I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on across the state, not just in Chicago. It affects the middle class. It pushes people down.

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I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task...

I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task...

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a...

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a...

You go out there and ask them what their future is today. If we don't...

You go out there and ask them what their future is today. If we don't...

First National Bank laid off 1,000 people; where do they go? There are no jobs...

First National Bank laid off 1,000 people; where do they go? There are no jobs...

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as...

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as...

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says,...

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says,...

I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets...

I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets...

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to...

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to...

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that....

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that....

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs...

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs...

I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family...

I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family...

You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business...

You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business...

We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need...

We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need...

I believe the way I describe the problems in Chicago is that it's a metropolitan...

I believe the way I describe the problems in Chicago is that it's a metropolitan...

That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the...

That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the...

That's an economic development program in the metropolitan area. If they don't see that, and...

That's an economic development program in the metropolitan area. If they don't see that, and...

Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the...

Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the...

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their...

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their...

I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative...

I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative...

They really do a disservice because these men and women came out of the Depression,...

They really do a disservice because these men and women came out of the Depression,...