Chicago's Modern Mayors

Dick Simpson is professor emeritus, former head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a former Chicago alderman and congressional candidate. His books include Democracy's Rebirth: The View from Chicago and Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality. Betty O'Shaughnessy is retired visiting lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago and former adjunct professor at Oakton Community College. Simpson and O'Shaughnessy are coauthors of Winning Elections in the 21st Century.

Acknowledgments Introduction--Chicago's Turbulent Political History Betty O'Shaughnessy 1983-1987: Harold Washington--Cultural Transformation of City Government in Chicago and A Sense of Possibility Xolela Mangcu and Gregory D. Squires 1987-1989: The Sawyer Interregnum Monroe Anderson 1989-2011: Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Spectacle Costas Spirou and Dennis R. Judd 2011-2019: Rahm Emanuel--Chicago in Change and Crisis Kari Lydersen and Daniel Bliss 2019-present: Lori Lightfoot's Two Coalitions Marco Rosaire Rossi and Dick Simpson Conclusion: Modern Mayors of Chicago Dick Simpson Epilogue: History Continues Dick Simpson Appendix A: Historical List of Chicago Mayors Appendix B: Corruption Contemporary Chicago Bibliography Clinton Stockwell Contributors Index

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