Hinsdale Village Manager Dave Cook said he hopes Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel will continue a recent tradition that links the city and the suburbs.

“Mayor (Richard M.) Daley was instrumental in helping to organize the Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus and working with suburban mayors as a united front on regional issues affecting all of us,” Cook said.

As of Wednesday morning, unofficial totals show Emanuel took 55.2 percent of votes with 99.5 percent of city precincts counted, and will become the next mayor of Chicago.

Cook, who has been Hinsdale’s village manager for six years, said the Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus works efficiently in Springfield on regional issues, and he hopes Emanuel sees value in continuing the organization.

“The caucus has united local mayors and given us a powerful ally in the city of Chicago on a variety of legislative issues,” Cook said.

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