He thanked the crowd for supporting him after the recent death of his mother, Eleanor "Sis" Daley, a matriarch of Chicago politics. The widow of the late mayor Richard J. Daley -- who served 21 ...

Daley, died late last week. Vanecko died this past Friday, according to a published obituary. She was 86. Vanecko was the ...

It's a name with a lot of weight in Chicago. Daley Thompson's grandfather was former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, his uncle is former Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley. Though never a mayor, he is now ...

There may not be a big city mayor in the U.S. who wields as much clout, maybe even more than his father Richard J. Daley who was the ultimate for his era as Chicago mayor from 1955 to 1976.

Trying to force your will to break the spirit of working people in order to have a conversation — that’s terrorism. And we’re ...

Mayor Richard M. Daley announces the Millennium Project on March 30, 1998, at the Cultural Center in Chicago. The mayor said the project would improve and enlarge a portion of Grant Park.

At the center of the politically stormy 1960s was the controversial but beloved mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley. Through archival footage and interviews with both friends and foes, this frank ...