Steve Koch, '82: Emanuel's Right-Hand Man Leaving City Hall

The city official who played a key role in rebuilding Chicago's finances and boosting its post-recession economy is leaving City Hall.

Departing after five often turbulent years as one of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's top aides is Deputy Mayor Steve Koch, the mayor's office is announcing today. Koch is the latest in a string of high-level departures as Emanuel, by all accounts, prepares to seek a third term in the February 2019 election.

Coming in as Koch's successor is Robert Rivkin, a lawyer and longtime acquaintance of Emanuel's from Chicago and Washington, D.C., who was vice president of Aon and general counsel of the Chicago Transit Authority.

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