History records that Chicago's first significant episode of indictable political corruption occurred just after the Civil War, in 1869. As Dick Simpson, a former alderman and professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, tells it in his book ...
Drive around the decaying Packard Plant on Detroit's east side and the surrounding neighborhood, then close your eyes and try to imagine investors pouring a lot of money into the area. It might seem far fetched -- until now. Christine MacDonald of The ...