1976: Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley — who held the office for 21 years — died of a heart attack. On that frigid Monday, ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley was released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital Monday after spending days there, his spokeswoman said. He is at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As the mayor's race heads into the final three weeks, candidates continue to roll out endorsements. On Friday, longtime Congressman Bobby Rush threw his support behind Bill Daley. It ...

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 ...

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CHICAGO – Mayor Richard Daley supports same-sex marriage, he said at a press conference Feb. 18. "[Cook County Clerk] David Orr can do it any way he wants. That would be up to him. I have no problems ...

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CHICAGO (AP) – Former Mayor Richard M. Daley left a Chicago hospital Saturday after more than a week of tests to determine why he was feeling ill and disoriented during a business trip. The ...

Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley took 10% off the asking price of his Lake Shore Drive condo today. Daley, who served six terms as mayor from 1989 to 2011, is now asking $1 million for the ...

For much of the past half century, the city of Chicago has been run by Daleys. First with Richard J. Daley from 1955 to 1975, then with his son Richard M. Daley from 1989 to 2011. On Tuesday, the end ...

(Chicago Sun Times) — Sympathizing with the Tea Party movement, Mayor Daley on Monday cut spending by another $13 million and urged city contractors to reduce their prices by 10 percent to save ...