The 10 Most Notorious Chicago Gangsters & Criminals  The 10 Most
Famous Chicago Gangsters & Criminals Chicago was originally wet,
muddy swamp land.  In the 1850′s Chicago residents […]  The 10
Most Famous Chicago Gangsters & Criminals  Chicago was
originally wet, muddy swamp land.  In the 1850′s Chicago
residents became tired of dealing with the mud and water.  A
decision was made to raise the entire city 10 feet onto stilts
by jacking up existing structures.  When the city was raised,
there became an instant series of hidden, underground tunnels
and rooms all over the city.  This lead to the criminal
“underworld” lurking beneath the city to plot and execute crimes
without fear of getting caught.  Also a time when the police
force was basically not existent in Chicago, criminals from all
over flocked to Chicago’s underworld.  Whether they were born,
lived, or died in Chicago, some of the most notorious criminals
of all-time are connected to the Windy City.  Dion O’Banion.
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