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Building Trades and Workers, Richard Schneirov(
Authored Entry
) ...pressure from Chicago business, Democratic mayor Carter Harrison II used the police to protect...
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Worlds of Prairie Avenue (Essay), Janice L. Reiff(
Rich Map (Essay)
) ...residents wielded enormous influence. When Mayor Roswell Mason decided that federal troops would not...
...inquire about the legality of overriding the mayor's decision and then on General Philip Sheridan, a...
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Chicago Housing Authority, Harvey M. Choldin(
Authored Entry
) ...by commissioners who are appointed by the mayor. Social reformer Elizabeth Wood was CHA's first...
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Calumet Harbor, Page 2, Ann Durkin Keating(
Interpretive Digital Essay (Photo Essay)
) ...Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-37360) Mayor Richard J. Daley tours the Calumet Harbor on...
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Theater, Tony Adler(
Authored Entry
) ...began a successful political career, serving as mayor of Chicago from 1865 to 1869. Eighteen fifty-...
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Italians, Rudolph J. Vecoli(
Authored Entry
) ...modest political clout, no Italian has won election as mayor of Chicago. Introduced to Chicago-style...
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Underground Economy, Christopher Thale(
Authored Entry
) ...plying their trade openly on the streets until Mayor Martin Kennelly ordered a crackdown. In 1980,...
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Gays and Lesbians, Chad Heap(
Authored Entry
) ...inroads into traditional Chicago politics . Mayor Harold Washington appointed the Advisory Council...
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Antecedents and Inspirations, Carl Smith(
Interpretive Digital Essay (Essay)
) ...the Municipal Improvement League, submitted to Mayor George B. Swift a plan for Lake Park prepared...
...July he invited Ellsworth, several commissioners, Mayor Swift, and others to his office for a formal...
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Construction, Mark R. Wilson(
Authored Entry
) ...accusations did not prevent Kelly from being chosen mayor in 1933. ) During the latter part of the...
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Irish, Ellen Skerrett(
Authored Entry
) ...system of government. Chicago's twelve Irish mayors have governed for more than 80 years. Other...
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South Side, Dominic A. Pacyga(
Authored Entry
) ...Area. Among its graduates are five Chicago mayors . German Jews also came to Douglas. In 1881...
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Material Service Corp., Andrew W. Cohen.(
Business Dictionary
) ...the Civic Opera House. Friendly ties to Chicago mayors Anton Cermak and Richard J. Daley allegedly...
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World's Columbian Exposition, Robert W. Rydell(
Authored Entry
) ...before the gala closing ceremonies were to be held, Mayor Carter Harrison was assassinated. Finally,...
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Places of Assembly, Paula R. Lupkin(
Authored Entry
) ...for ceremony, debate, and entertainment. Under Mayor Richard J. Daley the city received major new...
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Unionization, James R. Barrett(
Authored Entry
) ...fortunes remained uneven in the postwar period. Mayor Richard J. Daley's tenure (1955–1976) is often...
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Demography, Walter Nugent(
Authored Entry
) ...came from the South (though Cyrus McCormick and Mayors Carter Harrison senior and junior came from...
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Houseboat Residents, Page 1, Ann Durkin Keating(
Interpretive Digital Essay (Photo Essay)
) ...from the property during World War I by Mayor Bill Thompson for selling liquor. This photograph...
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Chicago River as Harbor, Ann Durkin Keating(
Interpretive Digital Essay (Photo Essay)
) ...alongside the river. William B. Ogden, the first mayor and early booster of Chicago, oversaw the...
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Mailing To the World, Sarah S. Marcus(
Interpretive Digital Essay (Gallery)
) ...political, and religious leaders, including Mayor Edward J. Kelly and Bishop Bernard J. Sheil of the...
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