The credit for much of this rightly belongs to the late Mayor Daley who forged a coalition of business and labor that kept Chicago always moving ahead.
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.
The Chicago Symphony is considered the greatest orchestra in the world.
In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone, however.
Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.
But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.
I resent the fact that people in places like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco believe that they should be able to tell us how to live our lives, operate our businesses, and what to do with the land that we love and cherish.
I think that unless you grew up in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles, you're sheltered.
Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.
I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.
My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's.
No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.
This is not to be cocky, but, I go over real well at Comic-Con. I've done quite a few Comic-Cons, and I enjoy the hell out of them. They are so much fun, and so bizarre. I've done the FX Show in Florida, Wizard-World in Chicago, Comic-Con in San Diego, Wonder-Con in San Francisco, the Comic-Con in New York, and I've done them numerous times.
Our friends in the group Chicago, they just numbered theirs and we thought that was kind of neat but it made continuity from album to album and that was our way of doing it.
Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent.