Mayor Daley signed mask by artist Doug Mills

Item Number: 201
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Mayor Richard M. Daley is the longest-serving Chicago Mayor with 22 years in office, first elected in 1989. During his term of service, Mayor Daley took over the Chicago Public Schools, developed tourism, advocated for gun control, increased environmental efforts and the rapid development of the North, South and West sides of the City. He was a national leader in the privatization of public assets to private corporations through sale or lease. The Mayor also focused on rebuilding Chicago as a destination city as opposed to a manufacturing base. He oversaw the creation of Millennium Park, and spearheaded the conversion of Navy Pier into a popular tourist destination. He openly supported immigration reform, and green building initiatives, for which he was presented with an Honor Award from the National Building Museum in 2009 as a "visionary in sustainability."
Mask designed by Doug Mills
An architect by training, you'll find Doug building office buildings by day and acoustic guitars by night.