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Not to mention the time he illegally plowed under a working airport in the middle of the night so he could create a garden for his wife. Thank god nobody had to divert that night.
How was it illegal? It was essentially used as a private airport for politicians? And I used to work there. It was turned into a public beach that is now a concert venue.
John C. Reily Played one in Boogie Nights.
Not sure if it was "illegal," but it was against FAA regulations to destroy the runways without advance notice.
Hmmmm....don't tell Saddam that. I would hate to get cited by the FAA for f ucking up his runways with BLU 107s... We forgot to tell him we were coming...
The FAA doesn't have authority over airports outside of the United States.
Changed zoning requirement demanding 'decorative fencing' for any commercial or vacant site.
Privatized parking meters and other city assets in long term leases and then spent the money faster then planned.
Guess which law firm took Daley in after he retired?
Is Drake Diener famous enough to be on this list?
He did this in response to several rapes that happened in vacant lots. There was no law stating where the fences had to come from. Used this to make payroll during the recession. I thought it was a better move than laying off thousands of city employees.That would be the one that his brother built up.
Who knew that Richie Daley's publicist was a Scooper?
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Only as Travis's not-so-famous cousin. But by his own merit? No.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wow, you have really gulped down the Daley Kool-Aid. You're flat out factually wrong on every point you make. 1. The privatization efforts happened two years before the recession but Daley had the money wasted just in time for the recession. Make payroll? For whom? You must have forgotten when Daley said he would accept a pay raise (from $192,000) even as he’s laying off 625 city workers and eliminating 1,000 vacant jobs to help cover a $116-million budget deficit. I also forgot to mention that the privatization of the parking meters went to a a company where yet another Daley nephew worked.2. The idea that the ORNAMENTAL FENCES was to prevent rapes and that Daley used that as the reason is wrong. Did you just make that one up? THis had absolutely nothing to do with public safety. See below.3. Law firm his brother built up? I assume you're talking about his brother William who was a partner at Mayer Brown & Platt (now just Mayer Brown) for a total of 4 years. Did you mean Mike Daley? He is at Daley & George. Did you know that Mayor Richard Daley went to Katten Muchin....the firm I mentioned. No connection to the Mayor except for all the city business they received from Daley.------------------------------------ This is from the Chicago Tribune on the fences:Jacquelyn Heard, the mayor's press secretary, said Daley is often approached by residents and community leaders requesting a new fence or thanking him for one that has been erected."The mayor basically adopted the use of ornamental iron to improve the look of the city," she said. "It defines space, offers elegance, protects landscaping and provides security."The mayor's fence initiative was part of a larger "urban streetscaping" effort that included vintage-style lights, flowers in street medians and thousands of new trees.Since the Daley edict, the city and other Daley-controlled agencies--the Park District, school board, Chicago Housing Authority and Chicago Transit Authority-- have spent millions on ornamental iron fences. Nearly all the work has gone to one politically connected firm, G.F. Structures.Under its current fence contracts, G.F. Structures has been paid $10.5 million by the city since 1997, and nearly another $3 million from the parks and schools.The Tribune reported that G.F. Structures was allowed to change its prices immediately after it won the city's fence contract--in effect, circumventing the bidding process. The same thing happened after it won the fence contract at the Park District.The result was that G.F. Structures was allowed to supply fencing that was more expensive than originally specified in the contract. Daley has called for a full audit of G.F. Structures to examine the alleged billing improprieties and an overhaul of the city's Purchasing Department to ensure stricter controls.The fencing push began in earnest on the Near West Side at a time when the city was gussying up in anticipation of the 1996 Democratic National Convention.Here is another story from the NY TImes: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DF1F3BF931A25750C0A9669D8B63 l