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Together, we're strong, Daley tells suburbs

In Wheaton, mayor talks about city, suburbs working together

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"We realize in the long run we all have to exist together," Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said at Wheaton College. "What's good for Wheaton is good for Chicago. And what's good for Chicago is good for Wheaton."

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PAUL MICHNA/Pmichna@dailyherald.com Chicago Mayor Richard Daley speaks at Wheaton College Thursday.

"We have to have confidence that we can compete with people if we all sacrifice a little bit for the common good," Richard Daley told Wheaton College students.

PAUL MICHNA | Staff Photographer

PAUL MICHNA/Pmichna@dailyherald.com Chicago Mayor Richard Daley speaks at Wheaton College Thursday.

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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley stressed the strength and vitality of the greater Chicago area in a speech Thursday at Wheaton College. “It's not just Chicago itself,” he said, playing to his suburban audience. “It's the region.” Speaking largely off the cuff but from an outline, Daley filled the Barrows Auditorium at the college's Billy Graham Center with students, faculty and members of the public, and won a standing ovation when his 45-minute talk was done.