Course Outline


Draft - Under Development

1st Week

2nd Week 

  • Corruption
  • Politicians
  • Mike Royko
  • Illinois - Where Our Governors Make License Plates
  • Hinky Dink
  • Al Capone
  • Frank Nitti
  • Mayor Big Bill Thompson
  • Mayor Anton Cermak
  • Mayor Daley - Da Mayer
  • Mayor Jane Byrne
  • Mayor Harold Washington
  • Mayor Richard M. Daley - Da Mayer
  • Mayor Harold Washington
  • Mayor Rahm Emmanuel

3rd Week

  • Location Location Location
  • The Grid Plan
  • Trails to Rails
  • Plank Roads
  • Cable Cars
  • Railroads
  • The "EL" Elevated Railroads
  • Sell the Streets
  • Cars and the Burbs
  • Lakefront - Forever Free and Clear
  • Daniel Burnham
  • The World's Exposition - The World's Fair
  • The Burnham Plan of 1909 - Make No Small Plans
  • The Deep Tunnel Plan
  • Urban Renewal
  • Build Public Housing High Rises, and Tear Them Down
  • Suburbanization
4th Week

  • Jane Adams Hull House
  • 2nd World's Fair
  • Meig's Field - Closed in the Night
  • Midway Airport
  • O'Hare Airport 
  • The New, Even More Improved New Third Airport
  • Your Recommendations for Chicago