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Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago

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Rating Richard Daley
Mayor of Chicago, USA

City Mayors invites its readers to assess the performance in office of Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago. Please rate his overall performance by awarding him marks out of ten. '1' signifies an extremely poor performance, while '10' would rate his performance as outstanding. Please also provide details of what in your opinion are the mayor’s best and worst decisions.

Please assess Mayor Daley not more than once a month. In order to eliminate multiple submissions and/or fraudulent as well as organised rating by political friends and foes of the mayor, all submissions are processed manually and, if deemed questionable, cross-checked. Thank you for participating. Verdict

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Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago, USA
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RESULTS FOR RICHARD DALEY:
Performance index for October 2008: 7.49 out of 10
Based on 241 evaluations received between 1 September and 31 October 2008

Best decisions during time in office:
• Susana L (Chicago): I just want to take a moment to congradulate Mayor Daley for doing such an outstanding job in office. All I know is that I've lived here for 5 years and I can truely say that Chicago is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen. It's safe, it's clean, it's all I could ever ask for and I know it is because of the effort, love and dedication of Mayor Daley and all of his staff. I feel honored to be a citizen of this great city. You will know a tree by its fruits... Your actions have spoken louder that words. I admire you, I am very proud of you and I look forward to enjoying many more years in this wonderful place, and it's all thanks to you.

• Walter M (Outside Chicago): Reducing crime levels.

• BWheeler (Chicago): Cledaning up the city.

• K Ryan: Since Mayor Daley has been in office for almost 20 years, he has instituted a number of public works programs, environmental and development projects, and these initiatives have helped increase tourism to the city.

Worst decisions during time in office:
• K Ryan: Many areas of the city have been neglected as the mayor's development projects have been limited to high traffic areas. Because of this neglect there are an increasing number of neighborhoods where crime rates are higher, housing conditions are worsening, and city infrastructure is deteriorating. Unfortunately, because Mayor Daley has built a significant power base over the last 20 years, it is very difficult for community members and organizations to challenge his power. This recreates an imbalance of power that has left residents in many neighborhoods without any recourse to address the declining conditions they face.

Mayor Monitor assesses the performance of mayors from across the world. Full list

Mayor Monitor (MM)
City Mayors introduces Mayor Monitor (MM), which allows residents and non-residents to rate the performance of mayors and highlight their ‘best’ and ‘worst’ decisions. Mayor Monitor uses the widely understood one-to-ten rating system, where '1' signifies an extremely poor performance and '10' ‘an outstanding one. In addition to rating mayors’ performances, citizens are invited to highlight the best and worst decisions by city leaders.

Over time, Mayor Monitor will provide a valuable track record of mayors’ successes and failures as well as their popularity among residents and a wider public. The results will be published on the City Mayors website and updated monthly. Full list of mayors

Rating Richard Daley Mayor of Chicago, USA

Rating Richard Daley
Mayor of Chicago, USA