Chicago’s reputation for corruption is the basis of local and national folklore and humor. Grafters and Goo Goos: Corruption and Reform in Chicago, 1833–200

Jones' photo subjects are working people--miners, shipbuilders, dockers--and dancers. This is his best work from his career to date. 81 photos.

Updated with new photographs. Colin Blaney's "Grafters", originally published in 2004, was a ground-breaking exposé of the links between criminal gangs and foo

Examines the roles of politicians and reformers in Chicago against a backdrop of social history from 1833-2003.