{"id":24128,"date":"2016-01-20T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=24128"},"modified":"2016-01-23T11:50:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T17:50:53","slug":"effort-launched-in-springfield-to-recall-chicago-mayor-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/effort-launched-in-springfield-to-recall-chicago-mayor-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Effort launched in Springfield to recall Chicago mayor (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Emiliana Molina<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">State Rep. La Shawn Ford\u00a0wants to bring the power of the state legislature to force a recall of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 152195725 w=474]<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The Democratic state representative\u00a0is among many in the city\u00a0who have expressed anger about\u00a0the way Mayor Rahm Emanuel handled the police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.\u00a0\u00a0Several protests have called for the mayor&#8217;s ouster after\u00a0the delayed release of a video that showed a police officer shooting McDonald\u00a016 times.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ford wants Chicago voters\u00a0to have a chance to\u00a0recall the mayor, so he introduced a bill in the State House that will compel the city to act.\u00a0Ford\u00a0says it will also lay the groundwork for recalling any\u00a0future politicians\u00a0who plan to occupy\u00a0the mayor&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Mullen, civil rights attorney says he doesn&#8217;t see this playing out\u00a0any time soon &#8211; the process could take months if not years.<\/p>\n<p>Community leaders and activists held a meeting on Jan. 9 to educate the public on how the bill would work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Democratic State Representatives La Shawn Ford and Mary Flowers. Emiliana Molina\/Medill<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emiliana Molina State Rep. La Shawn Ford\u00a0wants to bring the power of the state legislature to force a recall of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. 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