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The library will close early at 5pm on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and will remain closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Gobble up some good reads before the holiday—we’ll reopen on Saturday, Nov. 30!

The Rivalry of the 1920s: Chicago Gangsters versus Eliot Ness

Program Type:

History

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

Historian Jim Gibbons will discuss the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and the violent turf war between Al Capone and Bugs Moran’s North Side Gang. Chicago gang violence led to the arrival of FBI agent Eliot Ness, who put together a team of federal prohibition agents nicknamed “The Untouchables.”

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This is a virtual event hosted on Zoom.

This event will not be recorded.