ReNEW Schools is a charter school management organization in New Orleans , United States. Its headquarters are in the Batiste Cultural Arts Academy school facility, in the former Live Oak Elementary School in the Irish Channel neighborhood. ReNEW is a charter management organization that specializes in acquiring low performing schools.
126-535: Around 2009 Live Oak Elementary School was performing so poorly that Paul Vallas , the head of the Recovery School District (RSD), gave the school to the ReNEW. In 2019, the ReNEW staff announced to their staff via e-mail that they would be closing both McDonough City Park Academy and ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy. It is anticipated that Firstline Schools , a competing charter group, will be granted
252-540: A Democrat . Vallas placed second in the Democratic primary in March 2002, losing narrowly to then-U.S. Congressman Rod Blagojevich and finishing ahead of former state attorney general Roland Burris . Former congressman Glenn Poshard , a conservative Democrat, campaigned on behalf of Vallas. Before launching his gubernatorial campaign, Vallas had been asked by Poshard, who had considered running himself, to run in
378-547: A Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University . He passed the Illinois Bar Examination on his third try. Daley later reflected, "I flunked the bar exam twice. I had to keep studying harder and harder and harder. I passed it the third time." Daley never tried a case. Daley was elected to his first office as a delegate to the 1969 Illinois Constitutional Convention , which created the current Constitution of Illinois (adopted after voters approved it in
504-635: A rubber stamp than in Richard J. Daley's terms. In the 18 months from January 12, 2000 to June 6, 2001, only 13 votes in the council were divided, less than one a month. 32 aldermen supported the mayor 90-100% of the time and another 14 80-89% of the time. On February 26, 2003, Daley took 78.5% of the vote to prevail over challenger Reverend Paul Jakes Jr. Daley endorsed same-sex marriage , saying on February 18, 2004, he would have "no problem" with Cook County issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. Time magazine in its April 25, 2005 issue named Daley as
630-543: A runoff election and was defeated. Multiple media outlets had referred to him as a perennial candidate . The grandson of Greek immigrants , Vallas grew up in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago's South Side . He spent his teen years living in Palos Heights . He graduated from Carl Sandburg High School and attended Moraine Valley Community College and then Western Illinois University , where he received
756-428: A $ 2.52 billion bid on a 99-year lease of Midway International Airport to a group of private investors, but the deal fell through due to the collapse of credit markets during the 2008–2012 global recession . In 2008, as Chicago struggled to close a growing budget deficit, the city agreed to a 75-year, $ 1.16 billion deal to lease its parking meter system to an operating company created by Morgan Stanley . Daley said
882-490: A 10-year (contract) with the Teamsters (and with over 30 other unions representing city employees), the current administration and City Council unduly hamstrung not only the current management of city government, but the next six years of management as well, a period that extends well beyond the elected terms of the incoming administration and City Council. "If it was up to me, no one except law enforcement officers would own
1008-793: A 1970 special election ). According to journalist Rick Perlstein, in June 1972, Daley led a mob on behalf of his father's Democratic Party regulars against pro- McGovern reformers meeting in a church in Illinois' Fifth Congressional District. The action was unsuccessful and the reformers' slate (which included Rev. Jesse Jackson ) replaced the Daley slate at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. After his father died in 1976, Daley succeeded his father as
1134-476: A 33% profit to Boingo Wireless Inc. for $ 45 million. On June 30, 2006, Patrick received the first of five payments totaling $ 708,999. On December 3, 2007, shortly after Patrick received the last of those payments, Mayor Daley's press secretary, Jacquelyn Heard said Patrick Daley "has no financial interest with the Wi-Fi contract at O'Hare." The Chicago Sun-Times editorialized, "... the conflict of interest
1260-652: A Chicago venture capital firm, when he profited from two Cardinal Growth ventures formed to win city contracts while concealing his role. Patrick's cousin, and Mayor Daley's nephew, is Robert G. Vanecko. In June 2003, Patrick and Vanecko formed a Delaware company, MSS Investors LLC, and invested $ 65,000 each. MSS Investors LLC in turn purchased a 5% stake in Municipal Sewer Services, a Cardinal Growth venture. Patrick and Vanecko failed to disclose their ownership stake in Municipal Sewer Services as required by city ethics ordinances. Brunt Brothers Transfer Inc.
