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The current mayor of Chicago is [[Richard M. Daley]] (b. 1942), who was elected in 1989. His father, [[Richard J. Daley]] (1902-1976), was mayor from 1955-1976, and controlled the powerful Cook County Democratic organization, called "the machine." <ref>http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Daley2.html</ref>
 
The current mayor of Chicago is [[Richard M. Daley]] (b. 1942), who was elected in 1989. His father, [[Richard J. Daley]] (1902-1976), was mayor from 1955-1976, and controlled the powerful Cook County Democratic organization, called "the machine." <ref>http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Daley2.html</ref>
[[File:Sears Tower.jpg|thumb|320px|left|Sears Tower.]]
      
Chicago is home to the [[Sears Tower]], which at 1,450 feet is the tallest building in the United States, and was once the tallest building in the world. Sears itself moved to the suburbs and it will be renamed after the Willis insurance company.<ref>http://www.thesearstower.com/buildinginfo.axis?type=n&name=Property Profile </ref>
 
Chicago is home to the [[Sears Tower]], which at 1,450 feet is the tallest building in the United States, and was once the tallest building in the world. Sears itself moved to the suburbs and it will be renamed after the Willis insurance company.<ref>http://www.thesearstower.com/buildinginfo.axis?type=n&name=Property Profile </ref>
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The world-renowned ''Art Institute of Chicago'' houses both a museum and a school. <ref> [http://www.artic.edu/ The Art Institute of Chicago] </ref>
 
The world-renowned ''Art Institute of Chicago'' houses both a museum and a school. <ref> [http://www.artic.edu/ The Art Institute of Chicago] </ref>
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[[File:Sears Tower.jpg|thumb|340px|left|Sears Tower.]]
    
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