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Chicago’s 150-year-old Irish machine fairly declared buried as last of the political giants sentenced for corruption
Michael Madigan will follow Ed Burke to federal prison, arguably ending Irish political leadership stretching back 150 years ...
In 1894 Pullman strike, Illinois’ governor fought president’s decision to bring in National Guard
During the Pullman Strike of 1894, the governor of Illinois decried President Grover Cleveland’s move to call in the National Guard ...