1386-428: A Chicago police lieutenant. In the mid-1990s, the firm had about 390 full-time employees and was grossing $ 7 million a year. Huels was president and a director, and Council Finance Committee Chairman Alderman Edward M. Burke (14th) was secretary. Huels and Burke authorized $ 633,971 in legal consulting fees from their respective Council committees to attorney Michael A. Pedicone, a long-time officer of SDI. In March 1995
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#17327733034741512-566: A bachelor's degree in history and political science, a master's degree in political science, and a teaching certificate. From 1985 until 1990, Vallas led the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission. From 1990 until 1993, Vallas served as Chicago's municipal budget director under Mayor Richard M. Daley . Vallas served as superintendent of school districts in four United States cities. Mitch Smith of The New York Times retrospectively wrote that in these positions, Vallas "cultivated
1638-623: A charter for a school at the Cultural Arts Academy location. Closed This Louisiana school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paul Vallas Paul Gust Vallas Sr. ( VAL -iss ; born June 10, 1953) is an American politician and former education superintendent . He served as the superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut and
1764-406: A city contract for airport Wi-Fi service at city-owned O'Hare and Midway airports. For years, the Daley administration maintained that Patrick had no financial stake in the deal. Concourse disclosed its investors to the city, as required, but Patrick was not reported. Patrick lined up investors for Concourse. On June 27, 2006, nine months after Concourse signed the contract, Concourse was sold at
1890-455: A city with regular annual budget surpluses and left the city with massive structural deficits. His budgets ran up the largest deficits in Chicago history. A national leader in privatization , he temporarily reduced budgetary shortfalls by leasing and selling public assets to private corporations, but this practice removed future sources of revenue, contributing to the city's near insolvency at
2016-554: A class-action lawsuit was filed against the Vallas campaign, alleging that it had violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 , which prohibits calling or texting a person using an automatic telephone dialing system without their consent. Vallas accused the lawsuit of being, "a dirty trick" orchestrated by the "political machine". A motion by Link2Tek's (a co-defendant in the lawsuit) to dismiss
2142-558: A commissioner on the Cook County Board of Commissioners and chairman of the Board's Finance Committee; and Michael Daley, an attorney with Daley & Georges, a law firm founded by their father Richard J. Daley, that specializes in zoning law and is often hired by developers to help get zoning changes through city hall. Daley was married to Margaret "Maggie" Corbett until her death on Thanksgiving Day , November 24, 2011 after
2268-514: A decade-long battle with metastatic breast cancer , which had spread to her bones and liver. Maggie Daley Park in the Chicago Loop commemorates her, and her nonprofit After School Matters continues to serve Chicago's young people. They have four children: Nora, Patrick, Elizabeth and Kevin, all born at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago. Their second son, Kevin, died at age two of complications from spina bifida in 1981. Daley
2394-545: A family event in New York. Patrick told the relatives he was staying with friends, drove his father's new sports utility vehicle to the Daley second home in Grand Beach, Michigan and threw a party Saturday night without parental consent or adult supervision. Someone asked two Filipino and two white youths to leave, racial epithets were exchanged, and a fistfight broke out. Patrick retrieved Richard J. Daley's shotgun from
2520-481: A far-reaching program of reform". Among the criticisms detractors had of Vallas's style of leadership in Chicago were characterizations of him as failing to sufficiently collaborate with community groups and showing hostility towards those who gave criticism or questioned his decisions. In July 2002, Vallas was appointed CEO of the School District of Philadelphia . His appointment occurred six months after
2646-519: A fundraising event for Awake IL, a political not-for-profit that had been criticized for its anti- LGBTQ rhetoric. In August 2022, Vallas condemned the group saying "I am a lifelong Democrat who has spent my entire adult life fighting hateful rhetorical and hateful groups." His claim of being a "lifelong Democrat" was called into question by some, who pointed to campaign contributions from prominent Republican donor Michael Keiser , and to Chicago Board of Elections records listing Vallas as having voted in
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#17327733034742772-563: A handgun. But I understand that's impractical," Daley told attendees at a conference of gun control advocates in Washington, D.C. in 1998, during his third term. Daley was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition , an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino . On January 17, 2006, during Daley's fifth term, at
2898-482: A heart attack. On December 2, 1987, the Chicago City Council appointed Alderman Eugene Sawyer as mayor until a special election for the remaining two years of the term could be held in 1989. Daley announced his candidacy on December 6, 1988, saying Let's face it: we have a problem in Chicago. The name-calling and politics at City Hall are keeping us from tackling the real issues ... I may not be
3024-633: A joint venture between the Australian Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Spanish Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte S.A. , paid the City $ 1.83 billion for rights to operate the Chicago Skyway and collect tolls for 99 years. The deal was the first of its kind in the U.S. In December 2006, Morgan Stanley paid Chicago $ 563 million for a 99-year lease of the city's parking garages. "I'm
3150-471: A largely African-American university. In April, the university's board of trustees chose to appoint Rachel Lindsey as interim president, and appointed Vallas to serve as chief administrative officer. He served in the position during 2017 and 2018. In late-January 2018, after it became known that Vallas intended to leave the job to run for mayor of Chicago, the university's board dismissed him and expressed anger towards him, accusing him of using his position at
3276-559: A mayoral opponent. Vallas staked a large part of his candidacy on his record as head of Chicago Public Schools, arguing that he helped to turn around the school system and that his leadership left the system in better shape. Vallas claimed that the Chicago Public Schools were healthier under his leadership than they were in 2019. PolitiFact rated this claim as "mostly true". As a candidate, Vallas pledged to combat political corruption in Chicago's City Hall. Vallas
3402-740: A news conference Monday morning. Daley argued that the airport was a threat to Chicago's high-rise cityscape and its high-profile skyscrapers, such as the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center . Daley criticized the Federal Aviation Administration, saying "Now, think of that; Mickey and Minnie have it. I mean, I can't believe that. They get it first before we get it?", referring to the post- 9/11 air space restrictions in place over Orlando, Florida . "The signature act of Richard Daley's 22 years in office
