Chicago’s Modern Mayors
eBook - ePub

Chicago’s Modern Mayors

From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Chicago’s Modern Mayors

From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot

About this book

Political profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the city

Chicago's transformation into a global city began at City Hall. Dick Simpson and Betty O'Shaughnessy edit in-depth analyses of the five mayors that guided the city through this transition beginning with Harold Washington's 1983 election: Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emmanuel, and Lori Lightfoot. Though the respected political science, sociologist, and journalist contributors approach their subjects from distinct perspectives, each essay addresses three essential issues: how and why each mayor won the office; whether the City Council of their time acted as a rubber stamp or independent body; and the ways the unique qualities of each mayor's administration and accomplishments influenced their legacy.

Filled with expert analysis and valuable insights, Chicago's Modern Mayors illuminates a time of transition and change and considers the politicians who--for better and worse--shaped the Chicago of today.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: Chicago’s Turbulent Political History
  7. 1. 1983–1987: Harold Washington—Cultural Transformation of City Government in Chicago and a Sense of Possibility
  8. 2. 1987–1989: The Sawyer Interregnum
  9. 3. 1989–2011: Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Spectacle
  10. 4. 2011–2019: Rahm Emanuel—Chicago in Change and Crisis
  11. 5. 2019–2023: Lori Lightfoot’s Two Coalitions
  12. Conclusion: Modern Mayors of Chicago
  13. Epilogue: History Continues
  14. Appendix A: Historical List of Chicago Mayors
  15. Appendix B: Aldermanic Corruption, 1972–2022
  16. Contemporary Chicago Bibliography
  17. Contributors
  18. Index
  19. Back Cover