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Chicago
Richard J. Daley, the Boss, was the Mayor of Chicago for twenty years.
Chicago's South Side
Richard Daley was born into the Irish section of Chicago's rough South Side. The area had been settled by the Irish beginning in 1840.
Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the modest neighborhood where Daley lived all his life.
Dan Ryan Expressway
The Dan Ryan is the expressway that Daley takes to City Hall. Daley named the expressway after Dan Ryan, another big South Side politician who was named after another big South Side politician, Daley's father.
City Hall
Daley's office, a three-room suite, was located on the fifth floor of City Hall.
The Fifth Floor
Daley's office was on the fifth floor of City Hall. Daley was known as the "Man on the Fifth."
The Machine
Daley's power base was his political machine—The Machine. He was on top of the machine which...
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