Honorable Edward M. Burke, Aldermanic Dean of the Chicago City Council and IFC past President; and Thomas J. O’Gorman, noted author and Historian–in–Residence of the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago, will be the featured guests of the Irish Fellowship Club at a book signing on May 19th at 6:00 PM at O’Brien’s Restaurant (1528 N Wells, Chicago).   They will present and sign their most recent book, Glory and Government - Chicago’s City Hall 100 Years which provides a history of City Hall and chronicales many of the remarkable events which have occurred there over the last century.

They recently co-authored The End of Watch, Chicago Police Killed in the Line of Duty.   Please join us for this evening of history and fellowship.

The hardbound work is 194-pages and presents a historical overviewof each City Hall since 1837 - the year of incorporation. Each one holds its own unique cache of urban drama and accomplishment. With more than 350-photos, many rarely seen, the authors link the expansion of Chicago's urban footprint and growth with the expansion of its municipal headquarters - three of which have been shared with the government of Cook County.  Also included is a look at some of the more colorful political personalities who have called Chicago City Hall home. They further examine the accomplishments of those Chicago mayors who have made their mark in the present City Hall structure - from Frank Busse (39th mayor) to Richard M. Daley (54th mayor).

Alderman Burke's more than four decades of involvement and leadership in Chicago politics pumps the volume with remarkable anecdotes and political experience. O'Gorman's historical precision and artistic profile helps to shape a book that is both intensely interesting and handsome.
Published by Horto Press, Glory and Government | Chicago's City Hall at 100 is sturdy urban history and a good follow up to the last Burke/O'Gorman collaboration - End of Watch - Chicago Police Killed in the Line of Duty 1853-2006 (Chicago's Books Press).