TIL Chicago's last Republican mayor, Big Bill, was elected 97 years ago and held an open alliance with Al Capone. Following his 1927 victory, Big Bill's supporters flooded onto his floating Speakeasy and it sank under their weight.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hale_Thompson
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