In 1975, the next scheduled reassessment of Illinois’ congressional districts was still five years away. But Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley didn’t want to wait. The way the mayor saw it, the existing ...

It was a celebration fit for a Chicago icon with a nod to the amusement millions of visitors to Navy Pier find each year. Navy Pier's Signature Gala honored former Mayor Richard M. Daley and the ...

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced today that he will not seek re-election during the next mayoral election. The six-term mayor said that it is time to “move on” as he made his announcement with ...

WASHINGTON -- Chicago's economy will suffer and unemployment numbers will continue to rise unless Congress acts swiftly to pass an economic stimulus package, Illinois political leaders said on Tuesday ...

MERRILLVILLE | Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley told 650 Northwest Indiana residents the future holds great promise for America if people look outward for opportunities and to themselves for ...

Lori Healey, an urban planner and Chicago civic leader who served as chief of staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley, chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, and most ...

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CHICAGO — Sworn testimony from former Mayor Richard M. Daley regarding torture tactics used by detectives working for disgraced Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge will remain out of the public view, at ...

Lori Healey, who served as chief of staff to former Chicago mayor Richard Daley, has died at age 65. Healey's family released a statement Sunday saying she died Saturday after a battle with a form of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Mayor Richard M. Daley was honored with a community humanitarian award on Saturday. The award was presented at Olive Harvey College as part of the 20th annual Christmas in the ...

If any still doubted that major shakeups were coming to the White House after the midterm elections, they can look to Chicago today, where news just broke that the job Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has ...

CHICAGO -- Mayor Richard Daley sent construction workers under cover of night to tear up the runway of the controversial Meigs Field airport along the city's scenic lakefront and said Monday that it ...