Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global Chicago

Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global Chicago

Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global Chicago features oral history interviews with people who knew or worked with Daley, who served as Chicago's mayor from 1989-2011. The interviews reflect on how the mayor balanced two sometimes conflicting goals. The first was to keep Chicago livable, to ensure it remained an attractive place for families of diverse backgrounds. The second goal was to enhance Chicago’s position as a global city, ready to take on the challenges of the twenty-first century. See the full interviews and associated transcriptions.

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