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.

Thompson — a grandson of Mayor Richard J. Daley and a nephew of Mayor Richard ... and Thompson’s attorneys and federal prosecutors in Chicago presented their arguments to the Supreme Court ...

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 ...

Mary Carol Vanecko, the sister of former Chicago Mayor Richard M ... the second oldest of the seven children of former Mayor ...

Chicago authorities have made arrests of ... Daley, the son of famous Mayor Richard J. Daley. The last Republican to hold the mayor’s office was William Thompson from 1927-1931.

(Read the full ruling below.) Thompson, a grandson of late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, questioned the total amount owed in a phone call with the ...

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Dick Mell's formidible operation. Chicago's budgetary process minimizes input from aldermen, who must vote with little time to scrutinize the mayor's spending plan as city finances lag peers.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include Chicago’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade, an update in ...

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 ...