While we may be accustomed to Richard M. Daley’s peculiar way with words, his father could deliver a humdinger of a malapropism himself. Chicago’sother mayors didn’t quite have that gift. Whether they attempted a greaterlevel of gravitas or just spoke plainly, their words live on as a testamentto the aspirations of Windy City politicians and the realities of governance.
The Chicago way (with words)
Not every Windy city mayor produced hilarious quotes the way Richard M. Daley did, some were dead serious.
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