3528-538: A news conference for six years. Daley chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. Daley was named one of Illinois' ten worst state legislators by Chicago Magazine "for arrogance, for sharklike qualities, for living off his father's name, and for pulling puppet strings attached to some of the worst members of the Senate." He was considered "too shrewd to be one of the worst, but he controls so many of
3654-611: A non-partisan election and I'm running for mayor to represent all Chicagoans. I've traveled to every ward and met with every constituency. The crisis that Chicago faces affects all citizens. I thank the Republican committee for their confidence in my candidacy." Former governor Bruce Rauner , a Republican, commented in an interview that, of those running, Vallas, "might make the best mayor". Vallas's campaign sent unsolicited text messages. The campaign employed North Carolina -based firm Link2Tek to accomplish this. In mid-January 2019,
3780-455: A number of nationally prominent consultants, including Joe Trippi , who served as senior strategist and media advisor, and pollster Mark Mellman . Vallas centered his candidacy on the issue of crime. He promised that he would extend both the length of the school day and the school year. He also pledged that he would give parents "100% choice" over what schools their children attend. The month that he launched his campaign, Vallas appeared at
3906-524: A political campaign while trying to finish what he started—rebuild the school system there in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ". In November 2013, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn tapped Vallas to be his running mate in the 2014 election after incumbent lieutenant governor Sheila Simon chose to run for comptroller instead of seeking reelection. In his announcement, Quinn praised Vallas saying "he's never been shy about fighting for education, reform and opportunities for working people". Quinn's choice of Vallas
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4032-717: A prison education program. He continued to work as a Bronner Group consultant. Paul Vallas is the co-chair of the Advisory Board for the National Education Support Network. According to them, Vallas was the lead consultant on "a plan to create, finance and operationalize the first publicly funded school system in Haiti". On Thursday, September 9, 2021, "The Arkansas Board of Education ... gave final approval to four open-enrollment charter schools to begin operations in 2022 and 2023." Vallas
4158-413: A program of new school facility construction and renovation of existing facilities. Vallas's tenure saw the establishment of an increased number of privately operated disciplinary schools and alternative schools. International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs were expanded. Vallas increased the number of International Baccalaureate programs in the city and the number of military academies in
4284-484: A program, described as "elaborate", to network the district's computers. The plan also reallocated money earmarked for teacher pensions into a general operating budget. This reallocation was implemented. In later years, in tandem, a decrease in returns from the stock market and an increasing number of retirees would cause the CPS to be unable to make their full payments on time. This has been identified as an inciting incident for
4410-515: A reputation as a crisis manager and charter school supporter willing to take on hard jobs and implement sweeping changes, an approach that garnered a mix of praise and criticism". In a 2009 article in the Education Next academic journal , Dale Mezzacappa wrote of Vallas's leadership style in his Chicago and Philadelphia superintendencies "His energy level is boundless, his temper legendary, his gangly charm equally so. His style of leadership,
4536-597: A statement to reporters, his voice cracking, fighting back tears, I did not know about [Patrick's] involvement in this company. As an adult, he made that decision. It was a lapse in judgement for him to get involved with this company. I wish he hadn't done it. I know the expectations for elected officials, their families, are very high—rightfully so—especially for me. ... Patrick is a very good son. I love him. Maggie and I are very proud of him. I hope you respect I have nothing more to say on this. Mayor Daley also said he didn't know if there were other city contracts involving
4662-625: A tax savings of as much as $ 80,000 per year. In 1996, with Huels' support, the City Council approved a $ 1.1 million direct grant for the construction of the facility. Weeks later, Tadin created a new company which was used to originate a $ 1.25 million bailout loan to SDI. Daley said Huels "did the right thing resigning" and claimed no knowledge of Huels' business dealings. "I don't get into people's private lives. I am not into that," Daley said. Daley announced an executive order and new ethics legislation, saying: The goal of this executive order
4788-625: A thorough investigation of this alleged brutality. Brzeczek forwarded the letter to State's Attorney Daley. Daley never replied, and charges were never brought against any officers. Daley's prosecutors convicted Wilson and his brother Jackie of murder, and Andrew Wilson was sentenced to death. On April 2, 1987, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the convictions, ruling that Wilson was forced to confess involuntarily after being beaten by police. In November 1982, Daley announced his first campaign for mayor. The candidates in
4914-727: A three-day series of articles in January 2004 that revealed some participating companies were being paid for doing little or no work, had American Mafia connections or were tied to city employees, or paid bribes to get into the program. Between 1996 and 2004, companies in the Hired Truck Program gave more than $ 800,000 in campaign contributions to various politicians, including Daley, House Speaker Michael Madigan , and Governor Rod Blagojevich ; Daley received at least $ 108,575 and his brother John Daley and his ward organization more than $ 47,500. Mark Gyrion, Daley's second cousin ,
5040-448: A videotaped television newscast, it appeared that Daley said, "You want a white mayor to sit down with everybody." Sawyer said he was "shocked." Daley explained, "It was my standard stump speech. I'm not maybe the best speaker in town, but I have never used the word [white]." That Friday, the campaign watchdog group CONDUCT censured Daley and commended Sawyer for his "rejection of racially inflammatory comments." Daley defeated Sawyer in
5166-824: A year as the federal investigation into the Hired Truck program advanced. Patrick and Vanecko got a $ 13,114 "tax distribution" in December 2004. Patrick, then 29 and a recent University of Chicago MBA graduate, enlisted in the US Army . The day after the Mayor's son's and nephew's hidden involvement in the city contract was disclosed by the Chicago Sun-Times , Daley spoke at a Chicago police recruit graduation ceremony, then left for Fort Bragg , North Carolina to see his son deployed. Before departing, Mayor Daley read
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5292-483: Is "the candidate most likely to court the police and firefighter vote". Vallas received the endorsement of Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) lodge, which serves as the city's police union . In addition to being endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police, Vallas was also endorsed in the election's first round by International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 2 and the editorial boards of both
