Editing William Hale Thompson (section)

===Second term===
Thompson was reelected mayor [[1919 Chicago mayoral election|in 1919]], beating out Robert Sweitzer once again along with Adolph S. Carm, John Collins, [[John Fitzpatrick (unionist)|John Fitzpatrick]], and [[Maclay Hoyne]]. Thompson was said to have had control of the 75,000 [[black]] voters in his day. In his campaign he claimed to be an advocate for the people against public utility companies and the rich who avoided taxes. This inspired Thompson to enforce a five-cent streetcar fare to promote his campaign, which was also used to threaten the action of streetcar companies; he also sued the [[Chicago "L"]] when it tried to raise fares after the inflation caused by World War I.<ref name="Barrett">{{cite journal |last1=Barrett |first1=Paul |title=Chicago's Public Transportation Policy, 1900-1940s |journal=Historic American Engineering Record |pages=25–30 |url=https://www.lib.niu.edu/2001/iht810125.html |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref> Eventually, however, despite his protests, the fare was raised to seven cents.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

In his second inaugural address on April 28, 1919, Thompson looked towards drastically expanding Chicago, saying that "Chicago is greater than some nations". This expansion included the extension and widening of streets to cross over more of the city, new post offices, freight terminals, playgrounds, bridges, and more. Also, due to the rapidly changing city, Thompson proposed a zoning bill to regulate and create commercial, industrial, and residential areas. Among the other issues he claimed he would address were telephone prices and service quality, the expansion of the Chicago Police Department, jobs for returning soldiers, lowering the cost of living, and restoring the jobs of Public School representatives who were removed by the Supreme Court.<ref>Chicago City Council. Journal of the Proceedings, April 28, 1919, pp. 8–11.</ref>

In 1922, the city council voted to not spend any money to enforce the [[Volstead Act]]].{{sfn|Merriner|2004|p=108}} Early into his second term, the city dealt with the [[Chicago race riot of 1919]].

At the [[1920 Republican National Convention]] Thompson helped to block his one-time ally [[Frank Lowden]] from capturing the nomination.<ref name=":222"/>

Thompson declined to run for reelection in 1923 and he was succeeded by [[William Emmett Dever]]. Thompson left office as Mayor on April 16, 1923.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor William E. Dever Inaugural Address, 1923 |url=https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-william-e-dever-inaugural-address-1923/ |website=www.chipublib.org |publisher=Chicago Public Library |access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>