Daley vs. Madigan Would Be Dramatic Chapter In Family Feud
From the Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Daley and Lisa Madigan both have a history of flirting with running for higher office, only to have it dissolve into a political tease.
But — if it’s real this time and two of the most powerful political families in Chicago and Illinois history actually do square off in the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial primary — it’ll be a dramatic crescendo to a decades-long family feud.
Daley’s brother, former Mayor Richard M. Daley, and Madigan’s father, House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), were one-time Springfield companions who turned into political rivals.
Their relationship began as a social one. Madigan, whose father was a leading 13th Ward precinct captain and ward superintendent, met then-Mayor Richard J. Daley’s son when both young men were in law school. Madigan was a student at Loyola. Daley was at DePaul.
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From the Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Daley and Lisa Madigan both have a history of flirting with running for higher office, only to have it dissolve into a political tease.
But — if it’s real this time and two of the most powerful political families in Chicago and Illinois history actually do square off in the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial primary — it’ll be a dramatic crescendo to a decades-long family feud.
Daley’s brother, former Mayor Richard M. Daley, and Madigan’s father, House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), were one-time Springfield companions who turned into political rivals.
Their relationship began as a social one. Madigan, whose father was a leading 13th Ward precinct captain and ward superintendent, met then-Mayor Richard J. Daley’s son when both young men were in law school. Madigan was a student at Loyola. Daley was at DePaul.
Read more in our daily News Update...