The story
Capone's Cicero fortress headquarters after the 1924 election takeover. Fitted with bulletproof shutters and armed battalions. Site of September 1926 machine gun attack by North Side Gang (1,000+ rounds fired). Capone escaped unharmed.
Everything that was here
- 1924–1928
Hawthorne Innheadquarters, hotel
Capone's Cicero fortress headquarters after the 1924 election takeover. Fitted with bulletproof shutters and armed battalions. Site of September 1926 machine gun attack by North Side Gang (1,000+ rounds fired). Capone…
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