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If you wish to know who ran the Chicago Democratic Machine for the last four decades after the death of Mayor Richard J. Daley, read about the last Boss
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Michael Madigan: The Man Who Ran Illinois | Washington Monthly washingtonmonthly.com/2022/03/28/mic
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The most powerful Dem pols in the state right now are Cook County Board president Preckwinkle, Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot. The last may not run again, the governor faces a tough election and Preckwinkle lost the mayoral race to Lightfoot
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Chicago went through a similar period when Daley sr died and Madigan was not yet established. Had four Mayors in a row Bilandic, Byrne, Washington and Sawyer who did not control the Machine. Then Daley II became Mayor and grabbed control of Cook County while Madigan ran the rest
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