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Assessing a Legacy

by Abraham Ritchie
Nick Adam, Ruben Aguirre, Billy Craven, Ryan Duggan, Don’t Fret, Peter Kepha, Ray Noland, Abraham Velasquez Tello, Kevin Wilson at Chicago Urban Art Society (CUAS) December 10th, 2010 - January 8th, 2011
Posted 1/3/11

As noted in a recent ABC News report, there has been a Mayor Daley for 42 of the past 55 years. Whether it was Richard J. Daley (Mayor of Chicago, 1955-1976) or Richard M. Daley (Mayor of Chicago, 1989-present), Chicago has long been dominated by the Daley dynasty. So it took the city by surprise when last September the Mayor called a press conference to announce that he would not be seeking a seventh term. The announcement also came as a surprise to the curators from Johalla Projec... [more]