His Kind of Town.

The article profiles Rahm Emanuel, who left his job as chief of staff to U.S. President Barack Obama in 2010 and became mayor of Chicago, Illinois. Topics include controversy over the Chicago school board's decision to close 50 of the city's public schools for funding reasons, allegations from Emanuel's opposition in the Chicago Teachers Union that the closings were racially motivated, and the city's economic problems including high unemployment and lack of money to repair and replace its aging infrastructure. Emanuel's 2013 reelection campaign and his efforts to reduce crime, poverty, and gun violence are noted.