Former Alderman Leon Despres Dies

By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 6, 2009 5:05PM

WBEZ is reporting that former alderman and Richard J. Daley adversary Leon Despres has passed away at the age of 101. We highly recommend checking out his memoir, Challenging the Daley Machine.

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