In this episode we discuss how Mayor Jane Byrne sorta takes up residence in the projects and throws the most cringe easter celebration while violating constitutional rights. Then it gets bad and constitutional rights are stomped on some more. Good Times. At the end you get Alyssa's Cabrini Green story.Show Notes:Chicago Magazine: Cabrini GreenWTTW: When Jane Byrne Moved in to CabriniChicago Tribune: Jane Byrne’s move into Cabrini-Green is the subject of a new play. But the stunt’s history ‘depends on whom you ask.’Chicago Sun-Times: Why Chicago’s 1st female mayor moved into the city’s most notorious public housing projectNPR: When A Mayor Moved To The Cabrini-Green ProjectsDNAinfo: SPECIAL REPORT: How Kids Get Caught in Chicago's Deadly Gun TrapNYT: Even a Grade School Is No Refuge From GunfireHigh-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alyssa Dyksterhouse, Chicago tour guide, history lover and research extraordinaire, walks her friends through her favorite well-known and lesser-known moments in Chicago’s quirky past while exploring each story's parallels to current affairs.