With as many "Daley Memorials" (Milenium park, that other park that was Meigs field, etc..) that have gone up lately, I think even he is recognizing that his time is nearing an end.
...and you're right, there arent many Republicans in Chicago. If you sign the voter registration card as one (as I did) , they corral you in Lincoln Park untill you're forced to move to Naperville when you begin to breed (as I did)...