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1. Butch McGuire's
20 W Division St
Chicago, IL 60610
Several gangsters frequented this former speakeasy (known as Kelly's Pleasure Palace) during Prohibition. It's also one of the first to serve Guinness and Harp on tap.
2. Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co.
2121 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614
The restaurant sits across the street from the site of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and may have served as a lookout for Al Capone's gunmen.
3. Exchequer Restaurant & Pub
226 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60604
4. Fox's Restaurant & Pub
Chicago
IL, 60655
The Beverly location of the Fox's chain was owned by Al Capone's sister where she once ran a deli.
5. Green Door Tavern
678 N Orleans St
Chicago, IL 60654
Constructed in 1871, the Green Door was one of the first buildings erected after the Great Chicago Fire. A gangster hang out, a green door signified a speakeasy during Prohibition.
6. Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
4802 N Broadway St
Chicago, IL 60640
Open late and serving up arguably the city's best martinis all while some of the country's best jazz and blues artists perform, The Green Mill was owned by "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, Al Capone's right-hand man and the gangster who put together the St. Valentine's Massacre.
7. Halligan Bar
2274 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
Lincoln Park was full of gangster activity as Bugs Moran was in charge of Halligan.
8. Klas Restaurant
5734 W Cermak Rd
Cicero, IL 60804
This Czech restaurant opened in 1922 nestled in south suburban Cicero and attracted guests including Al Capone.
9. Mama Luna's Restaurant
5109 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
In 1975, a hitman with gangster ties, Harry "The Hook" Aleman, fatally-shot a bookie inside the restaurant.
10. Renaissance Blackstone
636 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
The hotel continues to prodigally run its "Good to be a Gangster" special, as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano routinely hung their hats here.
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In the art-filled River North neighborhood, this former Prohibition-era hotel is building a sense of community
Walking through the doors of Freehand Chicago feels like stepping into a 1920s speakeasy, but with all the makings of a modern-day millennial hang out. It's no surprise the location once played host to Chicago's Mafia elite in the Prohibition era, when illicit liquor trade fueled secret soirées lasting well through the early morning hours. Thriving on the original foundation as a meeting place for locals, conversation is plentiful at Freehand Chicago, and guests don't feel the need to stick only to their rooms, instead mingling throughout the hotel.