUNE 1 allies' secret thanks to controversial quirks in Aligned with mayor-elect, fundraising laws. And aldermen get the help they seek without pro-business organization appearing beholden to anyone. The leader of the group, For A spends big in council races Goldner Better Chicago, said there has been no coordination with Eman· 8J' DavId KIdwell, ing money on aldermanic candi­ uel's campaign but acknowledged Hal Dardlck dates whose support Emanuel the group is working to get a u.cI JobD Cbue needs to push his agenda. pro-business, pro-Emanuel coun· TRIBUNE REPORTERS Eight of the candidates en­ cil elected. dorsed by the group now face "We're very supportive ofRahm A secretly funded political AprilS runoff elections, and since and what he wants to accomplish group aligned with RalunEmanu­ his victory, Emanuel has offered and want to continue to drive and el has donated more than $445,000 his own help to seven of them, the push him to follow through - and to aldermanic candidates to help candidates told the Tribune. help move those same agenda the mayor-elect in a high-stakes It's a convergence with few items through the City Council," battie over control of City Hall. fingerprints and many political said Greg Goldner, a veteran Emanuel publicly steered clear benefits. Chicago political consultant who of all but a few City Council races Emanuel, sensitive to any sug­ managed Emanuel'S successful on his way to an overwhelming gestion he is a power broker like 2002 bid for Congress. "His cam­ victory last week. At the same outgoing Mayor Richard Daley, paign commitments and positions Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says there Is no coordination between his time, the group led by his former gains potential council allies. The campaign and For A Better Chicago. NANCY STONElTRIBUNE PHOTO campaign manager was shower- donors keep their anonymity, Please turn to Page 10 Continued from Page 7 are very similar to ours." Emanuel has said he will support candidates who adopt his pro-reform agen­ da, but a campaign spokes­ man said Wednesday that help will come "directly through his own political committee." "The mayor-elect didn't have anything to do with the establishment of For A Better Chicago," said spokesman Ben LaBolt. "In fact, For A Better Chicago supported a number of al­ dermanic candidates who supported other candidates formayot:" Created after Daley an­ nounced he wasn't seeking re-election, For A Better Chicago is a nonprofit al­ lowed under federal law to protect the identity of its donors. The group formed a political action committee in December to support council candidates, and it was ftmded with $855,000 from the nonprofit. Goldner won't say who donated to the group. One public donor is David Her­ ro, a Gold Coast investment manager and major politi­ Investment cal donor who along with manager his live-in partner gave David Herro $10,000 directly to the politi­ donated to cal action committee - the Emanuel only donations traceable and For A under state campaign fi­ Better Chi­ nance law. The Dlinois Cam­ cago. paign for Political Reform fIled a complaint with state Better Chicago, so I decided elections authorities accus­ to give him some money." ing the group of evading Herro, who was named state disclosure law. this week to a committee "I was explaining to planning Emanuel's inau­ (Goldner) how important it gural festivities, also gave is to me that Rahm has a $65,000 directly to Emanuel good group of aldermen to and more than $90,000 to work with, a group that is individual council candi­ about reform," Herro said. dates. Herro said the agen­ "And then he told me what das of Emanuel and For A he was doing with For A Better Chicago are inter- twined. Chicago labor unions. backed Ald. Willie Cochran, "Envision two circles," All but one of the runoff 20th, who said he would like Herro said. "It's not like the candidates backed by For A Emanuel's support but has circles are completely over Better Chicago told the not heard from him. His one another, but there is an Tribune that Emanuel of­ opponent, hip-hop artist intersection and it isn't a fered his help in the days Che "Rhymefest" Smith, tiny intersection. I would after his election. also said he has not heard say two-thirds of the circles Ald. John Rice, 36th, ap­ from Emanuel. are over one another, but I pointed by Daley to replace In the other half-dozen don't think this group is longtime Ald. William J.P. runoff races, For A Better going to be 100 percent loyal Banks, said he received Chicago has not endorsed to everything Rahm does." calls