The story
The Green Mill is usually said to have opened in 1907, but city records show the saloon opening in 1898. It goes back to Charles E. "Pop" Morse, and the Green Mill name was a nod to the Moulin Rouge ("Red Mill") in Paris. In the Prohibition era "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn of Al Capone's Outfit became part-owner.
Dave Jemilo, a South Sider who had owned the bar Deja Vu, bought the Mill in 1986 and revived it. It has hosted the Uptown Poetry Slam since 1986 and is one of Chicago's best-known jazz rooms.
Everything that was here
- 1907–present · still open
The Green Mill Cocktail LoungeJazz Club / Cocktail Lounge / Speakeasy
"Machine Gun" Jack McGurn of Capone's Outfit once owned part of the Green Mill. It is usually dated to 1907, but city records say 1898.
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