Boss

Tom Kane cements his mayoral legacy with a lavish ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking of the new modernized O'Hare terminals.

Kane uses a tragedy in his personal life to further his political agenda and ultimately win control over the housing authority.

Kane grows increasingly infatuated with his new senior aide, Mona, allowing himself to get swept up in her passion for the subsidized housing project.

Kane makes a professional turn to a new way of doing things when he extricates the housing project from the corruption that plagues his entire city.

Kane orders a corruption sweep and arrests several members of his own political machine.

Kane's moves with the housing project escalate from a state of unrest to rioting and looting.

Kane's alternative treatment seems to have worked and he is back in control of his city.

Kane keeps the city from bankruptcy by forming alliances with his enemies on the City Council.

Chicago is bankrupt and a team of receivers pour in to take control of the city.

As Kane's mental faculties deteriorate to a new low, Sentinel editor, Sam Miller, is about to break a story that will destroy him.