Where else but Chicago could a nickname like “Decent Dever” be the kiss of political death for a mayor? Elected 100 years ago, William Dever was defeated for reelection four years later by William ...
A mayor’s inauguration “didn’t amount to much” in the early days of the city, 86-year-old Chicago resident David “Uncle Dave” W. Clark told the Tribune in 1927. “There were no ladies, flowers, big ...