Al Capone’s Chicago: 5 Sites He Actually Knew
Al Capone’s Chicago is a place of myth as much as fact. Oddly, it’s often reminded me of George Washington. Every sufficiently old building east of the Alleghenies claims that Washington slept there. Similarly, dozens of old buildings in Chicago seem to claim that Capone drank and/or killed someone there. With the 90th anniversary of […]
The Chicago Gangster Tour: An Interview with Craig “Southside” Alton
The Chicago Detours team recently enjoyed the Untouchables Tour, the original Chicago gangster tour, as a team-building outing. We interviewed Untouchable Tours’ founder to learn more about his experiences creating and leading the city’s (in)famous Chicago gangster tour. What’s been the biggest challenge in running Untouchable Tours for nearly 30 years? The biggest problem over the past […]
Visiting Spooky Chicago Cemeteries: Part 2
In Part 1 of this two-part blog post, we talked about some reasons why a visit to Chicago cemeteries can be a great way to connect with the city and its history. Now let’s really talk about the spooky stuff. You probably know that we do cultural tours of Chicago, and so ghost stories aren’t […]