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Mayor Richard Daley put a human face on his wife's continued struggle with cancer Thursday, praising her strength and dedication, discussing the challenges a wheelchair poses and lauding the skills of the medical professionals who care for her. "Like...
Tags: Richard Daley, Maggie Daley, Chicago, Health Medical Pharma, Radiation therapy, Cancer treatments, Richard J. Daley, DePaul University alumni, Breast cancer, Oncology, Richard Mell, Cancer, Metastasis
15 a.m.; last updated at 1:59 p.m. The Chicago City Council voted 38-12 today to approve Mayor Richard Daley's $6.1 billion budget proposal largely intact, but not before aldermen offer the usual smattering of complaints...Thomas Allen, 38th, announced...
Tags: Richard Daley, Thomas Allen, mental health, Chicago City Council, Carrie Austin, Robert Fioretti, parking meter, Chicago, DePaul University alumni, Year of birth missing, Illinois State Senators
Stung by criticism that they didn't give enough scrutiny to last year's hastily approved, problem-plagued parking meter lease, Chicago aldermen vowed to scrub Mayor Richard Daley 's financial plans going forward. The City Council even passed an ordinance...
Tags: Richard Daley, budget hearing, parking meter, Chicago, Eugene Schulter, Ed Burke, DePaul University alumni, Business Finance, Chicago City Council, Richard M. Daley, Alderman
Mayor Richard Daley turned to the private sector Wednesday for a new personnel chief as he struggles to shed the stigma of federal scrutiny over city hiring. The appointment, which requires City Council approval, came five months after previous Human...
Tags: Richard Daley, Homero Tristan, George Arteaga, private sector, Chicago, DePaul University alumni, Labor
After Daley's challenge, council goes along with mayor's tax break plan Posted by Hal Dardick at 12:21 p.m. A day after Mayor Richard Daley suggested homeowners could politically punish aldermen who did not support his proposed property tax relief program,...
Tags: Richard Daley, tax relief, property tax, Illinois, DePaul University alumni, Mortgage, Toni Preckwinkle, Real property law, Home insurance, Joe Moore
But he expressed hope the losses will persuade all those involved at the exposition center to compromise. "Sometimes you have to hit someone with a hammer," for them to realize there's a serious problem, the mayor said at an event earlier in the day....
Tags: Richard Daley, McCormick Place, convention centers, trade shows, Juan Ochoa, Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago, DePaul University alumni
A key Chicago City Council committee on Monday sent Mayor Richard Daley 's property-tax relief plan back for revisions after aldermen questioned how much it would really help cash-strapped homeowners. Daley was hoping for quick approval of the plan before...
Tags: Richard Daley, Moore, Chicago, DePaul University alumni, Year of birth missing, Ed Burke
Chicago Board of Education disclosed today it will hire a former federal prosecutor to investigate how members use their taxpayer-financed expense accounts, prompted by Tribune inquiries into spending by board president Michael Scott, who committed suicide...
Tags: Tribune, Michael Scott (The Office), Mr. Scott, board members, Clare Munana, Richard Daley, expense accounts, Illinois, Business Finance, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Public Schools
City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com Mayor Daley's decision to blame the media for Oprah Winfrey's career-altering choice to pull the plug on her syndicated talk show after her 25th season is preposterous...When the mayor said, "You keep kicking...
Tags: Daley, Chicago Board of Education, Cook, DePaul University alumni, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Daley, Hired Truck Program
City Hall Reporter/fspielman@suntimes.com Mayor Daley on Wednesday re-appointed his nephew and former campaign finance chief to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority mapping plans for a retail development near U.S...Peter Thompson helped his uncle...
Tags: Peter Thompson, Mayor Daley, White Sox, U.S, cellular field, Cook, Comiskey Park, Chicago, Sox¬タモ35th, Richard Daley, Wrigley Field, Chicago White Sox, Sports in Chicago Illinois, U.S. Cellular Field