Article: Aldermen follow Mayor Daley's wish

By Fran Spielman Sun-Times News Group What Chicago Mayor Richard Daley wants, he gets - even if it involves Grant Park and invading a local alderman's legislative turf. That again became abundantly clear Wednesday when the city council voted 33 to 16 to approve Daley's controversial plan to build a $100 million Children's Museum in Grant Park. It was the first time in four years that the council had violated the treasured Chicago tradition of "aldermanic prerogative" - always deferring to the wishes of the local alderman on zoning and development issues. "I didn't win. Mayor Daley did not win this," Daley said. "The children and families won this. It wasn't Rich Daley against (Ald. Brendan) ...

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