Patrick R. Daley is the son of former Mayor Richard M. Daley and grandson of former Mayor Richard J. Daley. He is a founder and managing partner of Tur Partners, where his work takes a business rather than electoral form.
The name
The surname naturally gets attention here. Members who rarely discuss an election can still have a great deal to say about the Daleys, particularly when the conversation turns to parks, streets, or the lakefront.
Ashley tends to begin with what the city looks like. Other Members are more interested in how it is run. These are not always the same conversation, as Jill regularly discovers when editing their letters.
The work
Tur Partners offers business advisory services, growth strategy, and help implementing and integrating artificial intelligence. Members who know the Daley name mainly from City Hall may be less familiar with this part of the family's work.
The firm describes work helping organizations put new capabilities into practice. The Committee is interested in that distinction: it has heard plenty about what a new system might do and would like to know what happens when someone actually has to use it.
Chicago habits
Patrick's grandfather and father shaped the city through government. His own work continues a family connection to Chicago through business. The distinction matters more than the Society's occasional tendency to refer to all three simply as Daley.
Members have their own points of reference: a park they use every morning, a route along the lake, or a downtown view they still stop to admire. Such attachments help explain why a family name can remain part of ordinary conversation beyond its time on a ballot.
What interests the Society
The Society follows Chicago's civic and business connections with interest. A familiar name may prompt the first question, but the work deserves an answer of its own.
“I would like to know what is planned before the construction fence goes up.”— Ashley, asking for the next project briefing
A continuing interest
The Committee will follow the firm's public work with interest. Members with a Chicago business or project they would like covered may send the editor its name and the question they would like answered.
Please include the name. Several recent suggestions were described only as the company someone's husband had mentioned at dinner.