Chicago Mayor goes off the record with journalism students

Feb. 7, 2019

Rahm Emanuel, City of Chicago mayor, fields questions from student reporters during an hour-long discussion at the College of Communication. Journalism graduate and undergraduate students joined public relations students and faculty for a candid discussion about the mayor's career and Chicago politics. The event was hosted by DePaul's Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence.

Rahm Emanuel, City of Chicago mayor, talks about about his career and Chicago politics during an hour-long interview at DePaul's Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Carol Marin, director of the DePaul Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence, interviews Rahm Emanuel, City of Chicago mayor, during the "off the record" portion of an hour-long discussion at DePaul's College of Communication. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Journalism graduate and undergraduate students join public relations students and faculty for a candid discussion between Carol Marin, director of the DePaul Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Carol Marin, director of the DePaul Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence, shares a laugh with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during a discussion about the mayor's career and Chicago politics. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is moved to tears during a discussion at DePaul's Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence as he remembers protesting neo-Nazis as a teenager with his father. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago, is moved to tears as he remembers protesting neo-Nazis as a teenager. The Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence presented the mayor a framed collage of photographs showing him protesting with his father at Marquette Park in 1978. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Rahm Emanuel with College of Communication students

College of Communication students posed with Mayor Emanuel after a candid conversation about his career and Chicago politics. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)