Chicago's Modern Mayors

From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot
Political profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the city. 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.
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.

Contributor: Dick Simpson (Edited by), Betty O'Shaughnessy (Edited by), Betty O'Shaughnessy (Contributions by), Xolela Mangeu (Contributions by), Gregory D Squires (Contributions by), Monroe Anderson (Contributions by), Costas Spirou (Contributions by), Dennis Judd (Contributions by), Kari Lydersen (Contributions by), Daniel Bliss (Contributions by), Marco Rosaire Rossi (Contributions by), Dick Simpson (Contributions by), Clinton Stockwell (Contributions by)

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