Chicago Politics

Supporting and promoting civic engagement is a core part of the GCI mission. Dick Simpson, a GCI Scholar for 2005-2006, Professor of Political Science at UIC and former Chicago Alderman has compiled sources of current information on Chicago Politics. These resources include links to research papers, books and Chicago City Council Reports with current data on how councilmembers have voted, and other city and independent sources of information on Chicago Politics.

Resources

   City Council Voting Records

    Current

• City Council Report: From 2003 - 2006
  
  
• City Council Voting Record: From 2003 - 2006

     Past

• Chicago City Council Report May 7, 2003 – December 7, 2005 (Complete Report)
  
  
• City Council Voting Record: From 2000 - 2002

   Papers

• The New Daley Machine : 1989-2004. Simpson, D.  Adeoye, O.  Bliss, D.  Navaratil, K. Raines, R.
  
  
• The New Chicago School: Terry Clark
   


• Political Leadership and Stadium Development in Chicago: Larry Bennett and Costas Spirou
   


• Money and Machine Politics: Timothy Krebs
  
  
• Chicago as Laboratory in Urban Studies: Thomas F. Gieryn
  
  
• The 2006 Illinois General Election: A Vote Analysis: Paul M. Green
  
  
• Portrait of Impunity: Jamie Kalven

   Data Sets

• Racial and Gender Makeup of Daley's Cabinet, 2006



• Illinois Officials Convicted of Corruption
   
• Councilmen Salaries for 10 Largest Cities as of 2002

  Links

• Chicago Labor History Map
  
  
• Developing Government Accountability to the People (DGAP) Report
  
  
• Information on 2007 Aldermanic Races
  
  
• BGA Investigation Highlights Questionable Fundraising by Cook County Board President
  
  
• City of Chicago Clerk's Office
  
  
• Dick Simpson's Web Site for Teaching Materials on Urban Politics
  
  
• The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform  

    Books for Purchase

• Inside Urban Politics : Voices from America's Cities and Suburbs



• Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps : The Politics of the Chicago City Council from 1863 to the present



• Chicago's Future in a Time Of Change
  
  
• Where are Poor People to Live
  
  
• The New Chicago

   The Best Journal on Urban Politics

•  Urban Affairs Review