CANCELLED - The Mayoralty of Richard M. Daley and Its Consequences for Chicago Today




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ClassGraphic Richard M. Daley was a dynamic and very consequential mayor of Chicago. During his mayoralty, following in the legendary footsteps of his father, Richard J. Daley, Chicago transformed from a gritty, rust-belt city to a gleaming, world-class city. Many cultural institutions were rejuvenated, Millennium Park was built, and businesses thrived. However, some governmental corruption was still entrenched, and fiscal shenanigans sometimes hid structural problems with the budget. Join us as we use Keith Koeneman's First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley (University of Chicago Press, 2013) to explore Richard M.'s mayoralty, the good and bad, with which we are living today.  
 

Class Details

14 Session(s)
Weekly - Tue

Location
Wieboldt Hall

Instructor
Multiple

Tuition: 

$0.00

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Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
3/3/2026 - 6/2/2026 Weekly - Tue 09:45 AM - 11:45 AM Chicago, Wieboldt Hall  Map Ed Klinenberg  ; Tom Ross 

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