#chicago

Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago. ↗

— Jane Byrne

#chicago #citizen #city #i #i am

When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, all eyes were focused on Chicago for contrast. ↗

— Jane Byrne

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Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago. ↗

— Lincoln Steffens

#chicago #give #spirit #will #you

We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago. ↗

— Richard J. Daley

#poet #proud #us

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. ↗

— Richard M. Daley

#business community #chicago #city #coming #commitment

I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on across the state, not just in Chicago. It affects the middle class. It pushes people down. ↗

— Richard M. Daley

#affects #chicago #class #down #going

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a heart and a soul. Chicago has a unique spirit. Our business community wants to give back. ↗

— Richard M. Daley

#business #business community #chicago #city #community

In 1958, I came to Chicago where I have remained. ↗

— George Stigler

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The Chicago Economics Department was in intellectual ferment, although the central issues of the 1930's were very different from those in later times. I had never before encountered minds of that quality at close quarters and they influenced me strongly. ↗

— George Stigler

#before #central #chicago #close #department

After three years in Chicago, I decided to call it a career. ↗

— Ted Lindsay

#call #career #chicago #decided #i