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	Mayor of Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, the third largest metropolis in the United States.
		The Mayor appoints the Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department and Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
		Chicago is the largest city in America not to term limit its mayor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mayor_of_Chicago (482 words)

	Mayor Siegel, Chicago Ridge, Illinois (IL)
		Mayor Siegel was a member of the Chicago Cook County Criminal Justice Commission for six years; one of two mayors in all of Cook County serving in that capacity.
		He is on the Chicago Area Transportation Study for Northeast, IL and is currently a member of the Executive Committee and one of the original members of Southwest Local Government.
		The Mayor was deeply honored when the Village Board named the new facility the Eugene L. Siegel Municipal Complex for his quarter of a century (25 years) of dedication and leadership to the Citizens of Chicago Ridge.
	www.chicagoridge.org /Government/Mayor.html (573 words)

	City Mayors: Mayor of Chicago
		A former state senator and county prosecutor, Mr Daley was elected Mayor on 4 April 1989, to complete the term of the late Harold Washington, and was re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003.
		Richard Michael Daley was born in Chicago on 24 April 1942, the fourth of seven children and the eldest son of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley and his wife Eleanor.
		The Mayor of Chicago, the city's chief executive officer, directs city departments and appoints department heads, with the advice and consent of the City Council.
	www.citymayors.com /usa/chicago.html (1366 words)

	City Mayors: Richar M Daley - Mayor of Chicago
		Daley’s father, Richard J. Daley, was Mayor of Chicago between 1955 and 1976 and was dubbed “the last of the big city bosses”.
		The city operates with the strong mayor and council model, with a city council that is comparatively large by US standards (50 members, known as Alderman) elected from single wards every four years to scrutinise the mayor, pass the budget and enact local ordinances.
		If you know of mayors who have the vision, passion and skills to make their cities amazing places to live in, work in and visit nominate him or her now for World Mayor 2006.
	www.citymayors.com /mayors/chicago_mayor.html (1288 words)

	Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago
		The gurgling in the background was the cackle of "Bubbly Creek," a torpid offshoot of the Chicago River that got its name from the fermenting animal carcasses and offal in its slow-moving waters.
		Chicago was the industrial capital of the Midwest, a tough town dominated by factories that belched fl smoke.
		The Chicago of this era was a town in which displaced farmhands and struggling immigrants competed for space in ramshackle tenements and rooming houses, and hooligans roamed the streets.
	www.chicagohistory.info /stories/daley (564 words)

	City of East Chicago Mayor George Pabey
		A native of East Chicago, Indiana, and one of seven children, George Pabey has dedicated his career to public service and his community.
		His political career began in 1999 when he was elected to East Chicago’s Common Council after campaigning on a platform of providing safer streets, reinvigorating neighborhoods and empowering people.
		George’s political career made history October 26, 2004 when he won the nomination for Mayor of East Chicago and became the first Hispanic Democrat in Northwest Indiana to accomplish such an historical breakthrough.
	www.eastchicago.com /mayorbio.html (266 words)

	Chicago Mayor Wants Security Cameras at Bars
		CHICAGO — Surveillance cameras — aimed at government buildings, train platforms and intersections here — might soon be required at corner taverns and swanky nightclubs.
		Mayor Richard Daley wants to require bars open until 4 a.m.
		Chicago is installing those sophisticated camera systems more aggressively than any other U.S. city, says Rajiv Shah, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago who studies the policy implications of surveillance technology.
	www.infowars.com /articles/bb/cctv_chicago_mayor_wants_cams_in_bars.htm (543 words)

	Chicago Reporter December 1991: 'We Have a Mayor' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Mayoral aides Wright and Jacky Grimshaw, community activist Slim Coleman and other Washington stalwarts were already at the political office.
		She recalls she had to run every red light and stop sign to be one of the first to arrive at the hospital.
		Jackson returned to Chicago on Friday night and called a meeting at 30 W. Washington St. According to Wyatt, a preliminary poll showed that Evans had three votes and Danny Davis had two.
	www.chicagoreporter.com /1991/12-91/1291'WeHaveaMayor'.htm (2466 words)

	Mayors of Chicago
		Joseph P. Medill is better known as the business manager and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune than as mayor of Chicago, although his term in office occured during two of the most important years of the city's history as Chicago tried to rebuild in the aftermath of the fire.
		It was at that time that she first met Mayor Daley, who, in 1968, appointed her head of consumer affairs in Chicago, a post she would hold until fired by Mike Bilandic in 1977.
		Chicago's first Black mayor, Harold Washington was able to win the primary because Jane Byrne and Richard M. Daley split the white vote.
	www.geocities.com /athens/4208/mayors.html (3948 words)

	Chicago’s mayor visits S.F. - Examiner.com
		Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, center, joined Mayor Gavin Newsom on a tour of the Ferry Building and the surrounding waterfront on Monday.
		Although competitors for a possible bid for the Olympic Games in 2016, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Mayor Gavin Newsom diplomatically pronounced that having any U.S. city host the international sporting event was more important than the triumph of one city over the other.
		Nonetheless, a little competitive spirit slipped through when Newsom introduced Daley as the mayor of Chicago, “everybody’s second-favorite city,” before confessing that he was a “longtime fan” of Chicago and its chief.
	www.examiner.com /a-178889~Chicago_s_mayor_visits_S_F_.html (510 words)