5418-407: Is to help address questions about favoritism in city contracting by preventing conflicts of interest, or even the appearance of such conflicts. ... There should be a level playing field, where no one has an advantage—or a disadvantage—in obtaining city contracts, simply because they know me or anyone else in government. ... Under the steps I'm taking today and recommending to the City Council,
5544-531: The Chicago Sun-Times and stated that he planned to return to Cook County, Illinois in 2009 and run as a Republican for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in the 2010 race . Vallas went as far as forming an exploratory committee for such a prospective candidacy. On June 11, 2009, Vallas announced that he would not be a candidate for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 2010. Vallas stated that he could not "begin
5670-469: The Chicago Tribune and The Gazette . Also endorsing Vallas were Chicago aldermen Brian K. Hopkins Anthony Napolitano , Brendan Reilly , and Tom Tunney . Richard M. Daley [REDACTED] Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago , Illinois , from 1989 to 2011. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and
5796-415: The 2002 Illinois gubernatorial election . He ran as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election . Vallas was a candidate in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election . He was also most recently the runner-up in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election . After finishing first in the initial round of that election without securing a majority, Vallas faced Brandon Johnson in
5922-640: The 2010 earthquake in Haiti . His work in Haiti led actor Sean Penn to request that Vallas join his J/P Haitian Relief Foundation CORE's board of directors, which Vallas accepted. Vallas also worked in post-earthquake school matters in Chile. His work in Chile and Haiti ultimately lasted several years. After the 2014 gubernatorial election, Vallas worked with the Bronner Group and the United States Department of Justice to develop
6048-483: The 2022 Republican Party primary election . Reporter Gregory Pratt later claimed that the Chicago Board of Elections had said that Vallas had not voted in the Republican primary and that the records that showed him as having done so were due to a "coding error". Vallas was the only white, non-Hispanic candidate on the ballot in the 2023 mayoral election. Seven of the other candidates were Black , while one
6174-552: The Chicago Board of Education's president . Both of their resignations came soon after several failing standardized testing scores eliminated the improvements to test scores that had been experienced over the previous two years. This loss of progress in test scores had angered Mayor Daley. Vallas's six-year tenure was greater than two-times the average tenure at the time for school superintendents in large U.S. cities. Many praised Vallas's tenure, crediting him with improving
6300-522: The Chicago Tribune editorialized. The Federal Aviation Administration cited the city for failure to comply with federal law requiring thirty-day advance notice to the FAA of plans for an airport closure. The city was fined $ 33,000, the maximum allowable. The city paid the fine and repaid $ 1 million in misspent federal airport development grants. Daley defended his actions by claiming that the airport
6426-545: The Internal Revenue Service placed a lien on SDI for $ 326,951 and in June 1996 for $ 997,382 for failing to pay payroll taxes , including money withheld from its employees' pay checks. In 1970, after high school, Tadin went to work for Marina Cartage; within a decade, he owned the company, and over the next 15 years expanded it from 20 trucks to 150. Between 1992 and 1997, the city paid Marina Cartage and another Tadin company $ 49 million for supplying
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#17327733034746552-611: The Recovery School District of Louisiana , the CEO of both the School District of Philadelphia and the Chicago Public Schools , and a budget director for the city of Chicago. As a school superintendent, Vallas was noted for his embrace of charter schools . A member of the Democratic Party , Vallas has unsuccessfully sought elected office several times. Vallas was the runner-up in the Democratic primary of
6678-653: The "Clout Cafe" and included the contract award process in a year-end review of 2005 Daley administration scandals. The contract was never renegotiated, and after Daley announced he would not seek a seventh term, the owners of the Park Grill sought to sell. Deposed in August 2013 in Mayor Rahm Emanuel 's administration's lawsuit to renegotiate the contract, former Mayor Daley responded "I don't recall" 139 times. In January 2006, Skyway Concession Company ,
6804-415: The "agreement is very good news for the taxpayers of Chicago because it will provide more than $ 1 billion in net proceeds that can be used during this very difficult economy." The agreement quadrupled rates, in the first year alone, while the hours which people have to pay for parking were broadened from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., and from Monday through Saturday to every day of the week. Additionally,
6930-590: The 'Vallas treatment,' is by now well established. Do things big, do them fast, and do them all at once." Vallas served as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) from 1995 to 2001. The position of CEO of the Chicago Public School system had been created by Mayor Richard M. Daley after he convinced the Illinois State Legislature to place CPS under mayoral control. During his tenure at CPS, Vallas led an effort to reform
7056-545: The 11th Ward Democratic committeeman , a party post, until succeeded in the post by his brother John P. Daley in 1980. With John P. Daley holding the post from 1980 to the present, a Daley has held the post of 11th Ward Committeeman for 60 years. After Edward Nihill stepped down, Daley, with the support of the Democratic political organization, was elected to the Illinois Senate , serving from 1972 to 1980. State Senator Daley rarely spoke to reporters and didn't hold
7182-801: The Chicago City Council adopted the Domestic Partners Ordinance, which made employee benefits available to same-sex partners of City employees. Daley said it was an issue of fairness. The first major public corruption scandal of Daley's tenure as mayor involved the circumstances of the resignation of his City Council floor leader , Alderman Patrick Huels, in October 1997. Daley, Huels, and another close friend Michael Tadin grew up within two blocks on S. Emerald Avenue in Bridgeport . Huels attended De La Salle Institute,
7308-519: The Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary as Poshard's co-endorsed candidate. Vallas wasn't interested in running for lieutenant governor. Months later, Vallas reflected on this decision by asking, "does anyone really know what the lieutenant governor does?" In addition to Poshard's support, Vallas also received the endorsements of the editorial boards of the Chicago Tribune and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . The general chairman of Vallas's campaign
7434-470: The Democratic primary, and after Daley prevailed in the primary, endorsed Carey in the general election. Daley prevailed and served from 1981 to 1989. His election over Carey saw him win by merely sixteen thousand votes, one of the narrowest wins for the Cook County State's Attorney election. In February 1982, Andrew Wilson was arrested for the murder of two Chicago police officers. Wilson
7560-477: The Duffs, and said he would "look into" the allegations, while stopping short of promising to do so, saying "I don't promise. That's the wrong word to use. You know ... promising, promising. We do look into it, yes." In September 2003, a federal investigation led to indictments of Patricia Green Duff, her sons John M. Duff and James Duff, and others on charges they won nearly $ 100 million in city contracts through
