Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have done over many, many years and where we are today and the commitment by the business community, the commitment by the not-for-profit community - all this coming together - this is a wonderful city.
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You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business and employees. And you can go across the country and you'll see that.Richard M. Daley
So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, 'Why are we here? We can go someplace else and use their phones.' That's one of the problems that directly affects the business community.
Richard M. Daley
The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even if they don't make the teams, they can rededicate their lives to the art of sport, discipline, and physical fitness.
Richard M. Daley
I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative ways in city government. That's what I've done in my two years and will continue to do in the next four.
Richard M. Daley
It has to be because unemployment problems in northwest Indiana are similar to those in southeast Chicago.
Richard M. Daley
And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected for a third time.
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