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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's teenage son is recovering from injuries after being mugged
MailOnline ^ | 21 December 2014 | ALEXANDRA KLAUSNER FOR MAILONLINE

Posted on 12/21/2014 8:23:10 AM PST by dennisw

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's teenage son is recovering from injuries after 'being mugged and put in a chokehold by two men' near family's home

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the mayor's 17-year-old son Zach was robbed near his family's home on Friday night

Zach, had 'injuries that required medical treatment, but was able to join the family for a long planned trip,' said Spokeswoman Kelley Quinn One mugger allegedly 'threw him in a chokehold' while the other allegedly punched Zachary to the ground

A spokeswoman for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the mayor's 17-year-old son was mugged near the family's home at around 10 p.m. on Friday night. while he was speaking on his cell phone. Spokeswoman Kelley Quinn said on Saturday that the mayor's son, Zach, had 'injuries that required medical treatment, but was able to join the family for a long planned trip.' She says the mayor is focused on his son's well-being and requested the news media respect the family's privacy. Friday night and is recovering from his injuries

Chicago Police spokesman Thomas Sweeney didn't name the victim but says police are investigating an attack Friday night near the mayor's home.

He says two males grabbed the victim, took his phone and fled. WGN-TV reports that one mugger allegedly 'threw him in a chokehold' while the other allegedly punched Zachary to the ground. 'The offenders then asked the victim, "What else you got?" (and) forced the victim to enter his security code to unlock the phone,' a police report obtained by The Chicago Tribune stated. A neighbor of the mayor told WGN-TV, 'It still happens everywhere you go,' implying that crime can occur even in the safest and most policed of neighborhoods. Emanuel, a former White House chief of staff, is running for re-election in February.

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KEYWORDS: chicago; obamassons; punkd; rahmemanuel; zachemanuel
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1 posted on 12/21/2014 8:23:10 AM PST by dennisw
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To: dennisw

A worthy addition to Chicago crime stats


2 posted on 12/21/2014 8:23:57 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: dennisw

Isn’t that soooooo sad? Have a Merry Christmas!


3 posted on 12/21/2014 8:24:20 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: dennisw

rahmbo talking his tribe on another Kenyan safari for Christmas?


4 posted on 12/21/2014 8:24:59 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: dennisw

I knew a liberal who was mugged.

Believe it or not, his take on it was “It was my own fault, really.”


5 posted on 12/21/2014 8:25:36 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: dennisw

no sympathy for the ballerina and his Marxist family

as ye sow, Rahm.


6 posted on 12/21/2014 8:28:16 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Notice he is a “teenaged son” and not just a. “teen”, i think that is the difference....Teenager vs Teen


7 posted on 12/21/2014 8:28:33 AM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%i)
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To: dennisw

Hmmmm ..?? I wonder why he had to step outside in order to make a phone call ..????????

And .. the mistaken idea that you aren’t a target is just foolishness.


8 posted on 12/21/2014 8:29:12 AM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: dennisw

More Amish stories?


9 posted on 12/21/2014 8:31:19 AM PST by nomad
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To: CyberAnt

Sometimes drug deals go bad. Just sayin...


10 posted on 12/21/2014 8:32:21 AM PST by MediaMole
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To: dennisw

Guess that makes him a conservative now. As the old adage goes: a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged. http://polipundit.com/?p=37179


11 posted on 12/21/2014 8:32:41 AM PST by Fungi (There is more to Fungi than the eye can see.)
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To: CyberAnt

Well I asked on the thread about this yesterday if he’s only allowed to order kosher grass?

http://www.leafly.com/indica/kosher-kush


12 posted on 12/21/2014 8:33:17 AM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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To: MediaMole

Great minds think alike.


13 posted on 12/21/2014 8:35:41 AM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: hal ogen

“Isn’t that soooooo sad? Have a Merry Christmas!”

Let’s be all-inclusive here. Happy Hanukkah!


14 posted on 12/21/2014 8:36:24 AM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: dennisw

Kid, running away from home is usually a bad idea. In this case, it’s your wisest option.


15 posted on 12/21/2014 8:36:51 AM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: The Antiyuppie

Better yet: Happy kwaanza!


16 posted on 12/21/2014 8:37:04 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: dennisw

Probably taxpayers trying too get back what Rahm stole from them!


17 posted on 12/21/2014 8:37:06 AM PST by GilesB
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To: dennisw

I bet all they got were IOU”s


18 posted on 12/21/2014 8:37:31 AM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: dennisw

Was it one of those “kids” that would be Obama’s son if he had one?


19 posted on 12/21/2014 8:37:54 AM PST by Busko
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He needs to get the name of the De Blassio fence installer

A fence without permits.....good for Chicago.....and white (no pun or racism intended)

20 posted on 12/21/2014 8:43:34 AM PST by spokeshave (He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people,)
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