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As dice start to roll legally in Chicago, a look back at the city’s underworld gambling history
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWith dice rolling across the craps table at Medinah Temple, it may be worthwhile to recall that...
At the dawn of the Al Capone era, prosecutor William McSwiggin was killed in a hail of machine gun...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe McSwiggin murder was the kind of story that editors once thought sold newspapers. The Tribune...
The oldest bar in every state
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhite Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island.Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock The oldest bar in the US is the White Horse Tavern, which was established in 1673 in...
Book Talk: ‘American Demon’ sheds new light on Cleveland’s Torso Killer
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe name of Eliot Ness is inextricably linked with that of Al Capone, but in Cleveland it is linked with a criminal who was never caught. “American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America ...
A little shoe repair shop somehow survived nearly a century in downtown Tampa
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA - Yes, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Nick Nazaretian wears cowboy boots to court. But his favorite shoes are a pair of navy blue Allen Edmonds loafers, the kind that sometimes sport pennies ...
'American Demon' delves into Cleveland history and Eliot Ness's pursuit of a serial killer
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the 1930s, Cleveland was beset by a serial killer who left his dismembered victims in various spots around the city, to be found by passersby, or in Lake Erie, where parts of victims would ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Jake Lingle lived well beyond the means of a Tribune reporter. After his...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJake Lingle walked toward the stairway to the Illinois Central Railroad station at Randolph Street...
Best hotels in Miami 2023: Where to stay for luxury and beachfront locations
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoWhether Miami conjures up images of effortlessly cool (and incredibly bronzed) rollerbladers gliding...