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Tuesday night marked the end of an undoubtedly contentious primary season in Illinois. Learn more about how it all went down.

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been focusing on the potential economic upside of the NATO summit since his lobbying brought it to Chicago, but it’s his security plans that have had some up in arms.
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As Chicago Police superintendent, Garry McCarthy is the public face of security during the NATO summit.
President of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Michael Shields has repeatedly called for more officer training before the summit.
President Giorgio Napolitano is trying to undo two decades of widespread corruption and poor management
One of NATO’s harshest critics is President-elect Vladimir Putin, Russia’s longtime leader, who was just voted in to a third term.
Turkey serves as the eastern anchor in the NATO alliance, sharing a border with non-member states such as Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Germany led talks of economic reforms and bailouts in the European Union this past year.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed poorly received ordinances in an attempt to thwart protests, which included soaring fines for protesters.