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Back to EpisodesDaley vs. Little Italy: Did the Mayor Drop UIC on the Neighborhood Out of Spite?
Published 9 years, 8 months ago
Description
Why did Richard J. Daley push for the UIC campus to rise from the heart of a long-standing ethnic neighborhood? In this special Curious City presentation, reporter Monica Eng examines the pervasive suspicion that the mayor’s choice rose from a political spat or — even worse — from disdain for the Italian-American community. Click here for the full story.