Rauner Would Back Efforts to Recall Emanuel

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) “started off the new year swinging, offering vague criticism of Mayor Rahm Emanuel over his handling of police-involved shootings and vowing to sign legislation that would allow voters to recall Chicago mayors in the unlikely event the measure reaches his desk,” the Chicago Tribune reports.

Rauner said his longtime friend and former business associate “inherited a mess” but has done little in the way to overhaul how the city operates.