| | Prologue | p. 3 |
| | A Separate World | p. 13 |
| | A House for All Peoples | p. 48 |
| | Chicago Ain't Ready for Reform | p. 92 |
| | I Am the Mayor and Don't You Forget It | p. 142 |
| | Public Aid Penitentiary | p. 183 |
| | Make No Little Plans | p. 216 |
| | Two for You, Three for Me | p. 245 |
| | Beware of the Press, Mayor | p. 280 |
| | We're Going to Have a Movement in Chicago | p. 326 |
| | All of Us Are Trying to Eliminate Slums | p. 357 |
| | The Outcome Was Bitterly Disappointing | p. 400 |
| | Shoot to Kill | p. 430 |
| | Preserving Disorder | p. 459 |
| | We Wore Suits and Ties | p. 486 |
| | If a Man Can't Put His Arms Around His Sons | p. 525 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 559 |
| | Notes | p. 561 |
| | Bibliography | p. 593 |
| | Index | p. 601 |