Corrupt Illinois : Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality.
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- 9780252097034
- 364.1/32309773
- JK5745
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Corrupt Illinois -- 2. Machine Politics and Stolen Elections -- 3. The Sorry State of Illinois -- 4. Aldermanic Corruption -- 5. Chicago City Haul -- 6. Crook County -- 7. Suburban Scandals -- 8. Police Abuse and Corruption -- 9. Jailbird Judges and Crooked Courts -- 10. Congressional Corruption -- 11. Ending the Culture of Corruption -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix I. Highlights in Illinois' History of Corruption, 1833 to 2014 -- Appendix II. Illinois Governors, 1961-2014 -- Appendix III. Chicago Mayors,1955-2015 -- Appendix IV. U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District of Illinois, 1964-2014 -- Notes -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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