Yes, it is. I was born in Chicago in 1940 and lived there until 1968. Daley's machine ruled with an iron fist and the ward alderman would come to your house and "encourage" you how to vote. Oh sure, old man Daley did a lot of good things for the city but it was corruption at its finest. Did anyone really think that the son would not follow in the family tradition? I can truthfully say that my disdain for the Democratic party and unions were a direct result of the shenanigans I saw or heard about when I lived in Chicago.