If for no other reason than the energy crisis now facing this country, the federal government should be eager to become partners with us in rebuilding our city.
If for no other reason than the energy crisis now facing this country, the federal government should be eager to become partners with us in rebuilding our city.
If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works.
City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference.
In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone, however.
For my part, I plan to work out a fair and adequate redistribution of city services to all city neighborhoods.
Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.
When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, all eyes were focused on Chicago for contrast.
We saw hundreds of programs to redevelop the central city, the neighborhoods, in the past.
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