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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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Louder 'affordability' drumbeat
Special to the Chicago TribuneTough economic times tend to hit older people especially hard. An analysis recently released by the Consumer Bankruptcy Project shows bankruptcy filings by those 55 and older showed the sharpest increase of any age group from 1991 to 2007. A separate...Tags: Christianity, Edgewater, Roman Catholic, Bankruptcy, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
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Midway leasing plan hits bumps
Chicago Tribune reporterIt's not a great time to be leasing Midway Airport. Airlines are being squeezed by fuel prices and are worried about the airport rent they pay. Investors in public infrastructure are running into tight-fisted bankers who are insisting they put a lot more...Tags: Air Transportation, Midway, Economic Policy, Banking, Midway Airport
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A Democratic machine in Chicago? Don't be naive
ST. PAUL — A Tribune news bulletin of great importance flashed on my electronic slave collar (elitists would call it a BlackBerry) at the Republican National Convention: There is no Chicago Democratic machine. Mayor Richard Daley says so. If...Tags: David Axelrod, The White House, Political Candidates, Pennsylvania, Elections
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Obama: 'Not going to mess with' guns
The Swampby James Oliphant DURYEA, Pa.--At a campaign event here Friday, Barack Obama ran headlong into the one of the issues that dogs him in this battleground state. "There are rumors going around that . . . you're going to take......Tags: Assault, Gun Control, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Elections
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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: Financial Aid, Homes, Housing and Urban Planning, State Budgets, Chicago Housing Authority
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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: Chicago White Sox, All Stars, McDonald's, Lawyers, Baseball
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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: Easter, Millennium Park, Oprah Winfrey, Kobe Bryant, Oprah Winfrey Show
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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: Kenilworth, Family, Boeing Co., Government, Religious Leaders
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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: Justice System, Land Price, Beverage Industry, Little Italy (Chicago, Illinois), House Building
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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: Soccer, National Government, Regional Authority, High Schools, Schools
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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: Kenilworth, Family, State Budgets, Boeing Co., AT&T Corp.
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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: Christianity, Church and State Relations, Regional Authority, Schools, Democratic National Conventions
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