Chicago's Daleys: History of a Dynasty

End of an Era
When Richard M. Daley departs office on May 16, 2011, he will have served longer than his father by five months. His reasons for leaving, he says, are personal, and most Chicagoans believe him; his wife has struggled with breast cancer since 2002. "In the end," he said at his press conference announcing his departure, "family trumped politics."

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