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Rahm's Roots: 'We Danced Together at the Snow Ball'

Wilmette resident Arlyn Stern shares two stories on growing up with Chicago's next mayor.

As Rahm Emanuel gets set to take the mayoral reigns from Richard M. Daley, Patch wants to share stories on what the political figure was like before the limelight.

Our first local memory comes from Arlyn Stern, who went to and New Trier West with Emanuel. Stern shares the tale of the Arby's incident, and a sweet account of Emanuel attending her bat mitzvah.

Forget hype, we're keen on knowing what Emanuel was like before pre-Capitol Hill and Twitter persona. Feel free to drop a note in the comments below, shoot an email to andrea.hart@patch.com, or give a shout to 847-902-1107.

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