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In Chicago, the [Daley] Dynasty Rolls On
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Jan 22, 2007 02:52pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Weekly News Magazine - TIME Magazine |
| News Date | Monday, January 22, 2007 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | For a few brief moments last year, Richard M. Daley actually looked vulnerable heading into his current campaign for a sixth — count 'em — term as Chicago's mayor. Four of his closest aides, included his patronage chief, were convicted last summer on corruption charges, while a federal probe of the city's hiring practices continued. Around the same time, a court-ordered investigation detailed an elaborate torture ring operated — and later covered-up — by high ranking Chicago police officials from the 1970s until the '90s. What's more, in an unprecedented show of defiance, the city council broke ranks with the mayor, passing an ordinance to boost the wages that Big Box employers like Wal-Mart and Target would have to pay. In the end, Daley persuaded enough aldermen to reverse positions to ensure his veto wouldn't be overridden, demonstrating that "da Mayor" was still very much the boss.
Daley's chances for retaining his post now seem as predictable as the wintry, gray skies over Lake Michigan this time of year. Here, in the largest U.S. city without mayoral term limits, Daley's fleeting weakness vanished almost overnight following the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives, when two would-be mayoral rivals, Congressmen Jesse Jackson Jr. and Luis Guttierez, decided it could be a lot more fun to stay in Washington. Political insiders have also suggested that even these ballyhooed potential opponents might not have had campaign operations robust enough or financially equipped to overtake the Daley machine. |
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