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===Since 1940===

===Since 1940===

====Politics====

====Politics====

Many recent [[mayor]]s of Chicago belonged to the [[Democratic Party]].  The current mayor of Chicago is [[Rahm Emanuel]].  Before him, [[Richard M. Daley]] (b. 1942), who was elected in 1989, was mayor until 2011.  His father, [[Richard J. Daley]] (1902-1976), was mayor from 1955 to 1976, and controlled the powerful Cook County Democratic organization, called "the machine." <ref>http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Daley2.html</ref> Current President [[Barack Obama]] spent his politically formative years as a city planner "foot soldier" for the Democratic machine, an experience that deeply affected his political methods and radical beliefs later in life.

Many recent [[mayor]]s of Chicago belonged to the [[Democratic Party]].  The current mayor of Chicago is Lori Elaine Lightfoot.  She is preceded by [[Rahm Emanuel]].  Before him, [[Richard M. Daley]] (b. 1942), who was elected in 1989, was mayor until 2011.  His father, [[Richard J. Daley]] (1902-1976), was mayor from 1955 to 1976, and controlled the powerful Cook County Democratic organization, called "the machine." <ref>http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Daley2.html</ref> Current President [[Barack Obama]] spent his politically formative years as a city planner "foot soldier" for the Democratic machine, an experience that deeply affected his political methods and radical beliefs later in life.

The city hosted the [[1968 Democratic National Convention]] when Richard J. Daley was mayor.  The convention was disrupted by radicals such as [[Abbie Hoffman]].

The city hosted the [[1968 Democratic National Convention]] when Richard J. Daley was mayor.  The convention was disrupted by radicals such as [[Abbie Hoffman]].