Bill Daley considering run for IL governor

Dec. 20, 2012
Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley says he's seriously thinking about running for Illinois governor.The brother of former Chicago Mayor Richard M.

A brief, valuable trip home for Obama

Jan. 13, 2012
President Barack Obama was gone roughly six hours after he got here.

Bill Daley to step down after '12 election

Oct. 11, 2011
CHICAGO — White House chief of staff Bill Daley says he'll return to Chicago after the 2012 election.Daley tells WMAQ-TV in Chicago he has committed to stay with President Barack Obama in Washington "through his re-election" and "then my wife and I will be back in Chicago."

The Friday Political Roundup: January 3rd-7th

Jan. 7, 2011
Mayoral money, tax talk, and a new Congress commences.Missed anything this week in Chicago politics? We’re back after a holiday hiatus with your weekly digest of the best game in town.

Flashback: Remember when Bill Daley fainted?

Jan. 6, 2011
Bill Daley will be announced as the new Chief of Staff for President Obama today. The press conference will take place this afternoon.

A Daley may be next White House chief of staff

Jan. 5, 2011
The youngest of Mayor Richard J. Daley’s children is by no means the runt of the pack. As special counsel to former President Bill Clinton, Bill Daley famously led the charge to pass the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Illinois politicians support Bill Daley for White House chief of staff

Jan. 4, 2011
Rahm Emanuel says Bill Daley would make be a good pick to replace him on a permanent basis as White House chief of staff. Published reports say President Barack Obama is considering hiring Daley for the position previously held by Emanuel.