Occupation: Former Mayor Of Chicago Birth: April 24, 1942
If you cut funding to libraries, you cut the lifeblood of our communities..
Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it?.
We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need another international airport for international cargo, internati….
Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the business. They do business all over the country. Why don't ….
So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, 'Why are we here? We can go someplace else and use their phones.' T….
The more killing and homicides you have, the more havoc it prevents..
I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're former Chicagoans anyway..
I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family to begin the next phase of our lives..