I bet you no one in liberal circles knows about this. They have airbrushed this part of Chicago and urban history since it reflects poorly on the Democrats. Since such articles only appear in right wing circles, it is easy for the left to dismiss them as conservative conspiracy theories.
At least under Mayor Richard Daley’s corrupt administration, the city worked.
Born in Chicago on the south side at 63rd and Cottage Grove Avenue. my dad used to take us kids down to Jackson Park in the summer to escape the heat of our apartment. We escaped in 1952 after the gangs started destroying that part of the city. It’s been an ever-expanding hellhole since then.