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It's been a little over two months now that Maggie Daley has been gone, but she is not forgotten -- especially by those of us in the Stage 4 cancer arena. We lost one of our own. Margaret Corbett Daley, a Chicago icon, passed away from Stage 4 breast can
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Wednesday it was announced that Chicago Public Library (CPL) commissioner Mary Dempsey is resigning, Gapers Block reports. Dempsey was appointed by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley and served for 18 years. Under Dempsey, the CPL built 44 new libraries and cre
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Michelle Obama has gone into fight mode|to propel Barack back into the White House.Debbie O’Dowd and Donal Lynch look at the role she plays in her husband’s life She’s one half of the most powerful couple in the world, a history maker and trailblazer adm
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Commissioner Michael A. Alvarez of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago attends a Jan. 19 board meeting.
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James Warren writes a column for The Chicago News Cooperative. If Rahm Emanuel can prepare Chicago’s public school students for life as well as he prepares himself for news conferences, our prayers will be answered. The mayor served loyally in both the C
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Wednesday it was announced that Chicago Public Library (CPL) commissioner Mary Dempsey is resigning. Dempsey was appointed by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley and served for 18 years. Under Dempsey, the CPL built 44 new libraries and created programs such as
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The Chicago Park District buried the real news when it unveiled some promising but imperfect sketches last week for the nearly 20-acre chunk of Grant Park known as Daley Bicentennial Plaza. The plans ditch an idea that the Park District and former Mayor
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Nearly five years ago, the influential Chicagoans and suburbanites who direct the Chicago Children's Museum disclosed plans to relocate their facility from Navy Pier to Grant Park. Many citizens saw this as an act of naked entitlement: They resolved to g
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The Chicago Park District buried the real news when it unveiled some promising but imperfect sketches last week for the nearly 20-acre chunk of Grant Park known as Daley Bicentennial Plaza. The plans ditch an idea that the district and former Mayor Richa
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A Chicago Tribune report says federal investigators have made covert tape recordings of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich as part of their corruption investigation. Reach as far back into Illinois history as you like and your hands will likely come out d
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President Obama should have invited Mary Dempsey to the State of the Union address. Along with other guests, who were used as symbols of a skewed tax system and the need to retrain workers, she could have made another point: government can work. Ms. Dem
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Chicago built 59 new libraries during the 22-year reign of former Mayor Richard M. Daley. The question now is, what to do with those buildings in a 24/7 digital world where, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel put it, “newspapers are on iPhones and Amazon is your neig
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As WBBM Newsradio's Regine Schlesinger reports, Dempsey has been replaced after 18 years as c
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Wal-Mart will open its second Chicago supercenter Wednesday — bringing fresh fruits and vegetables and jobs to the South Side’s Chatham neighborhood — eight years after an infamous City Council battle. The long-awaited Wal-Mart at 83rd and Stewart will h
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and some of his handpicked department heads were accused Monday of tying the hands of Chicago’s corruption-fighting inspector general. Inspector General Joe Ferguson once again used his quarterly report to complain about impediments to
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SHE'S one half of the most powerful couple in the world, a history maker and trailblazer admired for her poise, smarts and glamourBut after reading a fascinating new book about her uneven life as the first African-American first lady of the United States
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One of Chicago’s most legendary community organizations is under investigation by two state agencies after NBC Chicago’s Unit 5 Investigative Team, in partnership with The Chicago Reporter, raised questions about its finances. The Woodlawn Organization –
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Maggie Daley discusses her breast cancer diagnosis in 2002. (Credit: CBS) CHICAGO (CBS) – Two months after her death, former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley was honored by the City Council. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports aldermen
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CHICAGO (AP) Chicago aldermen are paying emotional tribute to the late wife of former Mayor Richard M. Daley. Maggie Daley died on Thanksgiving Day after a long battle with breast cancer. One after another, aldermen rose at Wednesday's City Council meet
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Chicago aldermen are paying emotional tribute to the late wife of former Mayor Richard M. Daley. Maggie Daley died on Thanksgiving Day after a long battle with breast cancer. One after another, aldermen rose at Wednesday's City Council meeting to tell st
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Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. His 2007 re-election set him on the path to becoming the longest serving Mayor in the city's history... Full Article
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CHICAGO - MAY 16: Outgoing Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley gavels the close of his last city council meeting during a swearing-in ceremony for mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel in in Grant Park May 16, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Emanuel replaces former mayor Richard M. Daley, who had a 22-year...