the day after the elec­ any of the 12 candidates and For A Better Chicago sup­ tion from Emanuel and Emanuel has not called ports a number of initia­ Goldner. them, those candidates told tives favored by Emanuel, "Rahm has reached out to the Tribune. ranging from increasing me, and he is defmitely In addition to Solis and public-private partnerships supporting my campaign," Lyle, 'the group also en­ to eliminating the city's Rice said. "He said he would dorsed several winning al· ' head tax on employers. Al­ do whatever he could to dermanic candidates who dermanic candidates who help me." supported Emanuel rivals pay in Chicago. got the group's support in Goldner, whose political in the mayor's race. Goldn- ' In that election, Daley the frrst round leading up to action committee endorsed er said that's because his supporters set up an ob­ the Feb. 22 election filled out Rice but didn't help him group's goals are broader scure campaign ftmd to questionnaires on those fmancially during the first­ than helping Emanuel. back Daley-endorsed alder­ and other topics. round election, said he "To say it was being done men to counter the union "I really didn't know would help Rice's campaign for Rahm just ignores a lot influence. While the unions what their agenda was.... I with financial support in of other rea1ity," he said. won several seats, Daley have since heard it was the runoff against fire­ The group has about still had ironclad control pro-business," said Ald. fIghter Nicholas Sposato, $150,000 left in its coffers over the council. Freddrenna Lyle, 6th, who Rice said. and plans to raise an addi­ For A Better Chicago's received $10,000 from the Ald. Daniel Solis, 25th, a tional $250,000 for the run­ influence in the 20ll elec­ group and is in a runoff longtime Daley supporter offs, Goldner said. tions stands to burnish against Roderick Sawyer, who backed Gery Chico in Money is an increasingly Goldner's reputation as a son of former Mayor Eu­ the mayoral race, said he important part of alder­ power player whose roots gene Sawyer. reached out to Emanuel on manic campaigns, where go back to the days when Lyle, who supported Car­ election night to congratu­ just a few thousand dollars pro-Daley city workers ol Moseley Braun for may­ late him. Emanuel called to pay for a direct-mail flooded wards to get out the or, said it is a good thing that backand said he is going "to advei1:isement can separate vote. most of the donations are support me 100 percent," a winner from a loser. That Goldner, the chief execu­ anonymous because it re­ saidSolis, whofacesCuahu­ is even more important tive of the public affairs moves even the appearance temoc Morfin. a former since the decline of patron­ firm Resolute Consulting, that candidates who receive Cook County probation offi­ age armies loyal to Demo­ was Emanuel's campaign the group's money will feel cer. cratic bosses. manager when patronage indebted to individual con­ Other candidates backed The current council workers helped Emanuel tributors. by the group who say Eman­ races in some ways mirror win his seat in Congress. "I can tell you that I do not uel offered support are Ald. the 2JXJ7 struggle between feel beholden to a group JoAnn Thompson, 16th; the business community Tribune reporter Ray Gib­ called For A Better Chi­ Ald. Latasha Thomas, 17th; and labor unions trying to son contributed to this re­ cago," said Lyle, who is Ald. Timothy Cullerton, influence a council that port. among several candidates 38th; and Debra Silverstein, votes on everything from taking money from the pro­ who is challenging Ald. neighborhood development [email protected] business group while also Bernard Stone, 50th. to the wages that big-box [email protected] receiving the backing of For A Better Chicago also stores like Wal-Mart should [email protected] Stones, Pumpkins on Emanuel's hits lists tShould there be an Uptown music district'?' he asks

BY THOMAS CONNER Pop Music Critic