7686-416: The Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and, informally, Daley's patronage chief, and Timothy McCarthy, Sorich's aide, were each convicted on two counts of mail fraud connected to rigging blue-collar city jobs and promotions. Sorich's best friend, former Streets and Sanitation official Patrick Slattery was convicted of one count of mail fraud. A former Streets and Sanitation managing deputy commissioner
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#17327733034747812-650: The Recovery School District through 2011. Vallas greatly increased the system's utilization of charter schools. In December 2011, Vallas was hired by the board of education for Bridgeport , Connecticut, to become the interim superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools , effective January 1, 2012. In June 2013, Vallas became the permanent superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools. In July, Connecticut Superior Court Justice Barbara Bellis ordered Vallas removed from
7938-542: The U.S. affiliate of Amnesty International issued a report "Race, Rights & Brutality: Portraits of Abuse in the USA," that called on federal officials to better document excessive-force cases and to pursue prosecutions of the officers involved. In October 1999, the organization issued a report "Summary of Amnesty International's concerns on police abuse in Chicago" which expressed concerns including improper interrogation tactics, excessive force, shootings of unarmed suspects, and
8064-480: The achievement gains in Philadelphia's privately managed schools were on average no different from district-wide gains, nor were they substantially greater than those of other low-achieving schools in the state. In particular, schools that stayed under district management but received additional resources similar to those managed by for-profit firms showed directly comparable increases in math. Vallas converted
8190-544: The allegations, and provide the committee with more information. Daley was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 2006 as a Friend of the Community. A long-standing agreement between the city and state required the city to maintain and operate Meigs Field , a small, downtown, lakefront airport on Northerly Island used by general aviation aircraft and helicopters, until 2011 or turn it over to
8316-806: The best out of five mayors of large cities in the United States, and characterized Daley as having "imperial" style and power. In May 2006, in Geneva, Switzerland the United Nations Committee Against Torture released a report which noted the "limited investigation and lack of prosecution" into allegations of torture in Areas 2 and 3 of the Chicago Police Department and called on American authorities to "promptly, thoroughly and impartially" investigate
8442-421: The best speaker in town, but I know how to run a government and how to bring people together. Rahm Emanuel worked for the Daley campaign as a fundraiser, David Axelrod as campaign strategist, William Daley as chief strategist, and Forrest Claypool as a campaign aide. Among four Daley campaign appearances on a Sunday shortly before the primary was a rally of Polish Highlanders at 4808 S. Archer Ave. In
8568-415: The board having already elected a chairman months earlier. Instead, Vallas was made board secretary. Weeks after the appointment, Rauner recommended that Vallas be a crisis manager for the university. This was not done. After the university announced its intent to hire a new interim president and create and fill the position of chief administrative officer, Rauner recommended Vallas as his choice to serve as
8694-450: The city agreed to compensate the new owners for loss of revenue any time any road with parking meters is closed by the city for anything from maintenance work to street festivals. In three years, the proceeds from the lease were all but spent. In 2007, Daley entered into ten-year contracts with the city's labor unions to preclude labor unrest as Chicago launched a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics . For months in 2009, Daley promoted
8820-532: The city hired, regardless of who recommended them, was qualified and that proper procedures were always followed," Daley admitted a few days later. Weeks later, David Axelrod , a Democratic political consultant whose clients included Daley, defended patronage in an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune . Mayor Daley's son Patrick R. Daley was an MBA student at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business working as an unpaid intern at Cardinal Growth,
8946-489: The city with snow removal and other heavy equipment and operators. Tadin earned millions of dollars by buying land cheaply, then leasing or selling it to the city. Marina Cartage used Huels' SDI Security services since 1992. In 1995, with Huels' support, the City Council approved a tax reduction which halved the assessment on a new $ 4.5 million headquarters and trucking terminal for Marina Cartage at 4450 S. Morgan in Huels' ward,
9072-486: The city's set-aside program by misrepresenting their companies as women- and minority-owned. John M. Duff pleaded guilty to 33 counts of racketeering, fraud and other charges on January 10, 2004. A 1978 state law designed by Illinois Democrats gave the Mayor the power to appoint to fill vacancies in the City Council rather than holding special elections, and by 2002 more than a third of the council's 50 aldermen were initially appointed by Daley. The Council became even more of
9198-535: The city's tow truck fleet. Daley became the first Chicago Mayor to lead Chicago's Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade , at the 20th annual parade on Sunday, June 26, 1989. On August 22, 1990, Daley told reporters that "people are getting hurt in drive-by shoot-a-longs." In December 1990, Amnesty International issued a report "Allegations of Police Torture in Chicago, Illinois" calling for a full inquiry into allegations that some Chicago police officers tortured criminal suspects between 1972 and 1984. On April 2, 1991, Daley
9324-465: The city. Gyrion was accused of failing to disclose his mother-in-law's role in the Hired Truck Program and the transfer of the truck. Gyrion was fired and Jacz Transportation was one of 13 truck companies suspended from the Hired Truck program. About 35% of the 70 firms in the program were suspended or referred to the city's Inspector General. The program was overhauled in 2004, and phased out in 2005. On July 5, 2006, Robert Sorich, formally, director of
9450-494: The detention and interrogation of children. The Duff family formed a janitorial services company, Windy City Maintenance Inc., one month after Daley's inauguration. Bruce DuMont , president of the Museum of Broadcast Communications , said that Daley recommended that Dumont's wife Kathy Osterman , then director of the Mayor's Office of Special Events, award city contracts to Duff family companies. Daley denied steering contracts to
9576-659: The district. There was a gradual increase in standardized testing scores during Vallas's tenure. However, 11th grade scores remained poor. There was also an increase in schools meeting the Adequate Yearly Progress standards set by No Child Left Behind . Vallas failed to decrease the district's high dropout rate. Vallas left the job in June 2007 to take a position in Louisiana. After Vallas departed, Thomas Brady served as interim CEO until Arlene Ackerman took office as CEO. Upon Vallas's departure, Vallas
