After the passage of Prohibition, the 1920s brought international notoriety to Chicago. Bootleggers and smugglers bringing in liquor from Canada formed powerful gangs.

Jun 30, 2025 · See what life was really like in Chicago’s gangland of the early 20th century in our collection of vintage photos below. The body of "Big" Jim Colosimo, a notorious Chicago crime boss …

Jul 23, 2022 · Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum // Getty Images 20 photos of Chicago in the 1920s Flappers in front of Belmont Theater

Chicago in the 1920s and 1930s was, like Chicago today, a city of great economic contrasts, but the geography was quite different. The only close-to-downtown neighborhood that was truly wealthy was …

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Jan 27, 2022 · Some social elements of nightlife connected with 1920s jazz performance remain surprisingly familiar a full century later, among them all-night dance parties and early versions of …

Apr 20, 2025 · Chicago may be called “Second City,” but it’s second to none when we’re talking about Prohibition lore. Gins and guns and glamour, and literally “all that jazz,” made Chicago the historical …

The long-standing reformist theme of shadowy conspirators seeking ""control"" of the city and suburbs captured public attention in Chicago and beyond when bootlegging and vice entrepreneurs John …

Mar 9, 2025 · In Chicago, Illinois, the Twenties have become a time of legend and usually call to mind one man, Al Capone. But Capone, for all intents and purposes, was only a figure head during the …