House That Madigan Built

Foreword Charles N. Wheeler III ix

Preface xvii

Introduction: The Long Reign 1

PART I: THE LEGEND

1 Remap Victory 15

2 White Sox Miracle 29

3 Operation Cobra 41

PART II: POWER PLAYS AND POLITICAL FLOPS

4 Historic Impeachment 55

5 Partisan Math 73

6 The Art of Persuasion 84

7 Pension Failure 97

PART III: A CAREER POLITICAL LEADER

8 A Patronage Army 121

9 Madigan and Madigan 136

10 The Politics of Money 147

PART IV: CRACKS IN THE SYSTEM

11 Turning Point 163

12 Ups and Downs 180

13 Shams? 188

14 Marty's Campaign 202

PART V: THE FALL

15 Himself 213

16 Public Official A 220

Epilogue 231

Acknowledgments 239

Notes 243

Index 275

Photographs follow page 111

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House Speaker Michael Madigan; Politics; Barack Obama; Illinois; Commonwealth Edison; Alaina Hampton; #MeToo; income tax increase; Pat Quinn; Bruce Rauner; Jim Thompson; Jim Edgar; Rod Blagojevich; George Ryan; J.B. Pritzker; Impeachment; Democrats; Republicans; Patronage; House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch; Attorney General Lisa Madigan; White Sox; Sham Candidates; Indictments; Campaign; Fundraising; Richard J. Daley; Richard M. Daley; Rahm Emanuel; Lori Lightfoot; scandal; investigation; White House; Thomas Kilbride; Jim Durkin; Barbara Flynn Currie; Velvet Hammer; Daniel Solis; Edward Burke; Pension; Gay Marriage; Concealed Carry; Public Official A. Michael McClain; Himself; Mike Madigan; Illinois history; political; Springfield; real estate law; taxes