In 1975, the next scheduled reassessment of Illinois’ congressional districts was still five years away. But Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley didn’t want to wait. The way the mayor saw it, the existing ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned convictions on two counts in the case against former Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson and remanded the case back to the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ...

It brings to mind a memorable off-the-cuff stumble by Chicago’ s legendary late Mayor Richard J. Daley when he was asked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a famous photo, taken in 1966, that shows Mayor Richard J. Daley peering at the city from the roof of a Loop building. It ...

For much of the past half century, the city of Chicago has been run by Daleys. First with Richard J. Daley from 1955 to 1975, then with his son Richard M. Daley from 1989 to 2011. On Tuesday, the end ...