CHICAGO (WGN) – It was a celebration fit for a Chicago icon with a nod to the amusement millions of visitors to Navy Pier find each year. Navy Pier’s Signature Gala honored former Mayor Richard M.

Sworn testimony from former Mayor Richard M. Daley regarding torture tactics used by detectives working for disgraced Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge will remain out of the public view, at least for ...

Navy Pier celebrated the 30th anniversary of its redevelopment with "A Chicago ExPierience Gala," honoring former Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago's longest-serving mayor, for his visionary role in ...

The "M" Stands for "Make Me" A swaggering, spittle-spewing King Hippo of Chicagoland with decades of civic KOs under his championship belt -- increased tourism, a resurgent downtown, etc -- Dick Jr.'s ...

2005: U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow found her husband and mother shot dead in the basement of her home, less than a year after white supremacist Matthew Hale was convicted of trying to have her ...

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced today that he will not seek re-election during the next mayoral election. The six-term mayor said that it is time to “move on” as he made his announcement with ...

Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, who was taken to Northwestern Hospital ICU last Saturday, was released Saturday, according to his spokeswoman Jackie Heard. It's not clear what ailment sent Daley ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1940: A United Airlines DC-3, laden with ...

(Crain’s) — Mayor Richard M. Daley is now personally involved in the effort to hang onto a plastics industry trade show that has called Chicago home for nearly 40 years. Mr. Daley met Wednesday with ...