Chicago Sees Daley Era Continue Amid City Shifts
Chicago’s Democrats return to power as the Daley name remains in City Hall. The city, once racially tense and industrial, has diversified and modernized, with new mayors and a reborn civic pride, even as persistent urban challenges linger in housing, schools, and poverty amid a changing economy.
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Chicago data shows population growth from 3.4 million in 1968 to 2.8 million in 1990 with 38 percent white 38 percent black 20 percent Hispanic. Poverty rose from 14.5 percent in 1970 to 18 percent in 1990. Skyscraper and police composition trends noted, Bulls records cited.
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