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Author
Pub. Date
2010
Formats
Description
Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Jonathan Eig blows the lid off the Al Capone story. Based on never-before-seen government documents and newly discovered letters written by Al Capone himself, Get Capone presents America's greatest gangster as you've never seen him before. In addition to IRS files, Eig got hold of the personal papers of the U.S. attorney in Chicago who prosecuted Capone. He even found family members who would share stories...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
It was a hunting accident that much Charlie is sure of. That's how his father, Matt Rizzo--a gentle intellectual who writes epic poems in Braille--had lost his vision. It's not until Charlie's troubled teenage years, when he's facing time for his petty crimes, that he learns the truth. Matt Rizzo was blinded by a shotgun blast to the face but it was while participating in an armed robbery. Newly blind and without hope, Matt began his bleak new life...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
It's 1929 and Chicago's two powerful rival gangs, led by Al Capone and Bugs Moran, are in fierce competition over bootlegging ... but not for long. Capone's boys are plotting a Valentine's gift for Moran that will put him and his crew out of business for good. All it will take is a few fake police uniforms, a staged delivery of liquor and, of course, a lot of ammo ...
Author
Publisher
A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 29
Description
This book is the story of one year in one courtroom in Chicago's Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony courthouse in the country. We see the system through the eyes of the men and women who experience it, not only in the courtroom but in the lockup, the jury room, the judge's chambers, the spectators' gallery. We witness from behind the scenes the highest-profile case of the year, and we follow the cases that are the daily grind of the...
5) Thief
Series
Criterion collection volume 691
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
A professional thief is caught between Chicago organized crime families and corrupt police.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Combating the city's most heinous crimes, the priority of Detective Sergeant Hank Voight and his intelligence team has always been to protect their great city, bringing criminals to justice by any means necessary. Facing a new day and age in Chicago, Police are under siege and under a microscope. With police reform in full swing, the team is forced to navigate treacherous conditions in their pursuit of justice.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
The determined men and women of the Chicago Police Department's elite Intelligence Unit continue their fight against crime in Season Ten of the action-packed police drama from executive producer Dick Wolf and the team behind the Chicago franchise. Sgt. Hank Voight leads a close-knit unit that includes Det. Jay Halstead, Officer Adam Ruzek, Officer Kim Burgess, Officer Kevin Atwater, Det. Hailey Upton, Desk Sgt. Trudy Platt, and the team's new member,...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Return to ground zero in the fight against Chicago crime in all 23 episodes of this critically acclaimed drama. In Season Three, Hank Voight's intelligence unit is in the final stretch of taking down a powerful kingpin when one of his detectives is severely beaten and kidnapped. In a race against time, Voight makes the difficult decision to bring back one of the disgraced former members of his unit.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Under the resolute command of Sergeant Hank Voight, the elite intelligence unit continues their relentless fight to take down the city's most dangerous criminals. But just how far is the squad willing to go to achieve justice and protect their own?
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Under the resolute command of Sergeant Hank Voight, the elite intelligence unit continues their relentless fight to take down the city's most dangerous criminals. But just how far is the squad willing to go to achieve justice and protect their own? After taking the fall for Dawson in the Internal Affairs investigation, Ruzek has been arrested on charges of misconduct and obstruction. Plus, Voight is liable to draw suspicion in the murder of corrupt...
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