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The Richard J. Daley Urban Forum of the University of Illinois at Chicago is an annual international symposium that provides opportunities for mayors from around the world, business leaders, key policy-makers, leading scholars, students and commentators to discuss important issues in American urban history and urban studies.
The Forum is named for Richard J. Daley, who served as mayor of Chicago from 1955 until his death in 1976, and was a major figure in American national politics throughout his career. At the center of interest for the Forum is the history of Chicago and of American cities during the period of the mayor's public service, and the issues that concerned him during his life and that concern urban policy-makers and scholars today.
The activities of the Forum are linked to the Richard J. and Eleanor Daley Archive at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library, which houses the papers and memorabilia of the mayor.