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
October 9, 201612m 13s
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<p><span>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. </span><a href="http://interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/littleitaly" target="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: inherit;">Click here for the full story.</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CuriousCityPodcast/~4/aEGbZw0IKP0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>