Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
  • Rahm Emanuel’s inner circle transforms in second term

        With the high-profile exits of “mini-Rahm” David Spielfogel and ex-police chief Garry McCarthy from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration, there’s a huge     void left to fill as the mayor tries to win back Chicago’s trust after the Laquan McDonald video controversy. Sun-Times reporter Fran Spielman has a roundup of who the major players will be for the remaining three years of his second term in office. [Sun-Times]