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