Politics never takes a holiday in Chicago.

I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago.

For my part, I plan to work out a fair and adequate redistribution of city services to all city neighborhoods.

Chicago’s neighborhoods have always been the city’s greatest strength.

But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.

But I am committed to keeping this city a strong and viable center for commerce and industry, for continuing to make it a place of opportunity for its citizens.

In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone, however.