Events for November 13, 2024

UIC Great Cities Institute Director Teresa Córdova will interview UIC Professor Emeritus and former Chicago Alderman Dick Simpson about his new book, "Chicago's Modern Mayors—From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot." To contextualize the book discussion, Córdova and Simpson will explore how the UIC University Library's special collections of mayors Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley are fundamental to understanding the history of Chicago politics.