Vi Daley

Vi Daley was the former alderman in the Chicago City Council representing Chicago's 43rd ward. The 43rd ward includes much of the Lincoln Park and a small portions of the Near North Side Community areas. Her term ended in May 2011; she did not seek reelection.
Daley is unrelated to Chicago Mayors Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley, Cook County Commissioner John Daley, and White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley.
Daley was the first Chicago Alderman to post the street cleaning schedule on her website and the first to send residents email alerts before cleanings. In a 2010 investigation by Fox Chicago, Alderman Daley earned a perfect score for her timely response to an array of constituent requests.

Daley was elected in 1999 to replace Alderman Charles Bernardini, for whom she was Chief of Staff. In the past Lincoln Park elected a more liberal breed of Democratic Aldermen than Daley. She has received support from a mix of interest groups, including the National Organization for Women (Chicago chapter), the Fraternal Order of Police and the Chicago Fire Fighters Union, the "lakefront liberals" organization the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO), the Chicago Association of Realtors, and the LGBT newspaper the Windy City Times.

Of the 50 aldermen, Daley is one of the most consistent supporters of Mayor Daley, voting along with him 90 percent of the time, which was fourth most often.

Opposition to "Big Box" ordinance

Daley, along with 13 other Aldermen voted against the 2006 big-box retailer "living wage" ordinance which would have requiring different wage standards for employees of large retail stores.

Daley was quoted in the New York Times commenting on the deadliest porch collapse in United States history. On June 29, 2003, early in Daley's second term, in the 43rd ward, an overloaded balcony collapsed during a party in an apartment building, killing thirteen people and seriously injuring fifty-seven others.

In summer of 2007, Daley received media coverage regarding a controversial public land use issue, in which a private K-12 school, the Latin School of Chicago, tried to build a soccer field in part of Lincoln Park in the 43rd ward.

After receiving complaints about the increase in the size and "viciousness" of pro-life protests from a Near North Side Planned Parenthood, Daley introduced a Bubble zone ordinance that was successfully passed on October 7, 2010. The ordinance creates a protection zone within a 50 ft (15 m). radius of the entrance to any hospital, medical clinic or healthcare facility. Within that zone, no one could get closer than 8 feet (2.4 m) to pass materials, display signs, protest, educate or counsel another person without their consent. Those who violate the ordinance can face up to a $500 fine. This law was modeled after a much stricter Colorado law whose “bubble zone” is 100 feet. Alderman Daley was recognized for her work in passing the “Bubble Zone” ordinance by Planned Parenthood of Illinois at their annual Roe v. Wade anniversary celebration. Sex researcher, columnist and book author Debby Herbenick, Master of Ceremonies noted, “The fact that people are physically and/or emotionally harassed when simply seeking the health care to which we are all entitled is frightening, and that's why this ordinance is such an important victory.”

The law has been challenged on Constitutional grounds by both pro-lifers and the American Civil Liberties Union

Alderman Daley serves on the City Council Committee on Historical Landmark Preservation. During her tenure there have been 16 areas in the 43rd Ward that have been designated Historic Landmarks including the Armitage-Halsted District. The Armitage-Halsted District was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 5, 2003 and features bay windows and corner turrets with conical roofs.

Daley drafted and helped pass legislation opposing banks opening within 600 feet (180 m) of each other.