Emanuel acknowledges challenges in 2nd Chicago mayoral term.

CHICAGO (AP) — After surviving an unexpectedly tough campaign for a second term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that Chicago's challenges "don't need to be made harder if I have a stylistic issue" but gave few details about how he'll change his approach.

Emanuel was re-elected with a double-digit victory over Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in Tuesday's runoff. But that round took place only because the former White House chief of staff failed to win an outright majority in February, despite a massive advantage in fundraising and name recognition over four challengers.

In the second campaign burst, the famously aggressive mayor said he'd soften his approach.

"If my style, as I said on the campaign, contributed and made what is already a hard issue harder, I own that," Emanuel told reporters Wednesday, echoing television commercials and campaign speeches.

By SOPHIA TAREEN and SARA BURNETT.
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