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An emotional Chicago Mayor Richard Daley talks about firefighter Corey Ankum during Dec. 30 funeral services in Chicago. Ankum, the wife of Daley's longtime assistant Demeka Ankum, was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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Demeka Ankum (left), the widow of Chicago firefighter Corey Ankum, is comforted by her boss, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on Dec. 30 after her husband's funeral in Chicago. Ankum was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)

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Surrounded by union and business officials, Chicago Cubs' Chairman Tom Ricketts, right, responds to a question one day after Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley rebuffed his proposal to use future tax money to finance $200 million in renovations to Wrigley Field, during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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In this April 27, 2010, file photo, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel laughs as he takes some good natured ribbing about his plans to run for mayor of Chicago while participating in the sixth annual Richard J. Daley Global Cities Forum in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel takes some ribbing regarding his comment about someday wanting to be mayor of Chicago in April at the sixth annual Richard J. Daley Global Cities Forum in Chicago.

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** FILE ** Former Illinois Rep. Dan Rostenkowsi (right) and former Vice President Walter F. Mondale discuss the legacy of the late Chicago politician Richard J. Daley in 2005 at a 50th-anniversary celebration marking the start of Daley's long tenure as mayor. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)