Professor & Department Head
Ph.D. Indiana University

Phone: 312-413-3780
Fax: 312-413-0440
E-Mail: simpson@uic.edu

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Fields of Interest:
Chicago Politics, Urban Politics, Elections, State and Local Politics, Neighborhood Empowerment, Public Corruption

Selected Publications:

Rogues, Rebels, and Rubberstamps: The Story of the Chicago City Council, (Westview, 2001).

Television Program: "1996 Elections: A Bridge to the 21st Century," (Executive Producer), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1997.

Winning Elections: A Handbook of Modern Participatory Politics, (Harper Collins, 1996) new edition forthcoming, (Longman 2008).

The Crazy Quilt of Government: Units of Government in Cook County, 1993, with Linda Moll (eds.), (University of Illinois at Chicago, 1994).

Chicago's Future in A Time of Change, (ed.), (Stipes, 1993).

Chicago City Council Reform, with Jennifer Arneson, Lisa Dushkin and Ann Gentile, (City Club, 1989).

Television Program: "For the People: Local Government Budget Making", (Exec. Producer), (University of Illinois at Chicago, 1992).

Television Program "Teaching Politics" (Exec Producer), (University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006)

Current Research Areas:
Local governments of Chicago, Cook County, Chicago Metropolitan Region 

Political campaigns

Legislative politics, especially Chicago City Council and U.S. Congress

Public Corruption

Other Significant Accomplishments:
Published over 90 books, professional articles and television documentaries on politics and government

Alderman of the 44th Ward in Chicago, 1971-1979

Candidate for Congress 1992 and 1994

Served on transition teams of Mayor Jane Byrne, Mayor Harold Washington, Cook County Clerk David Orr and State's Attorney Jack O’Malley

Former President, Illinois Political Science Association

Former Co-Editor, Illinois Political Science Review

Department Head, UIC Political Science, 2006 - present