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This is a revised, expanded, and re-recorded version of an episode that was originally released in 2020.
William "Big Bill" Thompson was a larger-than-life character who served as Chicago mayor for three terms and is viewed as one of the most corrupt politicians this great city has ever seen.
Robert Loerzel's piece on Eugene Williams in the August 2019 Chicago Magazine:
https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2019/Searching-for-Eugene-Williams/
Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory
Further reading (purchasing these items through these links help support our efforts at no additional cost to you):
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth To Modern Chicago by Gary Krist
Paperback - https://amzn.to/42sfVya
Kindle - https://amzn.to/40KwjZh
Big Bill of Chicago by Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan
Paperback - https://amzn.to/4ggZOqe
Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and The Politics of Image by Douglas Bukowski
Paperback - https://amzn.to/4hvIMG1
Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by John J. Binder
Hardcover - https://amzn.to/4aSKXB7
Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):
Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)
Support the show
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Send us a text
This is a revised, expanded, and re-recorded version of an episode that was originally released in 2020.
William "Big Bill" Thompson was a larger-than-life character who served as Chicago mayor for three terms and is viewed as one of the most corrupt politicians this great city has ever seen.
Robert Loerzel's piece on Eugene Williams in the August 2019 Chicago Magazine:
https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2019/Searching-for-Eugene-Williams/
Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory
Further reading (purchasing these items through these links help support our efforts at no additional cost to you):
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth To Modern Chicago by Gary Krist
Paperback - https://amzn.to/42sfVya
Kindle - https://amzn.to/40KwjZh
Big Bill of Chicago by Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan
Paperback - https://amzn.to/4ggZOqe
Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and The Politics of Image by Douglas Bukowski
Paperback - https://amzn.to/4hvIMG1
Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by John J. Binder
Hardcover - https://amzn.to/4aSKXB7
Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):
Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)
Support the show

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