“I think the Chicago gangland history is something [that] falls like the snow in Chicago.”
Tag: The Outfit
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The drug warrior
Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.
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A look at how Chicago’s heroin trade has adapted and thrived for more than a century
Drug dealing hasn’t always been done in the open—but it has been going on for generations.
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Why We Need Crime Novelists
So most people, including me, were surprised that Chicago was eliminated in the first round of the IOC vote. Kevin Guilfoile has a (conspiracy) theory. Update: Another theory: “it was […]
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Marcus Sakey at Sheffield’s
Local crime novelist Marcus Sakey hosts a launch party at Sheffield’s (3258 N. Sheffield) for his new novel: “In his latest execution of the formula, The Amateurs (Dutton)–set against the […]