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Capone Legacy Divides Chicago Officials and Tourists
Chicago shuns official memorials to Al Capone yet tourists flock to his legend. Visitors visit his houses graves and sites tied to his empire while Preservation Chicago urges preservation. Museum officials note Capone remains a major draw online and on tour buses.
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Chicago
al Capone
Scarface
Dorothy Coyle
Capone
Nancy Spranger
Fenton, Mich
Jonathan Fine
Preservation Chicago
John Binder
Chicago Outfit
U.S
Chicago History Museum
John Russick
Untouchable Tours
Don Fielding
Federal Prohibition Bureau
Eliot Ness
the Untouchables
Russick
Robert Schoenberg
Mr. Capone
Schoenberg
Europe
Asia
Michael LaRusso Reis
Union Station
Michael Ahern
Left
Albert Fink