	Pressure grows on Chicago's Teflon mayor
		A judicial inquiry into the hiring practices of Chicago city council has unearthed several examples of fictitious interviews leading to dubious appointments made solely on the basis of political patronage.
		Between the mayor and his father, the Daleys have run Chicago for 37 of the past 50 years; between Mr Jackson, who is a congressman, and his father the Jacksons have been among the most prominent fl figures in the city for a generation.
		Mayor Daley's problems are compounded by the resolve of Patrick Fitzgerald, the prosecutor leading the investigations.
	www.bettergov.org /Press/081305guardiandaley.htm (1161 words)

	Chicago Initiatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors Mayor Richard M. Daley and leaders of the business, academic and research communities vowed to work together to implement a comprehensive economic growth strategy to make technology a larger part of the Chicago area economy.
		The Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors, created in 1999, is composed of leaders from technology, universities and research institutions, finance and the larger business community.
		Chicago CivicNet is an initiative of the City of Chicago and the Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors.
	www.connectchicago.net /ChicagoInitiatives.aspx (423 words)

	Mayor Harold Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Washington ran for mayor shortly after Richard J. Daley's death in 1976, but was largely unnoticed, recieving only 11 percent of the vote.
		Washington ran for mayor again in 1983, and defeated Mayor Jane Byrne in the Democratic primary.
		As mayor, Washington was bitterly opposed by alderman Ed Vrdolyak, who controlled a majority of the city council.
	www.graveyards.com /IL/Cook/oakwoods/washington.html (321 words)

	Bail-out talks educate mayor \| Chicago Tribune
		Schaefer "is attacking the mayor as vehemently as he used to attack Parris Glendening," said state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, who participated in yesterday's session.
		A day later, Schaefer reportedly told O'Malley that if the mayor was coming to Annapolis asking for money, he was in no position to make demands.
		The "governor" he meant to refer to was Schaefer, the mayor said, adding that he would not buy into any plan that gave up city control.
	www.chicagotribune.com /news/bal-md.politics02mar02,0,6348935.column (761 words)

	Chicago Audubon Society: Mayor Unveils First Chicago Region Birding Trail Guide
		To the delight of all Chicago Audubon Society (CAS) members attending the press conference, after the formal announcements were over, the Mayor took general questions from reporters while sporting a Chicago Audubon Society cap given to him by CAS President Joe Lill’s son, Jake.
		The Chicago Department of Environment published the Chicago Region Birding Trail Guide in cooperation with the Bird Conservation Network (BCN), a coalition of 19 birding and environmental organizations, including the Chicago Audubon Society.
		The Chicago Region Birding Trail Guide is expected to increase ecotourism by attracting flocks of birders and other tourists from around the country.
	www.chicagoaudubon.org /pages/19-04_03.shtml (714 words)

	Military Rule in Chicago
		The First Regiment Chicago Volunteers, raised with the approbation of the Mayor, and in pursuance of orders dated October 11, 1871, from these headquarters, is hereby honorably mustered out of service and discharged....
		These troops, both regulars and volunteers, were actively engaged during their service here in protecting the treasure in the burnt district, guarding the unburnt district from disorders and danger by further fires, and in protecting the store-houses, depots, and sub-depots of supplies established for the relief of the sufferers from the fire.
		The extraordinary circumstances attending the great fire in Chicago made it eminently proper that General Sheridan should exercise the influence, authority, and power he did on the universal appeal of a ruined and distressed people, backed by their civil agents, who were powerless for good.
	www.chicagohs.org /fire/rescue/military.html (1588 words)

	Chicago Mayor Daley poised to Rush back into office - February 23, 1999
		The son of legendary Mayor Richard J. Daley leads Rush by a whopping 52 percentage points.
		Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is favored for re-election
		Hammering the theme that Chicago's prosperity hasn't reached the poor such as those living in the Cabrini Green public housing community, Rush advocates wage hikes.
	www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/23/election.chicago/index.html (575 words)

	Mayor Daley Declares Chicago Closed for Business
		"Mayor Daley is threatening Chicago's renaissance," said taxpayer advocate Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
		Chicago's convention and tourism industry will suffer thanks to the hotel tax hike.
		Some critics pointed to the $1.83 billion windfall to Chicago's public coffers due to the recent leasing of the Chicago Skyway to private operators.
	www.atr.org /content/html/2004/dec/pr_taxespass_12-17-04.htm (394 words)

	Public Building Commission of Chicago \| About the PBC
		Recognizing the need for professional management of public construction projects, Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1956 formed the Public Building Commission of Chicago to oversee and help ensure quality facilities, an important goal that continues to lie at the heart of the organization.
		PBC Chairman Mayor Richard M. Daley is joined on the board by 10 other Chicago business and civic leaders whose dedication to the city and its communities has led them to volunteer their time.
		A year after the Civic Center was complete, the City of Chicago commissioned Pablo Picasso to create a steel sculpture to grace the facility's grand plaza.
	www.pbcchicago.com /subhtml/about.asp (332 words)

