Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-360) and index.
Contents:
A kid from Bridgeport -- Dick Daley -- Every happy family is the same -- Chicago visions -- The second generation -- From father to son -- Darwinian evolution -- Mayoral election of 1983 -- Political calculus -- All hell breaks loose -- Restoration -- Chicago, 1989 -- A new era -- Plugger -- Crime and grime -- Takeover of Chicago public schools -- Civilizing Richie -- Has Chicago had a sex change? -- Housing without hope -- Bill Daley -- Pride is the first deadly sin -- Crossing the river -- The two faces of Richie Daley -- Millennium Park -- Corruption tax -- Legacy -- Global city, parochial council -- One too many -- Sisyphus -- Bloodlines -- Sunrise, November 29, 2011.
Summary:
Richard M. Daley not only escaped the giant shadow of his father but also transformed Chicago from a gritty, post-industrial Midwestern capital into a beautiful, sophisticated global city widely recognized as a model for innovative metropolises throughout the world. Making deft use of unprecedented access to key players in the Daley administration, as well as Chicago's business and cultural leaders, Koeneman tells an up-close, insider story of political triumph and personal evolution.
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