That could very well be. My thoughts were he was asked to by the powers that be not seek re election because the dancer wanted the job. He said he was not seeking re election to be w/his family - now he’s very busy at a law firm. Thanks for the info about the Chicago board and their intentions.
Their attempt at groveling for the Olympics with their mob mentality were an embarrassment. They whined and dined going over and ate crow on the return trip.
The story was that Daley and his friends bought up the land where the Olympic Village was supposed to go. So they probably suffered some financial pain.