Daley vs. Little Italy: Did The Mayor Drop UIC On The Neighborhood Out Of Spite?
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
September 9, 201811m 29s
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<p>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. <a href="http://interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/littleitaly">Click here for the full story.</a><br></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CuriousCityPodcast/~4/mLIdEWy29Q0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>