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Chicago Residents Contemplate Mayor Daley’s Exit
Conflicting emotions have swept over Chicago since Mayor Richard M. Daley said he would leave the office he has held since 1989.
8 Sep 2010, 8:28 pm | click here to view more
Chicago Mayor Daley hears from Oprah Winfrey
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's decision to not run for another term prompted a call from someone else who's famous name is synonymous with the nation's third-largest city: Oprah Winfrey.
8 Sep 2010, 7:30 pm | click here to view more
Chicago White Sox pitcher Freddy Garcia returned to Chicago to be evaluated; second baseman Gordon Beckham remained ...
Chicago White Sox pitcher Freddy Garcia returned to Chicago to be evaluated; second baseman Gordon Beckham remained out of the lineup; Carlos Quentin was given a day to relax and Paul Konerko returned to the lineup.
8 Sep 2010, 5:27 pm | click here to view more
Chicago mayor: If not Rahm Emanuel, then who?
The announcement by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley Tuesday that he will not seek a seventh term is presenting the city a situation it has not experienced in over 20 years: a free-for-every election Feb. 22 with as many as a dozen candidates expected to seek the top seat at city hall.
8 Sep 2010, 5:24 pm | click here to view more
Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside
CHICAGO -- Months of political jockeying began in earnest Wednesday as speculation grew about who would try to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley as leader of the nation's third-largest city, including one-time aide and current White home chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
8 Sep 2010, 4:04 pm | click here to view more
Chicago rated as 8th most stressful city
Chicago is No. 8 in Portfolio.com's ranking of the nation's 50 "most stressful" metropolitan areas, cited for long commutes. Detroit -- "burdened with a hefty unemployment rate" and "also among the 10 places with the most murders, the most robberies, the most heart attacks, the most families in poverty and the fewest sunny days" -- is No. 1.
8 Sep 2010, 3:46 pm | click here to view more
Chicago mayor says he won't recommend a successor
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he isn't going to recommend a candidate to succeed him and that it's up to voters to decide who they want to guide them.
8 Sep 2010, 1:39 pm | click here to view more
Chicago and Toronto play out stalemate
Chicago flame and Toronto FC both missed a chance to collect three valuable points in their chase for a play-off berth with a disappointing goalless draw in the day's only MLS match.
8 Sep 2010, 10:36 pm | click here to view more
Chicago actors rejoining 'Wicked' cast
The Chicago actors Barbara Robertson and Gene Weygandt are rejoining the cast of "Wicked" when the touring production of show arrives in Chicago later this fall for its 8-week reprise engagement.
8 Sep 2010, 10:22 am | click here to view more
Chicago mulls future without Daley power at helm
The last time Chicago was left without a Daley at the helm, the next mayor was thrown out of office by voters mad because he couldn't keep snow off the streets.
8 Sep 2010, 10:06 pm | click here to view more