Description: The Boys in Chicago Heights, Illinois, True Crime, Paperback Chicago Heights was long the seat of one of the major street crews of the Chicago Outfit, but its importance has often been overlooked and misunderstood.The crew's origins predate Prohibition, when Chicago Heights was a developing manufacturing center with a large Italian immigrant population. Its earliest bosses struggled for control until a violent gang war left the crew solidified under the auspices of Al Capone. For the remainder of the twentieth century, the boys from Chicago Heights generated large streams of revenue for the Outfit through its vast gambling enterprises, union infiltration and stolen auto rackets. For the first time, the history of the Chicago Heights street crew is traced from its inception through its last known boss.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781609497330
Book Title: Boys in Chicago Heights: the Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Matthew J. Luzi
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Sociology / General, General, Organized Crime, Criminals & Outlaws, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 8.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
