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...allies would be afraid that the Board would pick someone who might like the job and outmaneuver to beat Todd in November," says University of Illinois -Chicago political scientist Dick Simpson, who himself is a former Chicago alderman. That temporary replacement would likely have a familiar name himself: John Daley, the No. 2 most powerful member of the County Board and the brother of Mayor Richard Daley. "No one is breaking the rules as they're written here, but they are breaking faith with the Democratic process," Simpson says...
...Still, Chicago's patronage patriarchy has been taking more than its usual share of knocks lately. No doubt the Cook County power brokers are sneaking peeks at the week's other big local headline: the winding down of the seven-week corruption trial of Mayor's Daley's former patronage chief Robert Sorich and three Co-defendants. The group is accused of engaging in a complicated scheme to ensure that politically connected job applicants received favorable treatment in city hiring and promotions. The federal investigation, led by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald (the same one overseeing the Valerie Plame CIA leak...
...many things - frigid windy winters, fine architecture, the hapless Cubs, to name a few - but high fashion is not one of them. For most people, what usually comes to mind when thinking of fashion in the City of Big Shoulders is baseball caps and khakis. But Mayor Richard M. Daley thinks he can change all that. Daley recently announced the creation of a Fashion Advisory Council, a city-backed coalition of local designers and industry champions who will promote fashion growth. By nurturing designers, the city hopes to bolster its retail economy, gain tourism dollars and heighten its image...
...help realize that dream, Daley has created the position of director of fashion arts and events in his administration. Melissa Turner, who recently took that job, will act as liaison between the council and local fashion organizations, design schools, designers and the community, and will prepare for September's Fashion Focus, a 10-day fashion blowout based in Millennium Park...
...leaders in this research, hands down,” said Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences Douglas A. Melton at the time.But with Hwang’s advance came new resolve.“Harvard scientists are a competitive lot,” Harvard Medical School professor George Q. Daley told The Crimson at the time. “We should be a leader in what could be one of the most revolutionizing fields of medicine.”Harvard countered Hwang’s Feb. 12, 2004 announcement by unveiling plans for the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI...