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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>
[[Image:Chicago-olympics.jpg|thumb|320px|left]]
[[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>
===Suburbs===
===Suburbs===
[[Image:Chicago-olympics.jpg|thumb|320px|left]]
Keating (2004) studied the origins of 233 settlements that by 1900 had become suburbs or city neighborhoods of Chicago. The settlements began as farm centers (41%), industrial towns (30%), residential railroad suburbs (15%), and recreational/institutional centers (13%).
Keating (2004) studied the origins of 233 settlements that by 1900 had become suburbs or city neighborhoods of Chicago. The settlements began as farm centers (41%), industrial towns (30%), residential railroad suburbs (15%), and recreational/institutional centers (13%).
===Environment and planning===
===Environment and planning===