Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington halts cooperation with federal immigration authorities
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is ...
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Today in Chicago History: Mayor Richard J. Daley, who held the office for 21 years, dies of a heart attack
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 20 according to the Tribune’s archives. Is ...
Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington dies at his desk just 9 months after reelection
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 25, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is ...
Jeffrey Tobolski, ex-McCook mayor convicted in corruption case, dies months before prison term was to begin
Jeffrey Tobolski, whose roughly decade in power as both mayor of McCook and as a member of the Cook County ...
Today in Chicago History: Harold Washington elected city’s first Black mayor
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is ...
South and southwest suburbs choose mayors/village presidents
There were more than two dozen mayor and village president races to be decided Tuesday night in the south and ...
The Dishonor Roll: Meet the public officials who helped build Illinois’ culture of corruption
Meet the public officials who helped build Illinois’ culture of corruption By Kori Rumore, Ray Long and John Chase ...
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