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Sheila O'Grady; 37 Chief of staff, Office of the mayor.(100 Most Influential Women)(Brief Article)
Crain's Chicago Business, June, 2004 by HINZ, GREG
Byline: GREG HINZ "My agenda is the mayor's agenda," says Sheila O'Grady, with nary a hint of a wink. The statement is pure O'Grady, whose hard-nosed, Bridgeport-loyal stance has made her as feared-and effective-as anyone who has ever served as chief of staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley. She does have another side.
The lawyer and former Department of Planning and Development official apparently got her quota of fame during a spot on "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" a few years ago. Today, she's invisible to the public, rarely granting interviews, yet omnipresent in City Hall. What's next? If Ms. O'Grady has a plan-like following mentor and confidant Victor Reyes into the lobbying business-she's keeping it to herself. Despite 11-hour, no-lunch days, "I love...
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