▁in ▁the ▁criminal ▁justice ▁system . ▁Al vare z ▁lost ▁her ▁bid ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁primary , ▁ear ning ▁ 2 9 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁Ch allen ger ▁Kim ▁Fox x , ▁who ▁ran ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁of ▁criminal ▁justice ▁reform , ▁won ▁with ▁ 5 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁votes , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁C alls ▁for ▁Rah m ▁E manuel ' s ▁res ignation ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁killing ▁occurred ▁four ▁months ▁before ▁E manuel ▁faced ▁a ▁difficult ▁campaign ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁( He ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁majority ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁ 5 6 ▁percent ▁in ▁a ▁run off ▁election — the ▁first ▁in ▁Chicago ' s ▁history — ▁against ▁Jes ús ▁" Ch uy " ▁García ). ▁The ▁delayed ▁timing ▁of ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁video , ▁the ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Council ' s ▁award ing ▁the ▁family ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁within ▁weeks ▁of ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁death , ▁and ▁E manuel ▁firing ▁Police ▁Super int endent ▁Gar ry ▁Mc Car thy , ▁prompt ed ▁some ▁comment ators ▁to ▁acc use ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁cover - up . ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁Ben ▁J or av sky ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Re ader : ▁ ▁Just ▁imagine ▁Mayor ▁E manuel ▁had ▁released ▁the ▁video ▁in , ▁say , ▁November ▁[ 2 0 1 4 ] — without ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁by ▁a ▁law