History of Chicago Machine

WBEZ's Best Game in Town segment has been running a great series of shows on the history of the Chicago Machine and its persistance of influence and corruption. One of the stories was actually produced by the BBC (that's right, the British Broadcasting Company). We're not just bad and nationwide, we're international! You can hear the story at http://www.wbez.org/blog/best-game-town/bgit-19-bbc-examines-chicagos-culture-corruption. But today's story on the history of the Machine was especially good and enlightening. Wonder why there's no choice in our local elections? It's explained in this story. Since it just aired this evening, the audio isn't yet posted on http://www.wbez.org/bestgame, but keep checking. It's worth it.