Early hours: While both sat on a Bloomberg TV panel hosted by Betty Liu, Mayor Rahm Emanuel talked about Reynolds' concern for poor children in the city. "I know it keeps him up at night, because he is often communicating with me in the middle of the night about that," Emanuel said. Reynolds told the Tribune that he'll text the mayor at 5 a.m. or even 4 a.m. — and "he'll text you right back."