Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global ChicagoMain MenuChicago in 1989Richard M. DaleyA Livable CityDiversity and NeighborhoodsGlobal ChicagoInto the MillenniumAboutComplete Interviews and TranscriptsBiographies of and links to each full-lenth interview and corresponding transcript.David Greensteinc7fc3212990439fbd3c1dd961272d52f1519d8e6Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452Larissa Mukundwa0c6cb03c337751b5774fa39d09352cf04aec006eUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Library
Lori Healey discusses Mayor Richard M. Daley's efforts to beautify Chicago
1media/EXH_RMD16_07_0060_0018_007_012.jpg2020-04-14T03:35:19-05:00International Travel41plain2021-01-12T12:34:44-06:00Mayor Daley traveled frequently to promote Chicago to overseas audiences from London to Shanghai. The trips were part of the Daley administration's broader efforts to sell the city as a destination for tourists and as a desirable location for businesses and investors. Lori Healey explains that international travel also provided the mayor with inspiration for his plans to beautify the city and to transform downtown into a "24/7 live, work, play environment": Building connection to places like China was a part of the city's efforts to develop Chicago as a global city, according to Lori Healey: In 2011, Chinese President Hu Jintao paid a formal visit to Chicago and Mayor Daley:
