From another blogger, the 19th Ward Politics:
- It was 1-Dec-11 and two CPD cops took extra precautions tonight at their mediocre paying security side job at the U.C. The usual violent hip hop concert was back in town. As this Jay-Z kanye concert turned out to be relatively calm compared to past concerts, the disturbing incident actually included Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Mayor Emaunuel has preached fiscal sacrifice to other public officials in reguards to bloated Security details. But the sacrifice does not include him or his own family. Sitting on stage left three rows up was Mayor Emanuel's middle age son surrounded by a Presidential like Security detail of ivory in a sea of chocolate. Thats right, the taxpayer was paying so little Rahm could attend his first Hip Hop Concert. The usual Security at the U.C was told to keep an eye on that section as so the big time VIP in attendence was kept protected.
Was it not Rahm Emanuel who preached to Former Mayor Daley and Ed Burke about this very topic. Well my friends who work at the U.C were told by their superiors to keep this hush-hush. So we will keep this one too ourselves!
So evidently, the Shortshanks-era perks for mayoral family are still in full evidence. No word on who's dropping the kids off at school or picking up the Emanuel dry cleaning yet, but we're sure it's happening.