	CHICAGO MAYOR DECLARES "HOUSE UNITY DAY"
		Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, in celebration of the 21st anniversary of House Music, has declared August 10, 2005 “House Unity Day.” (Full declaration text at the bottom of this press release.)
		Such a Chicago institution is Trax Records that the City of Chicago has invited the label to participate the city’s wildly successful Summer Dance Series with their very own party.
		Organized by Brian Keigher, Program Director of the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the Summer Dance Series is centered around (or on, rather) a 3500 square foot dance floor especially constructed in the Spirit of Music Garden, located at 601 S. Michigan Avenue.
	remixmag.com /transmissions/chicago-house-080405 (305 words)

	Chicago Business News, Analysis, & Articles\| Jackson Jr. to explore run for Chicago mayor \| Crain's
		Jackson, the son of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said he would decide on a mayoral bid after the November election where he is up for re-election to the seat he has held for 11 years.
		While he complimented Chicago Mayor Richard Daley for doing an "extraordinary" job in some ways, Jackson said "what I'm hearing from the people is that it's time for a change."
		This development in the mayor's race comes amid suggestions that Daley may be politically vulnerable because his administration has had to deal with the fallout from federal investigations into allegations of illegal political patronage and payoffs at City Hall.
	www.chicagobusiness.com /cgi-bin/news.pl?id=21956 (434 words)

	Chicago mayor vetoes big-box wage increase
		Even if the City Council can’t reverse the Mayor’s veto, this was a major step in the process of curbing the excesses of corporate retail and pushing for a better minimum wage.
		Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on Monday vetoed a “living wage” ordinance that would force big-box retailers like Wal-Mart and Target to increase their hourly pay and other benefits.
		If the movement for a living wage in Chicago is politically savvy and determined, they will be back, and the public will have been introduced to the debate, at least.
	www.gnn.tv /headlines/11117/Chicago_mayor_vetoes_big_box_wage_increase (689 words)

	Israpundit: Chicago Mayor Daley "welcomes" Extremist Sabeel Conference
		As mayor and on behalf of the City of Chicago, it is my pleasure to extend my warmest greetings to all those attending the Chicago Sabeel Conference at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
		Chicago Mayor Richard Daley mistakenly welcomed a Palestinian nationalist group whose leader denies Israel's right to exist in the Holy Land by sending greetings to a Sabeel conference at the Lutheran School of Theology held this weekend.
		He also suggested the gas was manufactured in the U.S. "These speakers in no way reflect Mayor Daley's commitment to coexistence and understanding and the creation of a more tolerant and peaceful environment in the Middle East," says Gary Ratner, executive director, Western Region, American Jewish Congress.
	www.israpundit.com /archives/2005/10/chicago_mayor_d.php (1432 words)

	Chicago Defender / Local
		Announced African American candidate William "Dock" Walls told the Defender Tuesday that he does expect Brown to announce her candidacy for mayor as a diversion tactic to try and split the Black vote and make for an easy re-election victory for Mayor Richard M. Daley in the spring.
		People understand that I am the candidate, the most qualified candidate for mayor of the City of the Chicago and the one who has the greatest vision to heal the ills of this city.
		The Chicago Defender becomes the first Black news source in the nation to launch a video podcast.
	www.chicagodefender.com /page/local.cfm?ArticleID=6779 (1066 words)

	Richard J. Daley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago and is considered by historians to be the "last of the big city bosses." He played a major role in the history of the Democratic Party, especially with his support for John F. Kennedy in 1960 and Hubert H. Humphrey in 1968.
		Daley was Chicago's third mayor in a row from the heavily Irish Bridgeport working-class neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.
		Their eldest son, Richard M. Daley, was elected mayor of Chicago in 1989, and has served in that position ever since.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Richard_J._Daley (2033 words)

	Mayor Vetoes Chicago "Living Wage" Bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Chicago - Mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance Monday that would have required mega-retailers to pay their workers more than other employers after some of the nation's largest stores including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned the measure would keep them from opening their doors within the city's limits.
		Chicago has been at the epicenter of a debate about the wages at large retailers ever since the city rejected a proposal by Wal-Mart to open a store on the South Side, prompting the company to open a store just outside the city limits.
		The measure passed 35-14, but some aldermen have since indicated they might be open to changing their votes and acting against the ordinance.
	www.truthout.org /docs_2006/091106T.shtml (485 words)

	Homicide in Chicago :: 1893: Mayor Carter Harrison
		The assassination of Mayor Carter Harrison occurred immediately after he had given the closing address at the World Columbian Exposition on October 28, 1893.
		The Mayor was known as the Mayor of the Common Man, and much beloved.
		The mayor was shot in his home by Eugene Patrick Prendergast, whose sanity was immediately in question.
	homicide.northwestern.edu /crimes/carter (101 words)

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