Sidebar: Across the aisle
img: [something that bespeaks "bipartisanship":maybe RMD with gov thompson or gov. edgar?]
Mayor Daley often found common ground with Republicans and with people who sometimes opposed him.
Frank Kruesi, aide and longtime friend, remembers that as state senator, Daley worked with Republicans and other legislators from downstate Illinois:
President George W. Bush worked with the mayor on school and housing reform:
Img: [RMD with George W. Bush] [note: needs to be sent to photo lab as of March 30, 2020]
Daley collaborated with aldermen who had opposed him.
Terry Teele, deputy chief of staff, offers one example:
img: [RMD with coleman? or Kennedy King scene?][needs to be sent to photo lab]
Helen Shiller, 46th ward alderman(1987-2011), often opposed Daley in the City Council. She recalls a press conference she held with him during his last months in office: