Bill Daley

A Panel of Pros

Jonathan Tisch | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York


Jonathan Tisch

Where will we end up in a new regulated environment? Jonathan Tisch asks some of those closest to President Obama: Bill Daley, lawyer Marty Lipton and Penny Pritzker.

Education in Chicago: Reason to Cheer: Common Sense About Schools From Thinking Observers

Bill Sweetland | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago


Bill Sweetland

Get rid of the college admissions essay. We'll thwart those odious helicopter parents. We know they're helping their pampered offspring cheat their way into Princeton.

Cardinal Stands By Notre Dame Obama Criticism As Chicago's Catholic Mayor Daley Disagrees

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.04.2009 | Chicago


Mayor Daley, a lifelong Catholic and the father of a Notre Dame graduate, said Friday he disagreed with Chicago's most prominent Catholic about the st...

Will JPMorgan's Outsourcing Push Hurt Bill Daley's Senate Bid?

Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago


How exactly does Bill Daley, brother of the Chicago mayor and longstanding chairman of JPMorgan's Midwest Region, expect to make a viable run for U.S....

Gene Saffold: JP Morgan Exec Named Chicago's Chief Financial Officer

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago


A municipal finance expert who works with Mayor Daley's brother and spent 10 years on the Chicago Board of Education was chosen Thursday to become the...

Alexi Giannoulias Launches Exploratory Campaign For Burris' Senate Seat

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 04.02.2009 | Chicago


Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, 32, opens his exploratory bid for Senator today hoping his close association with President Obama, generat...

Bill Daley May Run For Burris Senate Seat: Report

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.30.2009 | Chicago


Former U.S. Commerce Secretary and mayoral brother Bill Daley is considering running for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Roland Burris, Sun...

Secretary of Commerce Roland W. Burris

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 03.24.2009 | Chicago


Carol Felsenthal

A political strategist described the Commerce Secretary as, in essence, a deal maker. Burris apparently tried to make a deal to get that senate seat. Perhaps he could try to make a few more deals on the public's behalf.

Bill Daley Shelves Gubernatorial Plans

Chicago Sun-Times | Carol Marin | Posted 03.14.2009 | Chicago


It's official. William M. Daley is no longer a candidate for governor in 2010. Not that Daley -- Midwest Chairman of JP Morgan Chase Bank, former com...

Bill Daley: Springfield, Not Chicago, Taints Illinois

Politico | Roger Simon | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago


Blagojevich is from Chicago, and some say that city is a breeding ground for corruption. But Bill Daley, brother of Chicago's current mayor and a form...

What the Republic Victory Means

Curtis Black | Posted 01.15.2009 | Chicago


Curtis Black

The victory of the Republic Windows and Doors workers demonstrates the value of militant action by labor in addressing the economic crisis.

Obama Transition: Chicago Heavyweights Shell Out

Chicago Public Radio | Sam Hudzik | Posted 01.03.2009 | Chicago


President-elect Barack Obama's transition office has released a list of donors. Some big name Illinois residents are shelling out a lot of cash for th...

Obama's Inauguration: Pritzker, Rogers And Daley To Be Co-Chairs

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago


Chicagoans Penny Pritzker, John Rogers and William Daley will be among the Obama inauguration co-chairs, with the Presidential Inauguration Committe...

Obama Inauguration: Bill Daley Likely Committee Chair

Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago


Former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley is "likely" to be one of the co-chairs of the Obama inauguration committee, Lynn Sweet reports in the Chicago Su...

Bill Daley Quiet About Gubernatorial Run

The State-Journal Register | Bernard Schoenburg | Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago


Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley could become more of a fixture at the Statehouse if he makes a run for governor in 2010. But he wasn't sayi...

Obama And Daley: Allies, Not Intimates

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson and Bob Secter | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago


Barack Obama won election to the Illinois Senate in 1996 with no help from Richard Daley. The Chicago mayor offered no assistance to Obama in 2000 whe...

Obama's Cabinet: Which Chicagoans Are Washington-Bound?

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago


The buzzing and maneuvering and pondering has been percolating for many weeks -- unmistakably, if quietly. But now that the winner of the White House...

Ad Wars: McCain ACORN Assault - Obama Must Fill In The Blanks

Michael Hughes | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home


Michael Hughes

Political communications consultant Mike Hughes, special to OffTheBus, deconstructs the latest campaign ads, frame by frame. McCain launched a creati...

Daleys Defend Family Honor In Face Of McCain's Chicago Ad

Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago


Mayor Daley lashed out at John McCain Tuesday after the Republican nominee included Daley's brother, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, in an ...

Is It Fair to Call Bill Daley a Lobbyist? Well, Actually, Yes It Is

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago


Carol Felsenthal

In 2005 I published a profile of Bill Daley in Chicago magazine, where I'm a contributing editor. I looked back at my research and at various drafts of the article and here's what I found.

Bill Daley Fires Back At McCain

Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago


Obama advisor Bill Daley fired back at John McCain after the Republican presidential nominee included the former U.S. Commerce Secretary in a hard-hit...

Like Father, Like Son?

Chicago Magazine | David Bernstein | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago


On a blustery morning early in March, Mayor Richard M. Daley was running late for a constituent's birthday party. A very important constituent, practi...

Bill Daley For Governor?

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago


Former Commerce Secretary and mayoral brother Bill Daley has been considering running for Illinois governor in 2010 for awhile. He's at the Democrati...

Jim Johnson, NAFTA, and Barack's Short List for Vice President

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics


Carol Felsenthal

Jim Johnson is vetting VP picks for Obama, which is a curious choice because he helped John Kerry and Walter Mondale with this process. No one would mistake Johnson for any kind of change agent.