1940 to 1979 Chicago



protesters in grant park outside 1968 democratic national convention.


two years later, city hosted tumultuous 1968 democratic national convention, featured physical confrontations both inside , outside convention hall, anti-war protesters, journalists , bystanders being beaten police. major construction projects, including sears tower (now known willis tower, in 1974 became world s tallest building), university of illinois @ chicago, mccormick place, , o hare international airport, undertaken during richard j. daley s tenure. in 1979, jane byrne, city s first female mayor, elected. helped reduce crime in cabrini-green housing project , led chicago s school system out of financial crisis.








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