Political Quotes

“Today marks the 166th birthday of the city of Chicago, and it would have been the 96th birthday of a great Chicago legend, Eleanor ``Sis'' Daley. I would like to talk about each briefly. On March 4, 1837, Chicago was incorporated as a city with a population of 4,170 by the Illinois State Legislature. Today, Chicago is one of our Nation's largest and most vibrant cities, with 2.9 million residents, and it remains a vital center of business, finance, education, the arts, sports, and tourism. Chicago's early history is a great American story of a great city, from Father Marquette to du Sable, a Haitian immigrant, in the 17th and 18th centuries, to Fort Dearborn, Northwestern University, Abraham Lincoln's Presidential nomination, the Chicago fire, and the World's Columbian Exposition in the 19th century. In fact, ``City of The Century,'' a book and a documentary, detailed this city's humble beginnings and chronicled the development of the ``city that works.'' Chicago's modern history is synonymous with one family, the Daley family.”