Our universities and museums are respected around the country.
From Jane Byrne
The Chicago Symphony is considered the greatest orchestra in the world.
The credit for much of this rightly belongs to the late Mayor Daley who forged a coalition of business and labor that kept Chicago always moving ahead.
But I am committed to keeping this city a strong and viable center for commerce and industry, for continuing to make it a place of opportunity for its citizens.
In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone, however.
Chicago's neighborhoods have always been this city's greatest strength.
If those communities are left to decay, this city will decay.
Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline.
We saw hundreds of programs to redevelop the central city, the neighborhoods, in the past.
If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in the business strips.
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