9702-525: The economic benefits of the proposal to the city and its corporate community. Many thought the games would be a capstone of Daley's career. On October 2, 2009, in a major disappointment for Daley, Chicago was the first of four finalists to be eliminated during selection ceremonies in Copenhagen . According to a March 2011 report from the city's Office of the Inspector General , By signing
9828-450: The end of his tenure, which proved to be a source of criticism towards Vallas. Vallas's addition of a vast number of new initiatives and programs contributed to the district's budget shortfall. Vallas's five-year tenure was longer than the typical tenure length of school superintendents in U.S. cities. Vallas signed a two-year contract (2007–2008) as superintendent of the Recovery School District of Louisiana . He remained head of
9954-555: The end of his tenure. Police brutality was a recurring issue during his mayorship. Richard M. Daley is the fourth of seven children and eldest son of Richard J. and Eleanor Daley , who later became Mayor and First Lady of Chicago in 1955. Born on April 24, 1942, he grew up in Bridgeport , a historically Irish-American neighborhood located on Chicago's South Side . Daley is a brother of William M. Daley , former White House Chief of Staff and former United States Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton ; John P. Daley ,
10080-437: The house and gave it to his cousin, who was aged 17. A youth was seriously injured when a juvenile struck him in the head with a baseball bat. On Monday a sobbing Mayor Daley read a statement at a City Hall press conference, pausing repeatedly as he tried to maintain his composure, I am very disappointed, as any parent would be, after his son held a party in their home while his parents were away. I am more deeply distressed for
10206-408: The interim president of Chicago State University . The board allowed Vallas to apply for the two positions, but only once he stepped down from his position on their board. Objections were raised to the prospect of Vallas serving as president, with criticisms including objections to Rauner's level of involvement in choosing Vallas and other criticism opposing appointing Vallas, who is white , to lead
10332-403: The lawsuit was denied in August 2020. As the election came close, despite the race being highly competitive, outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and Chicago magazine did not consider Vallas among the top contenders to advance to a likely runoff election . Ultimately, in the first round of the election, Vallas placed ninth out of fourteen candidates, receiving 30,236 votes (5.43% of
10458-525: The lease or sale of assets. On February 6, 2008, the Chicago City Council approved, by a 41–6 vote, an increase in the city's real estate transfer tax to fund the Chicago Transit Authority . Presiding over the meeting, Daley harshly chastized the dissenting aldermen. On March 15, 2010, Daley appointed two aldermen on the same day, bringing to 19 the number of alderman initially appointed by Daley. In September 2008, Chicago accepted
10584-467: The most docile City Council since his father. One of the new mayor's first acts was to appropriate the City Council's power to approve city contracts, a right aldermen exercised under former Mayors Washington and Sawyer. Daley's first budget proposal, the 1990 budget, included $ 3 billion in spending, $ 50 million more than 1989, featured a $ 25 million reduction in the property tax levy, extended Mayor Sawyer's hiring freeze, piloted recycling, and privatized
10710-521: The number of non-neighborhood schools, which included selective enrollment high schools, charter schools, and some of the city's first public military schools . He also launched thirteen International Baccalaureate programs in the city's public high schools. In 1995, CPS faced a projected 1999 deficit of $ 1.4 billion. To address that deficit, Vallas submitted a plan that he claimed would save $ 162 million by reducing 1,700 central office staffers, raising cash by selling 20 surplus properties, and eliminating
10836-633: The one who started talking about leasing public assets. No other city has done this in America," Daley recalled in 2009. Pulitzer Prize -winning commentator George F. Will wrote of the deals in The Washington Post , Unfortunately, Daley's theory—that it can be better to get a sum X immediately, rather than getting over many years a sum Y that is substantially larger than X—assumes something that cannot be assumed. It assumes that governments will prudently husband sudden surges of revenue from
10962-559: The only runway. The city's 50 aldermen, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich , the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security were not consulted on the plan. The demolition of the runway trapped planes. In the days following, many of those aircraft were able to take off using the taxiway . "To do this any other way would have been needlessly contentious," Daley explained at
11088-574: The position after he neglected to complete mandated coursework and certification. The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned the ruling of Bellis and ordered that Vallas be reinstated. Vallas resigned on November 8, 2013, to run for lieutenant governor of Illinois . In January 2017, Governor of Illinois Bruce Rauner appointed Vallas to a vacant seat on the board of trustees of Chicago State University . Rauner's appointment of Vallas surprised some, as they had previously been political rivals. Rauner recommended that Vallas be made board chairman, despite
11214-508: The primary. In the 1989 general election, Daley faced Republican candidate Edward Vrdolyak , a former Democratic alderman who had opposed Mayor Washington, and Alderman Timothy C. Evans , the candidate of the newly created Harold Washington Party. Daley won the general election on April 4, 1989. Daley was inaugurated as Mayor of Chicago on April 24, 1989, his 47th birthday, at a ceremony in Orchestra Hall . Daley presided over
11340-486: The public can easily learn everything there is to know about a city contract: who is involved, who will benefit and whether the city is paying a fair price. I and every other city official must be prepared to defend every contract on its merits. On February 23, 1999, Daley won reelection to a fourth term with 68.9 percent of the vote over challenger U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush . In August 1999, prompted by police excessive-force incidents in Chicago, New York and other cities,
11466-448: The race. After Emanuel withdrew his planned candidacy, a large number of prominent political figures adjoined the field running for mayor of Chicago. Among the contenders to enter the race at this point was Gery Chico, Vallas's one-time political ally with whom he had previously overseen the Chicago Public Schools. Vallas had previously endorsed Chico for mayor in 2011 . Despite this history, Vallas did not hesitate to criticize Chico as
11592-452: The run-off election. In April 2023, at a rally for Brandon Johnson 's mayoral campaign, Illinois State Representative Theresa Mah and Cook County Commissioner Josina Morita, who are both of Chinese-American ancestry and who both worked as interns for Quinn 2014's campaign, claimed to a crowd that, "every single weekend, at a campaign event or a parade, [Vallas] would confuse us", thereby alleging that Vallas had had difficulty telling
11718-510: The same high school attended by Daley, his father, and Michael Bilandic . Huels worked for the city's Public Works Department as a laborer and tree trimmer, then as an administrative assistant in the Environment Department, and then as a City Council investigator. He answered phones for the 11th Ward Democratic organization, and was its secretary for several years. When Mayor Richard J. Daley died, 11th Ward Alderman Bilandic
