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Mike Royko

Age: 64
columnist

The bitingly sarcastic Chicago columnist championed the cause of the little guy and often lambasted politicians. He wrote about Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley in his best-selling book, Boss.

Born: 1932
Died: April 29, 1997

A. L. Rowse

1997 Deaths

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