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One of the most powerful and influential of America's big-city mayors, Richard M. Daley won election to a to sixth term in February 2007, swamping two opponents with more than 70 percent of the vote. First elected in 1989, Daley will be the longest-serving mayor in Chicago history if he completes the new term, eclipsing the record set by his father, mentor and role model, the late Mayor Richard J. Daley.
A former state legislator and Cook County state's attorney, Daley has built a multiethnic, multiracial coalition that has kept him in power, even as the strength and influence of the once legendary county Democratic machine has waned. Daley has worked to revamp and improve the city's...
A former state legislator and Cook County state's attorney, Daley has built a multiethnic, multiracial coalition that has kept him in power, even as the strength and influence of the once legendary county Democratic machine has waned. Daley has worked to revamp and improve the city's...
One of the most powerful and influential of America's big-city mayors, Richard M. Daley won election to a to sixth term in February 2007, swamping two opponents with more than 70 percent of the vote. First elected in 1989, Daley will be the longest-serving mayor in Chicago history if he completes the new term, eclipsing the record set by his father, mentor and role model, the late Mayor Richard J. Daley.
A former state legislator and Cook County state's attorney, Daley has built a multiethnic, multiracial coalition that has kept him in power, even as the strength and influence of the once legendary county Democratic machine has waned. Daley has worked to revamp and improve the city's public school system, overhauled public housing and invested heavily in the city's infrastructure in projects ranging from Millennium Park to the expansion of O'Hare International Airport. He also has launched a beautification effort that has included wrought-iron fencing on public properties and installation of planters, trees and landscaping citywide. As part of his strategy to promote Chicago as a global city, he is seeking to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Daley's time at the helm also has been marked by federal investigations that have uncovered contracting irregularities and what prosecutors have called "massive fraud" in hiring and promotions designed to reward political loyalists. A top aide was sentenced to prison in the personnel scheme, and the probe continues.
A former state legislator and Cook County state's attorney, Daley has built a multiethnic, multiracial coalition that has kept him in power, even as the strength and influence of the once legendary county Democratic machine has waned. Daley has worked to revamp and improve the city's public school system, overhauled public housing and invested heavily in the city's infrastructure in projects ranging from Millennium Park to the expansion of O'Hare International Airport. He also has launched a beautification effort that has included wrought-iron fencing on public properties and installation of planters, trees and landscaping citywide. As part of his strategy to promote Chicago as a global city, he is seeking to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Daley's time at the helm also has been marked by federal investigations that have uncovered contracting irregularities and what prosecutors have called "massive fraud" in hiring and promotions designed to reward political loyalists. A top aide was sentenced to prison in the personnel scheme, and the probe continues.
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Chicago to home buyers: Find your place
Chicago Tribune reporterThe city is launching a campaign to lure skittish home buyers off the sidelines to purchase $150,000 to $450,000 homes in which the city has an investment. "Everything is slowing down," Mayor Richard Daley said at a press conference Thursday announcing...Tags: Credit and Debt, Interior Policy, Real Estate Buyers, Sales, Housing and Urban Planning
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South Side man finally free after 26 years
Chicago Tribune reporterA South Side man who spent more than a quarter-century in prison for a murder that another man allegedly confessed to won't be retried because the Illinois attorney general's office dismissed the charges Thursday. "I've been telling everybody for the...Tags: Lawyers, Chicago White Sox, Prisons, Murder, Andrew Wilson
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Phelps pledges support for Chicago's Olympics bid
The Associated PressThe thought of wearing a skintight swimsuit in public makes many people cringe. But gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps said he wouldn't be surprised if he dons his Speedo when he hosts the Sept. 13 season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." "I'd...Tags: Saturday Night Live, Summer Olympics, International Olympic Committee, Swimming, Multi-Sport Events
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Oprah Winfrey hosts 176 Olympians, including Michael Phelps
Tribune reporterPart of the reason Marland Easter arrived early Wednesday morning at Millennium Park was a chance to see diminutive Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson up close at a taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." "She was just so graceful and handled things so well for...Tags: Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah Winfrey, Easter, Religious Festivals, Multi-Sport Events
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Park Board votes to finish, fund soccer field started by Latin School
Chicago Tribune reporterAfter stopping the private Latin School from building a soccer field in Lincoln Park, a group of residents was unable to stop the Chicago Park District from moving forward to complete the project on its own. On Wednesday, a Cook County Circuit judge...Tags: Chicago Park District, National Government, Regional Authority, Government
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Meeks calls off school boycott
Chicago Tribune reportersUpdate: State Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) called off his two-day boycott of Chicago Public Schools late Wednesday, saying he was heeding Gov. Rod Blagojevich's admonition that he wouldn't discuss Illinois school funding while students were kept out of...Tags: Danny Davis, Government, Executive Branch, Aon Corporation, Kimberly Lightford
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Meeks continues school boycott in lobbies of corporate and government buildings
State Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) called off his two-day boycott of Chicago Public Schools late Wednesday, saying he was heeding Gov. Rod Blagojevich's admonition that he wouldn't discuss Illinois school funding while students were kept out of classes....Tags: Baptist, Democratic National Conventions, Government, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich
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Oprah Winfrey hosts Olympians in Chicago
Associated Press WriterOprah Winfrey has turned obscure books into best-sellers, an obscure and balding psychologist into a TV star named Dr. Phil and somehow got Tom Cruise to jump on her couch. Now, in what could be bad news for Tokyo, Rio De Janeiro and Madrid, the...Tags: Tom Cruise, Olympic Games, Barack Obama, International Olympic Committee, Oprah Winfrey
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Chicago public school students skip class in show of activism
Chicago Tribune reportersSporting book bags and name tags, nearly 1,000 Chicago students on Tuesday got a tutorial in civic action aimed at spotlighting the disparities in Illinois public education as they missed the first day of city classes and instead attempted to register...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Aon Corporation, James Meeks, Demonstration
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Little Italy zoning squabble lands property owner in court
Chicago Tribune reporterMario's Italian Lemonade Stand on Taylor Street in Chicago's Little Italy has been described as a magical place that for decades has drawn folks from all over for Italian lemonade, gelato and ice cream. But now the stand is drawing the attention of...Tags: Beverage Industry, Little Italy (Chicago, Illinois), Court Administration, Land Price, House Building
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Recent Illinois Editorials
And no footsie. Please. We're as gob-smacked as the next disbelievers to see Illinois Democratic pols burst into an orgy of hugging at their delegation breakfast in Denver on Wednesday. To see U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. grip state Sen. Debbie...Tags: Field Hockey, National Hockey League, Dan Hynes, Wrigley Field, New Year's
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Phelps lends his support to Chicago's Olympic bid
The Associated PressChicago wants to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and local organizers wasted no time touting the support of one of the world's biggest names in sports: gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps. Fresh off his record win of eight gold medals at the Beijing...Tags: Saturday Night Live, Summer Olympics, Awards and Prizes, International Olympic Committee, Multi-Sport Events
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