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Tribune: Emanuel Aide & Indicted City Comptroller Linked

Christine Hurley | September 5, 2013, 2:21 pm

We talk with Chicago Tribune reporter Bill Ruthhart about his story detailing business ties between a top aide in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office and indicted city comptroller Amer Ahmad. Read Ruthhart's full story.

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