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Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

East Coast mob sweep is straight out of a Scorsese movie

Filled with descriptions of pipe attacks and old-fashioned “whackings,” a federal indictment unveiled Thursday accused 46 reputed mobsters of a conspiracy that included loan-sharking, extortion, gun-running and violent acts of retribution.

History | Chicago History

It's Good To Be A Gangster: 10 Chicago Haunts Where the Mafia Hung Out

There are fewer reminders left that Chicago was once a rough and tumble town where gangsters like Al Capone once roamed, as new development has forced the demolition of several haunts. But there...