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Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley looks out over the stage during inaugural ceremonies for mayor -elect Rahm Emanuel Monday, May 16, 2011 in Chicago.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley talks during an interview with The Associated Press in front of his father's desk in his office at city hall, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Chicago. Daley's final term as Mayor ends Monday, May 16, 2001 after 22 years in office.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley talks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at city hall, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Chicago. Daley's final term as Mayor ends Monday, May 16, 2001 after 22 years in office.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley laughs in the background as talk-show host Oprah Winfrey speaks to fans after a street outside Harpo Studios in Chicago was named "Oprah Winfrey Way" in her honor Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Winfrey ends her 25-year run on daytime television in Chicago, on...
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Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey reacts after a street outside her Harpo Studios in Chicago was proclaimed "Oprah Winfrey Way" during a ceremony with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, left, and Bobby Ware, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. ...
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In this photo taken May 11, 2011, fans applaud as talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is honored with a street named for her outside her Harpo Studios in Chicago by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, left, and Bobby Ware, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation. Winfrey's talk...
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President Barack Obama walks with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, center, and his mother-in-law Marian Robinson after arriving at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley greets President Barack Obama upon his arrival in Chicago, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, to tape an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, second from right, walks with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and mother-in-law Marian Robinson, right, upon their arrival at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley greets President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama upon their arrival in Chicago, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, to tape an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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Outgoing Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley arrives at N9NE restaurant for a private DNC fundraiser with President Barack Obama in Chicago, Thursday, April 14, 2011.
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CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 07: Outgoing Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago signs an autograph before the home opener between the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field on April 7, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, left, and mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel share a moment about their favorite Chicago baseball teams, before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Chicago. Daley a life-long White Sox fan and Emanuel a...
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FILE - In this March 12, 2011 file photo, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, left, and wife Maggie Daley appear during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago. Maggie Daley, the wife of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and a gracious promoter of the city's cultural and educational...
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley laughs after someone in the crowd yelled "Daley Rocks", during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, Saturday, Mar. 12, 2011.
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Rep. Mike Quigley (D - IL), left, speaks while Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley right, looks on during a news conference discussing gun laws at the Homan Square Police Warehouse in Chicago, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley leaves a news conference after discussing gun laws at the Homan Square Police Warehouse in Chicago, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.
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A tribute to Maggie Daley is displayed at DePaul's Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building, 14 E. Jackson Blvd. in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. The building is named for her and her husband, former Mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley died Thursday, nine years after she was diagnosed with...
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In a May 19, 2011 photo, the sign above a Department of Fleet Management facility in Chicago is seen with the name of former Mayor Richard M. Daley. Twenty-two years after he started slapping his name on buildings, city vehicles, over roadways and almost everthing in between, the...
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FILE - In this May 16, 2011 file photo, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley looks out over the stage during inaugural ceremonies for mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel in Chicago. Daley is fighting a judge's ruling that he remain as a defendant in a lawsuit over police torture. Daley is being sued by...
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Incoming Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, back, acknowledges outgoing Mayor Richard M. Daley after Daley opened the City Council meeting where Emanuel was sworn into office, Monday, May 16, 2011, in Chicago.
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Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey reacts with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley at her side as a street in front of her Harpo Studios is named "Oprah Winfrey Way" in her honor Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Chicago. Winfrey is ending her show on May 25, after 25 years and it's one of Daley's last...
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In one of his last acts before leaving office next week, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley presents TV talk-show host Oprah Winfrey with a sign after a street was named in her honor outside her Harpo Studios in Chicago, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Winfrey will end her 25 year-run on daytime...
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Chicago Alderman Ed Burke pays tribute to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley as Daley presides over his final City Council Meeting, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Chicago. Daley, the longest serving mayor in Chicago history and one of the most powerful mayors in recent American history announced...
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CHICAGO - MAY 16: Outgoing Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley gavels the close of his last city council meeting during a swearing-in ceremony for mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel in in Grant Park May 16, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Emanuel replaces former mayor Richard M. Daley, who had a 22-year...
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