Alvin wrote:

I came across this post Wednesday.

"Chicago -- Mayor Richard M. Daley dropped the bomb at a routine news conference at City Hall on Tuesday. With no prelude or fanfare, Daley announced that he would not seek re-election when his term expires next year."

Would anyone care to comment?

My sister, Shawn,told me about this.

"Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley said on Tuesday he will not run for reelection to a seventh term in February, saying simply that it was the right time for him to leave."