Royko was the best. Grew up in the Region. My Pop read Royko religiously. His book, “Boss” about Mayor Daily is a classic.
I have that book “Boss.” I got to meet Mike Royko a couple of times. He used to hang out at Billy Goat’s Tavern at Lower Wacker Drive, it was made famous by John Belushi in his Saturday Night skit “cheeseburger, cheeseburger.” If you didn’t bother him and just wanted to say hello or something quick he was great. But if you were a stranger and tried to get into a deep conversation about something he would cut you off and that person would get the hint.