Overview
- Family members say the former Chicago mayor suffered a stroke earlier this month and went home after a short hospital stay to begin rehabilitation.
- His former press secretary said he is doing fine and out of danger, confirming initial reports from the Chicago Sun-Times.
- Brother Bill Daley described it as a full stroke that was less severe than the 2014 event that kept him in intensive care.
- Relatives said he is walking and seeing visitors, and doctors urged closer attention to diet, stress, weight, and blood pressure.
- Daley, who turns 84 on Friday, is Chicago’s longest-serving mayor and has a prior record of hospitalizations in 2000, 2014, and 2022.