Oak Park and River Forest Gangster Tour

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Sun, Oct 16 , 2022

7329 W Harrison St, Forest Park, IL 60130

The “There Goes The Neighbor Hood” tour focuses on gangster history in Oak Park and River Forest. Your guide, John Binder, will take you to visit exteriors of 13 houses that were once owned by major Chicago hoodlums.

Immerse yourself in the history of organized crime in Chicago from Prohibition until the 1990s, focusing on the lives and careers of many of Chicago’s most famous gangsters. The “There Goes The Neighbor Hood” tour focuses on gangster history in Oak Park and River Forest.

We visit the exteriors of 13 houses that were once owned by major Chicago hoodlums, including Tony Accardo, Paul Ricca, Sam Giancana, “Tough Tony” Capezio, and “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn.

Your guide John Binder, organized crime historian and author of The Chicago Outfit and Al Capone’s Beer Wars, discusses the careers of the former owners of the homes, the gangsters’ families, and the interesting features of each home (10 of which he has visited in person), including secret tunnels, hidden rooms, and gangland murders.

No walking is required on this luxury bus tour.

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