“In an event that felt like a real piece of Chicago history, the Art Institute of Chicago celebrated Mayor Richard Daley and his wife, Maggie, right before the end of his 22-year mayorship in 2011. There were some touching, intimate moments I’ll always remember, like when Daley tearfully told the crowd, ‘Thank you for letting me be your mayor.’ He and Maggie also danced to their favorite song, 'What Are you Doing the Rest of Your Life.’ The song is inherently beautiful, of course, but this was especially poignant because Maggie was very ill then and she passed away several months later. She was truly beloved in the city—even now I get teary just thinking about that moment, and what the two of them must have been thinking.” —Jenny Berg, Chicago bureau chief
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