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Dalai Lama Wows Chicago
2007-05-09

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Tens of thousands of people flocked to hear the 14th Dalai Lama speak in Chicago Sunday. Top left: Maggie Daley, Chicago's First Lady, is greeted by the Dalai Lama. Photos by Steve Becker/www.beckermedia.com More photos at the link below.

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