This content was created by Anonymous. The last update was by Dan Harper.
Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global ChicagoMain MenuChicago in 1989Richard M. DaleyA Livable CityDiversity and NeighborhoodsGlobal ChicagoInto the MillenniumAboutComplete Interviews and TranscriptsBiographies of and links to each full-lenth interview and corresponding transcript.Larissa Mukundwa0c6cb03c337751b5774fa39d09352cf04aec006eDan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452University of Illinois at Chicago Library
Lori Healey discusses Mayor Richard M. Daley's efforts to establish connections with China
12020-05-14T11:25:05-05:00Anonymous52Lori Healey discusses Mayor Richard M. Daley's efforts to establish connections with China. From interview conducted October 27, 2017.plain2021-01-26T14:11:13-06:00Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452
This page is referenced by:
1media/EXH_RMD16_07_0060_0018_007_012.jpg2020-04-14T03:35:19-05:00International Travel43plain2021-01-29T16:27:54-06:00Mayor Daley traveled frequently to promote Chicago to overseas audiences from London to Shanghai. The trips were part of his broader efforts to sell the city as a destination for tourists and as a desirable location for businesses and investors. Lori Healey explains that international travel also provided the mayor with inspiration for his plans to beautify the city and to transform downtown into a "24/7 live, work, play environment": Building connections to places like China was a part of the city's efforts to develop Chicago as a global city, according to Lori Healey: In 2011, Chinese President Hu Jintao paid a formal visit to Chicago and Mayor Daley:
