Election Coverage And Chicago History

This Time magazine piece by Amy Sullivan does a nice job of mixing the past with the present in terms of Chicago's political history. Sullivan makes some intriguing and telling observations:1. [Rahm] Emanuel, a Chicago native, is a typically colorful figure, known for once mailing a rotting fish to a political opponent and for a post-election dinner in 1992 at which he repeatedly stabbed a

Revisionist History Of The Chicago Fire

A Britannica Blog post by Gregory McNamee posits a revisionist history of the beginnings of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Teaser: The fire starter award contest is between Mrs. Catherine O'Leary and one Daniel "Peg Leg" Sullivan. - TL