| Nick Blase:: The Prince of Niles, Illinois Contributor(s): Schneider, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609495497 ISBN-13: 9781609495497 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Political Science | American Government - Local |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012029921 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 253 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nick Blase ruled the Chicago suburb of Niles for almost half a century, defeating every challenger and even facing down legendary Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley on occasion. Ultimately, Blase, the longest-sitting mayor in the country, resigned from office following an arrest on federal corruption charges the morning of his seventy-eighth birthday. He pled guilty and was sentenced to a year and a day in prison. Despite the cloud over his tenure, there is no doubt Blase made a huge impact on the sleepy suburb, turning the postwar bedroom community into an economic powerhouse that ranked with the largest cities in the state. After exhaustive research and hours of personal interviews, Andrew Schneider has put together a fascinating portrait of Blase's political career. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schneider, Andrew: - Andrew Schneider is an award-winning journalist from Chicago. Throughout his career he has worked as a reporter at weekly neighborhood publications and as both editor of a single newspaper and as editor-in-chief of a chain of weekly publications covering Chicago's suburbs. |