The basics
img: [Mayor Richard M. Daley inspects snow removal trucks, November 19, 2001. Richard M. Daley papers, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RMD16_07_0219_0017_002_016.] OR img: [Mayor Richard M. Daley inspects snow removal trucks, November 19, 2001. Richard M. Daley papers, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RMD16_07_0219_0017_002_018.]
Forrest Claypool, chief of staff (1989-1991 and 1998-1999) explains the mayor's focus on "the basics":
img: [1, 2, or 3 images: documents and/or photos from: early "city services" document or photo: perhaps from streets and sanitation files [1-16-4, or 1-29-5; general services, 1-8-1; or inquiry and information, 1-9-7, -8, -9, 10; early speech/news release: RMD sends letter to ComEd to terminat: file 3-3-14; Vidos subseries: look for documentation or images regarding city services, boxes 5-64 through 5-69; others?????]
Sarah Pang, deputy chief of staff to Daley (1992-2001), explains what she call's the mayor's "reservoir theory" of public services: