Rahm Emanuel Accepts New Positions As Contributing Editor At The Atlantic, ABC News Political Analyst

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Rahm Emanuel has accepted a writing position as a contributing editor at The Atlantic, the publication announced Tuesday, and a political analyst position at ABC News.

The announcement comes a day after Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as Chicago's 56th mayor.

The former mayor has previously written over a dozen articles for the publication, including the latest, posted Tuesday morning.

"The Atlantic will be the primary home for Emanuel's writing, with the former mayor contributing frequent essays to The Atlantic's Ideas section," The Atlantic representatives said in an official statement.

CBS 2 has learned Emanuel has also accepted a position as an ABC News political analyst.