The Volstead Act was intended to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the production, sale and transport of "intoxicating liquors." The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment on December 5, 1933. Following the repeal of prohibition, The Berghoff was the first bar in Chicago to receive its liquor license. Here is a photo the original that is still on its wall.
1991 Rock N Roll McDonald's Chicago Drug Bust
Chicago Crime Tours guest shares his knowledge about the 1991 Chicago Rock N Roll McDonald's drug bust.
If These Bricks Could Talk
These are the last remaining bricks from the former mob retail shirt store front at 837 N. State Street. If these bricks could talk, they would have a lot to say.
Former Chicago Mob Retail Front in Rubble.
See earlier blog post about building at 837 N. State Street in the River North neighborhood that was slated for demolition. Well, the building that was used for Chicago Mob Meetings has been transformed into dust. See upcoming post for historic brick memorabilia!
Chicago Gangster John Dillinger Spotted behind Biograph Theatre
Warning from Chicago's most notorious bank robber John Dillinger.
Former Shirt Store Used by Mob as Front Being Torn Down
A former shirt store at 837 N. State Street in Chicago's River North neighborhood, which was used many years ago as a front by the Chicago mob, is being knocked down by Loyola University to make room for new facility. Chicago mob members used to use this space for meetings, which is especially interesting in light of the fact that the old Schofield's Flower Shop, which was just down the street across from Holy Name Cathedral, also used to be used to hold meetings for Chicago's North Side gang during the 1920s.