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...Chicago Mayor Richard Daley really serious about his pledge to rid the Windy City of homelessness...
...Some observers weren't so sure after the battle over affordable housing played out between Daley and many of his doubters earlier this month in the Chicago City Council. On its face, the notion of requiring most new housing developments to reserve at least 10% of their space for people earning less than the city's median income of $75,000, as Daley and his backers proposed, would seem like a good idea. But while the ordinance would create an estimated 1,000 new affordable housing units each year, critics say it isn't nearly enough to help Daley fulfill...
...Daley, sworn in Monday to his record sixth term, ended up easily getting his way. But the victory riled some critics of his campaign against homelessness, who feel that Daley's promise - made just before the 2003 elections - has been as much about politics as policy, a showpiece meant to win favor in a city of favors, and help bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to the city...
...stem cell research to the point where it is therapeutically useful,” Zon said. “The cost of the project is very high since we are right at the beginning of the field, so state funding would be very beneficial.”George Q. Daley ’82, an associate professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology at the Harvard Medical School and a Harvard Stem Cell Institute executive board member, said in an interview that he is concerned about losing young talent to states with more funding and resources for stem cell research...
...city's sponsorship of the Gay Games last summer gave him a taste of the reflected glory that comes from hosting a complex and successful array of international sporting events. Those games "moved without any controversy - and that says a lot," the mayor noted. If Daley does succeed in his Olympics bid, he may well still be in charge when it's time to greet the athletes nine years from...