11844-417: The school district to a K–8 and 9–12 grade structure, eliminating nearly all city middle schools. Vallas oversaw a standardization of the district's curriculum. Vallas also had the district create new after school programs, as well as new Saturday school and summer school programs, which were mostly run by private companies such as The Princeton Review and Kaplan, Inc. As superintendent, Vallas also undertook
11970-515: The school district's performance. Martha Woodall of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote in 2002 that, in Chicago, Vallas attained a reputation of being, a "savvy, hard-working, blunt-speaking manager who insists on doing things his own way". In a 2009 article published in the Peabody Journal of Education , Elizabeth Useem wrote that, as CEO of CPS, Vallas, "developed a reputation for being an energetic leader who could move quickly to carry out
12096-403: The school system. President Bill Clinton cited his work for raising test scores, balancing the budget, instituting several new programs, including mandatory summer school, and after-school programs, and expanding alternative, charter, and magnet schools. Under Vallas's leadership, the use of standardized testing increased. Vallas instated zero-tolerance discipline policies. He also expanded
12222-477: The state took over the school district. Vallas quickly moved to propose a reform agenda modeled after the actions he took in Chicago. As CEO, he presided over the nation's largest experiment in privatized management of schools, with the management of over 40 schools turned over to outside for-profits, nonprofits, and universities beginning in Fall 2002. A 2007 RAND study of Philadelphia's privatization found that
12348-502: The state. On September 12, 1996, the City Council approved Daley's plan to convert the airport into a park, and the state began planning to take over operation of the airport. Fresh off a 2003 re-election mandate, one of Daley's first major acts was ordering the demolition of Meigs Field. On Sunday, March 30, 2003, shortly before midnight, transport trucks carrying construction equipment moved onto Meigs with Chicago Police escort. By early Monday morning, city crews excavated six large X's into
12474-401: The subsequent $ 1 billion budget crisis, attributed largely to spiking pension payments in later years. $ 666 million in capital bonds that the district took out under Vallas's leadership are anticipated, as of 2023, to ultimately cost the city $ 1.5 billion when interest is factored in. In June 2001, Vallas announced his resignation. His departure came two weeks after Gery Chico's resignation,
12600-419: The three-way Democratic primary, which included incumbent Mayor Jane Byrne , a former protégée of his father, and Congressman Harold Washington , held a series of four televised debates. Daley finished third. Many of Richard J.'s political allies blamed Richard M. for splitting the white vote, enabling Washington to become Chicago's first black mayor. On November 25, 1987, Mayor Washington died in office of
12726-406: The two Asian-American interns apart. In March 2018, Vallas formally filed to become a candidate in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election. When he entered the race, Vallas was seen as a potentially strong opponent to incumbent Rahm Emanuel , seeking reelection at the time. In September, Emanuel dropped out of the race, and the field for mayor grew, with many more high-profile candidates entering
12852-482: The university to bolster his political prospects. Vallas had served only half the time his contract with the university specified. In 2002, before being appointed CEO of Philadelphia's school district, Vallas was one of several applicants seeking appointment as Illinois superintendent of education. While working as superintendent in New Orleans, Vallas advised efforts to rebuild Haiti 's school system following
12978-469: The votes cast). Failing to advance to the runoff, Vallas endorsed Lori Lightfoot . In June 2022, Vallas announced his candidacy for mayor again in the 2023 election , challenging incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Vallas was a critic of the Lightfoot administration over what he characterized as her lack of accountability amidst a rise in crime and violence in the city. Vallas's campaign staff included
13104-460: The welfare of the young man who was injured in this fight. Patrick pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of furnishing alcohol to minors and disturbing the peace and was sentenced to six months' probation, 50 hours of community service in Grand Beach, fined $ 1,950 and ordered to pay restitution to his parents for property damage. His cousin pleaded guilty to aiming a firearm without malice and
13230-598: The worst senators that he belongs on the list to represent all of them." After the Spring 1975 state legislative session, Chicago Democrat Dawn Clark Netsch , who served with Daley as Illinois Constitutional Convention delegates and as State Senators, blamed "dirty little Richie" for frustrating her good government legislative agenda in the state legislature. In 1980 , Daley challenged incumbent Republican Bernard Carey for Cook County State's Attorney . Democratic Mayor Jane Byrne endorsed Alderman Edward M. Burke in
13356-661: The younger Daley. The city's Inspector General and federal authorities began investigations in December 2007. Patrick and Vanecko hired criminal defense attorneys . Municipal Sewer Services LLC folded in April 2008. In January 2011, Anthony Duffy, the president of Municipal Sewer Services, was charged with three counts of mail fraud in conjunction with minority-contracting and Jesse Brunt and his company, Brunt Brothers Transfer Inc., were indicted on three counts of mail fraud. Patrick and Vanecko were not charged. In 2005, Concourse Communications, another Cardinal Growth venture, signed
13482-522: Was Christopher G. Kennedy . Brendan Reilly served as the campaign's communications director. During his tenure as superintendent in Louisiana, he floated the possibility of running for office back in Illinois, but ultimately did not pursue either race. On April 28, 2008 he appeared before the City Club of Chicago and on Chicago news shows discussing a possible run for governor in 2010 . In February 2009, Vallas gave an interview to Carol Marin in
13608-456: Was Latino . Edward Robert McClelland of Chicago magazine remarked that his being the sole White candidate meant that, unlike in the 2019 mayoral election, "[Vallas] doesn't have to share that constituency with Bill Daley , Jerry Joyce, or Garry McCarthy ." McClelland also regarded Vallas to be running as a police-friendly candidate. Similarly, Justin Kaufman of Axios opined that Vallas
13734-727: Was "Mayor's Son Gets Ticket, Uses No Clout," with a subhead reading "Quiet Boy." Sources conflict on Daley's military record. The only book-length biography of Daley makes no mention of military service. A 1995 profile in the Chicago Sun-Times stated that Daley served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1961 to 1967, while a 1996 profile in People Magazine cited 1960 to 1964. A civilian website for Marines and their families found no military record for Daley. Daley earned
13860-696: Was "one of the chief planners" for the Arkansas Military and First Responders Academy in Pulaski County, Arkansas. That school was proposed to the Arkansas Department of Education on March 31, 2020, by Rick W. Mills of the National Education Support Network, with a smaller enrollment size than it would eventually be planned to accept, with 800 students being enrolled as opposed to the intended cap of 600 students. Following his tenure at CPS, Vallas ran for governor of Illinois as
