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Episode 801 - Unchecked Graft: Chicago Mayor William "Big Bill" Thompson


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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/

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City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth To Modern Chicago by Gary Krist
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Big Bill of Chicago by Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan
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Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and The Politics of Image by Douglas Bukowski
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Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition by John J. Binder
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