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NEWS ABOUT: Richard Daley

Richard Daley stories: 13 news summaries

(Newser) - It's a big disappointment for Chicago, but how big a hit was yesterday's Olympic Committee put-down of the US's 2016 bid for the president, who stuck his neck out to go to bat for it? Of course Rush Limbaugh said it was huge, the "worst day" of Obama's presidency,... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Richard Daley • Rush Limbaugh • Copenhagen • 2016 Olympics


 Chicagoans 
 Cool Off on 
 Olympic Bid 

Financial concerns drive lukewarm public support

Sep 3, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Local support for Chicago's bid to play host to the 2016 Olympics has fallen sharply, with public opinion evenly split, the Chicago Tribune reports. Just 47% of Chicagoans in a new poll support the mayor’s initiative—a 14-point slide—while 45% oppose it. The main issue is expense: 84%... More »

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Chicago • Richard Daley • poll • Illinois • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • budget shortfall • Olympics • Summer Olympics

(Newser) - "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow"—exactly 3 days from now—Chicago will celebrate the Bard's 445th birthday with "Talk Like Shakespeare Day," the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Mayor Richard Daley unveiled the plan, saying Chicagoans can "bring the spoken words of Shakespeare into their daily lives.... More »

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Chicago • Richard Daley • William Shakespeare

Feds Grill Burris
in Blago Probe

Calls for senator to step down gain strength

Feb 22, 09 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal authorities interviewed Illinois Sen. Roland Burris yesterday as part of the investigation into whether former Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell President Obama's Senate seat, reports the Chicago Tribune. Burris is not a specific target in the Blago case, sources said, but he is being investigated for perjury by... More »

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Richard Daley • corruption • perjury • Illinois • Senate Ethics Committee • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Roland Burris

OPINION

 Crazy? Nah, Just a Chicago Pol 

Blagojevich just doing what machine politicians do, warts and all

Dec 11, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Amateur psychologists are calling Rod Blagojevich “crazy,” just because he dropped some F-bombs while allegedly trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat. Obviously, these guys “have never talked to a Chicago machine politician in their lives,” writes John Kass in the Tribune. “How do... More »

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Chicago • Richard Daley • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

 Chicago Leases 
 Parking Meters 
 for $1.6B 

Company wants a 75-year lease on
36,000 metered parking spaces

Dec 3, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Chicago, which in September agreed to lease out Midway Airport for 99 years in exchange for $2.52 billion, has now made a deal to lease 36,000 metered parking spaces to Morgan Stanley for $1.16 billion, reports Bloomberg. The city council will vote tomorrow on the 75-year lease,... More »

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Chicago • Richard Daley • Morgan Stanley • parking meters • Chicago Midway Airport

Mayors Make Pitch for Piece of Stimulus Pie

City chiefs plug $90B worth in infrastructure projects to Obama

Dec 1, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - For American mayors, economic crisis means a chance to hit up the feds for a buck, Politico reports. The US Conference of Mayors has compiled a list of 4,600 projects that would create 261,000 jobs in 154 cities; the plan currently totals $90 billion, but an official said... More »

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Richard Daley • Antonio Villaraigosa • mayor • US cities • economic stimulus package • financial crisis • President Obama • Manny Diaz

 Chicago School Boycott 
 Moves Downtown 

'Teach-ins' at corporate offices protest unfair funding

Sep 3, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Civic leaders held "teach-ins" at downtown Chicago businesses today to protest uneven education funding in Illinois, the Tribune reports. Educators joined students boycotting a second day of school in the lobbies of buildings including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Boeing Corp. Most businesses said they would welcome the students... More »

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education • Chicago • Richard Daley • protests • funding • boycott • public schools • James Meeks

Gun Ruling Sends Chicago Mayor Into Rage

'Very frightening,' Daley says; vows to fight for city's strict law

Jun 26, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down a handgun ban in Washington, DC, is “a very frightening decision,” says Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, vowing to fight for Chicago’s own strict gun law, which will likely now be challenged. Mayors across the country must protect their cities, Daley... More »

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Chicago • gun control • Richard Daley • US Supreme Court • handgun ban

 Chicago Mayor 
 a  'Letdown,'
 Grads Moan 

Northwestern seniors, hoping for a bigger name, not pleased with Daley as speaker

May 29, 08 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some Northwestern University seniors are disappointed the “extremely well-known person” promised as graduation speaker is no one more significant than Richard Daley, Chicago’s mayor. Graduating students have called the revelation “lame” and a “letdown,” the Tribune reports; John McCain and Barack Obama were recent speakers.... More »

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Richard Daley • commencement speech • Northwestern University

 Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban 

Squawking Mayor Daley gets controversial pate back on menu

May 15, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Chicago restaurant ban on foie gras pate that animal lovers love to hate has been lifted by city legislators after two years. The ban caused widespread derision among foodies, fury in the restaurant industry—and plaudits from animal rights advocates who wanted to save the force-fed ducks and geese... More »

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Chicago • foie gras • Richard Daley • restaurant • animal rights • city council • Farm Sanctuary

Chicago Puts
Bottled Water
Tax on Tap

You jog?
You chug?
You pay?

Aug 14, 07 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - With bottled water getting bad marks from environmentalists and Chicago eager to green up its act, a city alderman has proposed a first: a 25-cent tax on bottled water. George Cardenas says that not only is all that plastic a disaster, but drinking bottled water cuts consumption of Chicago's own... More »

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bottled water • Chicago • taxes • water • environmentalism • Richard Daley • plastic • George Cardenas • drinking water

(Newser) - In an unlikely win, Sandberg’s city of big shoulders muscled out glitzy and glamorous Los Angeles to represent the U.S. in the bid for the 2016 Olympics. The once reluctant host, Mayor Daley, whooped with glee as the announcement was made. More »

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sports • Chicago • Richard Daley • Los Angeles • Olympic Games

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