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Richard M. Daley is the fourth of seven children and eldest son of Richard J. and Eleanor Daley, who later became Mayor and First Lady of Chicago in 1955. Born on April 24, 1942, he grew up in Bridgeport, a historically Irish-American neighborhood located on Chicago's South Side.
Richard M. Daley (born April 24, 1942, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American lawyer and politician, who became mayor of Chicago in 1989 and who played a major role in transforming it into a dynamic international city.
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Apr 21, 2022 · One Saturday in 1980, Richard M. Daley, a product of beer-chugging Bridgeport, paid a visit to Dawn Clark Netsch’s Old Town salon of pinot grigio-sipping liberals.
Jun 14, 2022 · Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has been released from the hospital and is now at a rehabilitation center after experiencing what his doctor called a “neurological event.”
Apr 16, 2010 · Learn about Richard Daley, the influential and controversial leader of Chicago and the Cook County Democratic Party from 1955 to 1976. Find out how he shaped the city's politics, economy, and culture, and how he faced challenges from civil rights, Vietnam, and corruption.
May 3, 2011 · Richard M. Daley took over a declining blue-collar city riven by racial conflict, and leaves a global city that’s full of pleasures for the wealthy — but has a smaller middle...
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Richard M. Daley, nicknamed Chicago’s “Mayor for Life,” was first elected in 1989 and re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007.
