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Richard J. Daley was mayor of Chicago from 21 years, from 1955 to 1976. During that time, he headed a vast Democratic political machine. He died unexpectedly at age 74 on Dec. 20, 1976, when he had a heart attack during a visit to his doctor's office. Daley had been mayor longer than anyone else, and his death came as a shock to a generation of Chicagoans who could remember no other mayor. He was often described as the last of the big city bosses ruling over the last of the big city political machines. But he was also an expert on municipal government and especially city finance. He was the most powerful Democrat in Illinois and the most influential mayor in the nation. His son, Richard M. D...
Richard J. Daley was mayor of Chicago from 21 years, from 1955 to 1976. During that time, he headed a vast Democratic political machine. He died unexpectedly at age 74 on Dec. 20, 1976, when he had a heart attack during a visit to his doctor's office. Daley had been mayor longer than anyone else, and his death came as a shock to a generation of Chicagoans who could remember no other mayor. He was often described as the last of the big city bosses ruling over the last of the big city political machines. But he was also an expert on municipal government and especially city finance. He was the most powerful Democrat in Illinois and the most influential mayor in the nation. His son, Richard M. Daley, was first elected mayor in 1989 and won a sixth term in 2007.
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Theater review: ‘Early and Often’ at Open Fist Theatre
Culture MonsterPhilip Brandes reviews the political satire "Early and Often" at the Open Fist Theatre.... -
No recession for Obama's 454 White House aides: They'll make $37,121,463 this year
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Richard M. Daley, Chicago mayor, boss and Obama mentor, calls it quits next year
Top of the TicketBig-city Democratic boss retires after 21 years, setting off a political succession scramble including White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.... -
Chicagoan President Obama votes early, but only once
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Rahm Emanuel takes over as Da Mare of Chicago
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Will Obama call in a Daley to try to salvage the next two years?
Top of the TicketWilliam Daley, son of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and brother of current Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, to the rescue.... -
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Dan Rostenkowski dies at 82; former U.S. representative from Chicago
Dan Rostenkowski, an old-style Chicago ward boss who became one of the nation's most powerful legislators during the Reagan era before a stunning fall to corruption charges that left him branded a political anachronism, has died. He was 82.
Rostenkowski,...Tags: Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Richard M. Daley, Government, Crimes
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Michelle Obama's Chicago Olympics pep rally
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Ticket Replay: Protesters from '68 Democratic National Convention gather in Chicago to protest police reunion to celebrate those who thumped protesters 41 years ago and probably wouldn't mind doing it again if those balding hippies get too close
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JFK Says 'No Pictures, Please'
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Walter Cronkite dies at 92; longtime CBS anchorman
Walter Cronkite, the television newsman whose steady baritone informed, reassured and guided the nation during the tumultuous 1960s and '70s and who was still regarded as "the most trusted man in America" years after leaving his CBS anchor chair, has...Tags: Politics, Contracts, Republican National Conventions, Death, Arts and Culture
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