He likes the Stones, Lu­ cinda Williams and Smash­ ing Pumpkins. He even gets off the couch to go see the shows - and is toying with creating a district for live music in Chicago. Rahm Emanuel called the Rolling Stones' 2002 concert at the Mayor-elect Rahm Eman­ Aragon Ballrom "the highlight of my life" in an interview that uel talked serious policy and aired Wednesday on WXRT-FM (93.1). I TOM CRUZE-SUN -TIMES personal reflections about music during an interview songs selected by Emanuel: that aired Wednesday eve­ "Tonight, Tonight" by the ning on WXRT-FM (93.1). Smashing Pumpkins and In the taped chat with "I'm a Wheel" by WIlco. morning hosts Lin Brehmer Emanuel has stated his love and Mary Dixon, Emanuel of both bands repeatedly. tried a few jokes that didn't The one nugget he dropped exactly fly ("This 'XRT about a vision for the city's crowd's a little stiff," he music community was his quipped) and waxed nostal­ suggestion of creating a tar­ gic about some of his favor­ geted music district, similar ite Chicago concerts, includ­ to the downtown theater ing Laurie Anderson at the district. He didn't declare, he Vic (he remembered it as Emanuel gushed about Lu­ merely posed a question. 2006; her only Vic show was dnda Williams' new album. "You have the Riv [Riviera in 2004) and "the highlight scan STEWART -SUN-TIMES Theatre], you have Aragon, of my life" - the Rolling you have Double Door. ... Stones' performance at the Chicago Theatre. We have a downtown theater Aragon in September 2002. He spoke of the latter like district. Should there be an He's not mayor yet, so a true fanboy: "I saw him at Uptown music district, giv­ he's still got time to paint the Riviera in 2000 or 1999 en our history with labels as the town. Emanuel claimed when he had just broken off well as the club scene, which he saw three shows just last from David Matthews as his is truly, truly unique around weekend: singer-songwriter opening act. He's bought a the country?" Emanuel said. Susan Werner on Friday at suit since then." The downtown theater the Old Town School of Folk During the interview, district started to come to­ Music, "a wonderful play Emanuel gushed about his gether in the early '90s when about Chicago at the Wit" excitement for the new Mayor Daley targeted tax­ on Saturday [,'A Twist of Lucinda Williams album, increment financing dollars Water"] and Irish balladeer "Blessed," released on Tues­ to lure theater projects to David Gray on Sunday at the day. The DJs also played two the Loop. Dan Sinker. left. continues to tweet Wednesday during his meeting with Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on a radio show. Sinker had portrayed a skewed and profane Emanuel on Twltter during the election. ABEL URIBElTRIBUNE PHOTO When Rahm met Rahm Mayor-elect meets his turned beet-red. As for the foul-mouthed @May­ "You have tenure," Emanuel orEmanuel account, Emanuel said: Twitter doppelganger quipped. "Don't worry about it. I "It really came to my attention when already called it in." a number of people e-mailed and/or By Muk Cuo Two weeks earlier Emanuel told called and said, 'What are you do­ TRIBUNE REPORTER WLS co-hosts Roe Conn and Richard ing?' "They were confused, he noted, Roeper that he would donate up to because "it was close enough to my When the real Rahm Emanuel $5,000 to the charity of the then­ old voice." stepped into the WLS-AM 890 studio anonymous tweeter's choice if he Emanuel offered career advice to late Wednesday afternoon to meet revealed his identity after the elec­ Sinker, noting that the Twitter feed the man who had impersonated him tion. Sinker did so Monday, so Eman­ "$#*! My Dad Says" became a book so effectively and humorously on uel showed up bearing a $5,000 check and TV series. "I want you to think Twitter, the skies didn't open, and no to Young Chicago Authors, which larger and bigger for yourself," one got sucked into a time vortex. teaches public school students cre­ Emanuel said. He also referenced his "Hi, honey, I'm home," the mayor­ ative writing and performance and brother, William Morris Endeavor elect said as he extended his hand to produces the currently running Entertainment CEO Ari Emanuel: "I Dan Sinker, the 36-year-old Colum­ Louder Than a Bomb youth poetry have an agent for you in Hollywood bia College journalism assistant pro­ festival. so I can get my $5,000 back." fessor whose @MayorEmanuel Twit­ Sinker praised the group's work, Afterward, the TV cameras sur­ ter account became an online sensa­ and Emanuel touted the importance rounded the mayor-elect in the hall­ tion before its anonymous author of after-school youth programs. Not way while Sinker slipped quietly into sent his protagonist into the cosmos only did Causes.com match the may­ the green room and exhaled. Was this the day after Emanuel was elected or-elect's donation, but Conn and how he envisioned his meeting with mayor. "Relax, man." Roeper each pledged another $1,000 the actual Emanuel? " I am so not relaxed," Sinker said to the group and noted that the hosts' "He was funnier than I expected." with a laugh, the cheeks above his Facebook pages also will be accept­ pointy salt-and-pepper beard having ing donations. mcaro,,,-tribune.com