We continue our recap of our top 11 stories of the year by looking back at the death of former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley. more ›

Both the Tribune and the Sun-Times report Emanuel is consulting with the Daley family on the tribute. Renaming the Chicago Cultural Center is a possibility but, when asked, Emanuel played vague. more ›

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley and his family were in attendance, standing next to Mrs. Daley's casket and accepting condolences from both dignitaries and ordinary citizens. Mayor Daley even granted an autograph request from a well-wisher at one point. more ›

There will be a public wake for former First Lady Maggie Daley on Sunday at the Chicago Cultural Center. more ›

Tributes are starting to pour in for former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley, who passed away last night after a long battle with cancer. more ›

Mrs. Daley was a champion for children's issues and the arts throughout her life via After School Matters, the charity she founded and was chairperson. more ›

Richard Daley showed he hasn't lost his touch for righteous indignation. more ›

As a former After School Matters board member whose wife still sits on the charity's board, Mayor Emanuel will have to walk a gossamer responding to Joe Ferguson's report. more ›

Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson dropped a bombshell in his latest report today. more ›

Starting Thursday, former Mayor Richard M. Daley will have to get by with a security detail of three Chicago Police officers. more ›

A $6.5 million grant awarded to the charity run by Maggie Daley is receiving scrutiny for its timing - four days before her husband left office. more ›

Following reports of her hospitalization yesterday due to discomfort in her right leg, Maggie Daley is now expected to remain at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for "a couple of days" according to her doctor, Dr. Steven Rosen, via the Chicago Tribune. The results of Daley's tests from Saturday were not made available. "This is not a bad sign in terms of the progression of her cancer," Jacquelyn Heard, the spokeswoman for Mayor Richard Daley, said to the Tribune. more ›

Early this morning, Chicago's first lady Maggie Daley was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, her doctor Dr. Steven Rosen, and Mayor Richard Daley's spokeswoman Jacquelyn Heard told the Chicago Tribune. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2002, Daley had her right leg reinforced with a metal plate during surgery last year. Discomfort in the same leg early this morning caused her to be admitted to the hospital. According to Heard, Mayor Daley has canceled his public schedule for the rest of the day and is with his wife at the hospital. "They've conducted some tests, and are waiting for the results," Heard said to the Tribune. more ›

On the heels of last night's official state visit at the White House, Chinese President Hu Jintao continues his four-day tour of the states with today's stop in the Windy City. The visit marks Hu's first to Chicago and only one outside of Beltway where he spent yesterday meeting (and eating) with President Obama and other leaders while discussing trade deals, human rights and the economic ties that bind the US to China. more ›

If you haven't heard already, Mayor Daley isn't seeking re-election after 21 years in office and has the whole city up in arms and talking about what this means for Chicago (and who the next big boss could be). Although some may have seen Daley's retirement coming, it came as a shock and surprise to many to think that the Daley era of politics would be over. Maggie Daley, Chicago's First Lady, spoke up about her husband's decision not to run for mayor and talked about the future plans for the mayor and for herself yesterday. Citing that it took Mayor Daley "months" to come to a decision about what to do, Maggie Daley also said that she encouraged her husband to do what he thought was best for him:

"You know, it was just a matter of 'What do you think is best for you?' That simple," Maggie Daley said she told the mayor before he announced his decision last Tuesday.

• Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the city's first lady, Maggie Daley, who had a foot-long titanium rod inserted into her right leg today.
• A look at the city's recycling program and the contracts at its center.
• Strange happenings at the Art Institute this morning.

Chicago's First Lady, Maggie Daley, is back at home and resting comfortably after yesterday's unexpected trip to the hospital. Daley was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital suffering from "flu-like symptoms" that her doctor said may be an adverse reaction to current treatment for cancer. Maggie was first diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2002 and underwent surgery to remove a tumor from her right breast in 2006. In December, it was announced she was undergoing a new round of treatment for a cancerous bone lesion. more ›

• A firefighter was critically injured today while responding to a fire in a Lake Shore Drive high rise (3950 N. Lake Shore Dr.).
• Maggie Daley was hospitalized today for what's being called "an adverse reaction to her cancer treatments."
• A new study claims that Burr Oak Cemetery is home to more bodies than it has room for.

Maggie Daley, wife of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, is undergoing a new round of treatment for a cancerous lesion on her lower right leg which has left her confined to a wheelchair for the time being. Maggie was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2002 and underwent surgery to remove a tumor from her right breast in 2006. Speaking earlier today at the opening of Chicago's French Market, Mayor Daley said, “Like anything else, there are setbacks in life. Anytime you have a health issue, you have setbacks, especially in cancer. Maggie has been a fighter on this issue, and Dr. Steve Rosen and all the other doctors and nurses have done a tremendous job." While we've certainly been critical of the mayor on this site, we wish Maggie - and all cancer patients, for that matter - nothing but the best in her treatment. more ›

According to a report by CBS News on Monday, Mayor Richard Daley traveled to Singapore in 2006 on a $13 million jet owned by a non-profit student loan organization, Educap gave millions of dollars to the Academy of Achievement, which paid the mayor's wife Maggie $100,000 in 2006 and $50,000 in 2007 to be a "site consultant", scouting out locations to hold annual conferences for outstanding students. According to the CBS News report, "records show [Educap CEO Catherine] Reynolds took Chicago's Daley and his wife on 58 flights including ones to Turkey, Asia and Sweden." Educap is under investigation by the IRS and Congress for "alleged abuse of its tax-exempt status because it charges high interest on charitable student loans, and provides lavish perks with millions in compensation for Reynolds and her husband." more ›

Last month, a memo was sent out on city stationery asking department heads and senior staffers to contribute a $35 voluntary donation toward a holiday gift for Mayor and Maggie Daley. (No checks please.) There's been a little back and forth about how this looks in light of all the recent shadiness in city hall, state government and politics in general. more ›

It doesn’t take much arm-twisting to get us to dive into a box of chocolates, so when there’s an added bonus of a good cause, consider us on board. In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fannie May will be supporting the PINK Campaign to raise money for local cancer centers. Maggie Daley is serving as the honorary chair. more ›

Chicagoist hopes you enjoyed your weekend, perhaps catching some good music at the Pitchfork Festival, watching the Cubs sweep the Cardinals, or just sitting inside on top of an air conditioning vent. Because any kind of good vibes you have left over will be squashed when you check out today's headlines: more ›

"pull left" via sutton hoo in Contribute. more ›

"Play! A Video Game Sypmphony" is premiering in Chicago in May. Music from both classic and popular video games will be performed by a full orchestra and choir. FIGHT! Learn to grill... ...or cook Mexican food. NY Post hated us. Now they like us? Dutch tulip growers honored the mayor and his wife for their long-term beautification efforts in Chicago by naming a tulip after Maggie Daley. Don't laugh, she's the first mayor's wife... more ›

Chicago's First Lady, Maggie Daley, was diagnosed with breast cancer almost four years ago. Since that time she has quietly fought her disease and lended her name and support to various breast cancer charities and events. Yesterday she opened up ever so slightly about her ongoing fight against the disease. more ›