Chicago Mayor Richard Daley

Royko Is Still the Boss

Keith Koeneman | Posted 04.23.2012

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Boss is a classic, one of the great books of American literature. If you've never read it, I recommend it to you. Chicago is a much changed city since it was written, but Rokyo's words still carry insights into our city and politics.

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Former Chicago First Lady Dies Aged 68

AP | Posted 01.24.2012

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CHICAGO — Maggie Daley, the wife of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and a gracious promoter of the city's cultural and educational program...

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Tips for Chicago's TIF Panel

David Orr | Posted 08.23.2011

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Members of Mayor Emanuel's newly appointed TIF panel will soon roll up their sleeves to start rebuilding city policy on TIFs. This is a welcome development.

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The Dark Side of the Daley Legacy: Enabler of Torture

Locke Bowman | Posted 07.04.2011

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As the clock ticks down on Daley's 22-year tenure as mayor, almost nothing has been said about his lamentable role as an enabler of torture by Chicago police officers under the command of Jon Burge.

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On 30-Hour Weeks and the Public Pummeling of Teachers

Gregory Michie | Posted 05.25.2011

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Whenever I hear dismissive comments about teachers like the ones made by Mayor Daley, I think about the teachers in my graduate classes on weekday evenings.

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WATCH: Daley Says U.S. Has Become Nation Of 'Whiners'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Retiring Chicago Mayor Richard Daley addressed a full auditorium at Wheaton College in the Chicago suburbs Thursday, where he said the United States h...

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Man on Five: The Chicago Mayoral Race

Sugar Rautbord | Posted 05.25.2011

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To understand how Chicago politics works one need only do a doctoral thesis on the Daley I mayoral years, the Daley II mayoral years or watch a West Wing-like television series that I may have to co-write, Man on Five.

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Report: Former CTA Chief To Run Rahm Emanuel's Mayoral Campaign

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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In yet another sign that Rahm Emanuel plans to run Mayor of Chicago, former CTA Board Chairman Terry Peterson has reportedly signed on to manage the c...

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I Got Seven Million Dollars, Don't You Mess With Me

Rebecca Sive | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mies Van Der Rohe, Leonard Chess, Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, Muddy Waters, Rahm Emanuel, Steppenwolf, Chicago News

Rahm: How about gathering together the best South Side minds in town and figuring out with them how to spend that seven million dollars you're about to deposit in your checkbook.

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A Women's Agenda for Mayoral Candidates

Christine Bork | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayoral Race, Women Voters, Gender Pay Gap, Gender Equity, Chicago News

As you consider the qualifications of the mayoral candidates, make sure your final vote goes to the person who recognizes the importance of supporting and empowering women.

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Chicago Mayor Race Wide Open As Daley Steps Aside

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Months of political jockeying began in earnest Wednesday as speculation grew about who would try to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley as ...

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Daley's Announcement Behind The Scenes: Advisers Cry, Give Standing Ovation

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Daley didn't shed any tears when he told reporters Tuesday that he would not seek re-election and walk away from City Hall next year on his own ...

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Chicago City Council: Rahm Won't Have Daley's Clout

AP | DON BABWIN and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The last time Chicago was left without a Daley at the helm, the next mayor was thrown out of office by voters angry because he couldn'...

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Mayor Daley Will Not Seek Another Term, Chicago's Political Landscape 'Changes Enormously'

AP | TAMMY WEBBER and DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Mayor Richard M. Daley, who wielded more control over Chicago than anyone but his father decades before, said Tuesday he will not seek...

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In the End, Tom Dart Didn't Have It in Him

Rebecca Sive | Posted 05.25.2011

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The only thing I can conclude is that Tom Dart just didn't want the grief -- of the campaign or of running the place.

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City To Cops: You Aren't Writing Enough Tickets

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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A City Hall memo obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times warns police officials that the city will "witness a dramatic decrease in annual revenues and not m...

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How to Fit in at the Sit-In

Matt Farmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The radical moms from Whittier Elementary School are now in the fifth week of their sit-in at the field house they call La Casita.

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Chicago Public Schools CEO To Resign This Year

Posted 05.25.2011

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Ron Huberman, the Chicago Public Schools CEO, said Wednesday that he would resign by the end of this school year, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hu...

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City Approves 24/7 Liquor Carts At Midway, O'Hare

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Daley administration's push to allow liquor to be sold at more places in Chicago took another step Wednesday as aldermen approved around-the-clock...

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Decline of Daley, Chicago and U.S.

John R. MacArthur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Daley's bombshell announcement that he won't seek reelection is the most significant indication yet that the majority party will lose many congressional seats, and that its love affair with Obama may be on the wane.

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Latinos To Play Key Role In Chicago Mayoral Race

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Two days after Mayor Richard M. Daley announced he wouldn't seek a seventh term, a group of Latino activists pondered an idea that see...

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Sen. Meeks Would Be Too 'Busy' To Deal With Gay Rights If Elected Mayor

Posted 05.25.2011

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Illinois Senator James Meeks has not officially announced his bid for Chicago mayor just yet--but as he works behind the scenes to garner support, he ...

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Time to Write a New Chapter for Chicago Public Schools

Lorraine Forte | Posted 05.25.2011

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The next schools CEO should be someone who understands the puzzle at ground level. That's something Daley's hand-picked CEOs haven't brought to the table.

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Rahm Emanuel Wins Unscientific Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Writing at Ben Smith's eponymous blog, Gabriel Beltrone takes note of an "off-the-cuff, and relatively unscientific" poll, conducted by We Ask America...

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As Potential Chicago Mayoral Candidates Surge, Sheriff Tom Dart Rises to the Top

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Names of potential Chicago mayoral candidates to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley are gushing out with the same intensity that BP's crippled oil well spewed crude a couple months ago.

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