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 Theater: Chicagos vibrant, and quirky, theater scene The easy flow of audiences and artists between Chicagos large, established theaters and its scrappy up-and-comers has been instrumental in maintaining the citys stature as the most vibrant dramatic capital in the United States after New York. Chicago’s Daley Bears Up Well in Latest Mayoral Landslide Win Some aspects of Chicago seem automatic. Cold winters. Celebrations of the city’s ethnic diversity. The Cubs of Major League Baseball maintaining the undying love of their fans despite nearly a century without a World Series championship. And Democrat Richard M. Daley winning election as mayor, something that happened again, routinely and without much fanfare, on Tuesday. Chicago mayor could set record in office Poised to surpass the tenure of his legendary father and become Chicagos longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley said hes not obsessing about his legacy. Disney to open Chicago time-share sales center The Disney Vacation Club, a resort subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co., will open a first-of-its-kind preview center in a retail storefront within the Woodfield Mall in Chicago this summer, the company announced Thursday. Chicago manufacturing losing momentum A closely watched measure of Chicago-area manufacturing activity showed unexpected weakness in February, dropping to its lowest reading since October, 2002 and adding to recent concerns about the sectors loss of momentum. Chicago Mayor Could Set Record in Office Chicago Mayor Elected to Sixth Term, Poised to Surpass Legendary Fathers Time in Office Daley Wins 6th Term As Mayor Of Chicago Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley won a sixth term of office, overcoming a City Hall corruption scandal and putting himself on course to eclipse his legendary fathers record as the citys longest-serving mayor. Business activity slows in Chicago region WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The business sector in the Chicago region reported deteriorating conditions in February for the second month in a row, the Chicago-National Association of Purchasing Managers reported Wednesday. Chicagos Richard M. Daley Wins Sixth Term as Mayor Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley won election to a sixth term as head of the third-largest U.S. city, paving the way for the Democrat to surpass his fathers record as the citys longest-serving mayor. Chicago Purchasing Managers Index Fell to 47.9 in February Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- A gauge of U.S. business activity unexpectedly pointed to a contraction for a second month as companies curbed production. The National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said today its business barometer fell to 47.9 this month from 48.8 in January. | ||