Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (www.mysticimagesphotography.com)

Jill and Joe Biden. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (www.mysticimagesphotography.com)

Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (www.mysticimagesphotography.com)

Mona Noriega (left), who Emanuel selected to head the Commission on Human Relations, and her partner Evette CardonaPhotos by Kat Fitzgerald (www.mysticimagesphotography.com)

Mayor Daley. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald, www.MysticImagesPhotography.com.