A hundred years ago, Chicago elected a reform mayor. He was voted out four years later.
Briefly

from Chicago Tribune1 year ago
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 Hale "Big Bill" Thompson, a former mayor and awesome boodler.Graft is an art form in Chicago, and Dever was an uncompromising apostle of reform.
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