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By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief
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Thomas R. Donovan, the longtime aide to legendary Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, former president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Board of Trade, has passed away, closing the chapter on one of the last remaining figures closely identified with the original Chicago political machine.
For decades, Donovan occupied a unique place in Chicago history, serving both as one of the principal operators inside Daley’s City Hall and later as a respected leader in the city’s business community.
Today he will be laid to rest.
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