13986-480: Was a superintendent of garages for the city's Water Management Department, and among his duties was deciding when City-owned trucks should be sold for scrap. Gyrion's mother-in-law's firm, Jacz Transportation, participated in the Hired Truck Program, receiving about $ 1 million between 1998 and 2004. Jacz Transportation bought a truck three days after the city sold it to a Franklin Park dealership and then leased it back to
14112-507: Was abandoned, in spite of the fact that the Chicago Fire Department had several helicopters based on the field at the time, in addition to the dozens of private aircraft left stranded. The $ 40 million-a-year Hired Truck program was the biggest scandal of Daley's first 15 years as mayor. The Hired Truck Program hired private truck companies to do city work. A six-month investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times resulted in
14238-462: Was battered and had a superficial laceration. Andrew Wilson had several linear blisters on his right thigh, right cheek and anterior chest which were consistent with radiator burns. He stated he'd been cuffed to a radiator and pushed into it. He also stated that electrical shocks had been administered to his gums, lips and genitals. All these injuries occurred prior to his arrival at the Jail. There must be
14364-468: Was blatant." In 2003, an operating company included over 80 investors, including some of Mayor Daley's friends and neighbors won, under controversial circumstances, a lucrative contract to operate the Park Grill , the only restaurant in the new Millennium Park . In 2005 Daley criticized the deal, saying that the city wanted to renegotiate the pact. The Chicago Sun-Times dubbed the Park Grill
14490-407: Was described by Philadelphia magazine as the, "most effective Philadelphia schools chief in a generation". A study published by Harvard's Kennedy School of Government concluded, "the average student at schools managed by for-profit firms learned more in math than would be expected had the schools remained under district management". However, a $ 73.3 million annual budget deficit had arisen towards
14616-620: Was endorsed by Deborah Lynch, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union . Rocky Wirtz , chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks , was a major campaign donor to Vallas. Vallas also received a rare mayoral endorsement from the Chicago Republican Party. Chicago Republican Party Chair Chris Cleveland called Vallas the " lesser of 13 evils". Vallas welcomed the endorsement, commenting, "This is
14742-424: Was fined $ 1,235. Sixteen other youths were charged with juvenile and adult offenses. The injured youth recovered. Daley took control of the Chicago Public Schools system in 1995 and appointed Paul Vallas . When Vallas left the post to run for governor, Daley chose the relatively obscure Arne Duncan , who later became the U.S. Secretary of Education under Barack Obama, to lead the district. On March 19, 1997,
14868-470: Was found guilty of lying to federal agents about political hiring. Sorich, McCarthy and Slattery lived in the Bridgeport neighborhood in 11th Ward, the Daley family's home neighborhood and ward. "I've never known them to be anything but hard working, and I feel for them at this difficult time," Daley said. "It is fair criticism to say I should have exercised greater oversight to ensure that every worker
14994-429: Was named acting mayor, and Huels, then 26, replaced Bilandic as alderman. Huels chaired the council's Transportation Committee and became Mayor Richard M. Daley's floor leader. In the summer of 2007, in reaction to ongoing indictments and convictions of aldermen, Daley and Huels shepherded a package of ethics reforms through city council. Huels owned a security firm, SDI Security, Inc. along with his wife and his brother,
15120-538: Was one of the largest black-owned contractors in the Hired Truck program. Municipal Sewer Services partnered with Brunt Brothers Transfer Inc. in their bid for City sewer-inspection contracts. Five months after Patrick and Vanecko became owners, Municipal Sewer Services' city contract was extended by $ 3 million, the first of two no-bid contract extensions, totaled an additional 23 months and $ 4 million. Patrick and Vanecko cashed out their initial investment after about
15246-469: Was raised Roman Catholic . Daley graduated from De La Salle Institute high school in Chicago and obtained his bachelor's degree from DePaul University in 1964, having transferred from Providence College in Providence , Rhode Island after two years. In 1962, at age 19, home on Christmas break, Daley was ticketed for running a stop sign at Huron and Rush , and the Chicago Sun-Times headline
15372-764: Was reelected five times until declining to run for a seventh term. At 22 years, his was the longest tenure in Chicago mayoral history, surpassing the 21-year mayoralty of his father, Richard J. Daley . As Mayor, Daley took over the Chicago Public Schools , developed tourism, oversaw the construction of Millennium Park , increased environmental efforts and the rapid development of the city's central business district downtown and adjacent near North, near South and near West sides. He also approved expansion of city workers' benefits to their partners regardless of gender, and advocated for gun control. Daley received criticism when family, personal friends, and political allies disproportionately benefited from city contracting. He took office in
15498-469: Was reelected to a second term (his first full, four-year term), with 70.7% of the vote, over African American civil rights attorney and Appellate Judge R. Eugene Pincham . Questioned about the city's rising homicide rate on September 10, 1991, Daley said "The more killing and homicides you have, the more havoc it prevents." On the weekend of March 1–2, 1992, Daley and his wife arranged for 16-year-old son Patrick to stay with relatives while they attended
15624-493: Was seen as surprising by many, including U.S. Senator Dick Durbin , who nonetheless called Vallas his friend. During the campaign, Vallas played the role of the campaign's "attack dog", heavily criticizing Bruce Rauner. Quinn and Vallas lost the election to the Republican ticket of Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti . During Vallas's 2023 mayoral campaign, Quinn endorsed U.S. Representative Chuy García 's campaign over his campaign at first, however eventually endorsed Vallas in
15750-658: Was taken to Area 2 detective headquarters on the South Side for interrogation under Chicago Police Detective Jon Burge . Dr. John Raba, Medical Director of Cermak Health Services, the prison hospital in the Cook County Hospital system, examined Wilson, determined Wilson had been tortured , and complained in writing to then Chicago Police Superintendent Richard J. Brzeczek : I examined Mr. Andrew Wilson on February 15 & 16, 1982. He had multiple bruises, swellings and abrasions on his face and head. His right eye
15876-428: Was the midnight bulldozing of Meigs Field," according to Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn . "He ruined Meigs because he wanted to, because he could," Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass wrote of Daley. "The issue is Daley's increasingly authoritarian style that brooks no disagreements, legal challenges, negotiations, compromise or any of that messy give-and-take normally associated with democratic government,"
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