Narrated by The ChroniclerFocus: Prohibition & Gangster Lore149 km · about 87 min · 18 stories
North along the lake through Prohibition country: Capone's empire, the North Side Gang, the rum-running corridor through the Chain O'Lakes, and the beer barons of Milwaukee — Schlitz, Miller, and Frank Balistrieri's later reign — brewery town to brewery town.
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Chicago, Illinois
The SS Eastland Disaster
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Chicago, Illinois
Al Capone’s Chicago Empire Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Chicago, Illinois
Al Capone’s Chicago Empire Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Skokie, Illinois
Al Capone’s Chicago Empire Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.