Perhaps no city in America is more closely associated with organized crime than Chicago.
That connection is mostly due to the meteoric rise, violent reign, and spectacular fall of Al Capone. With the help of a new virtual reality app that explores the city’s most notorious unsolved crime, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, John Russick, of the Chicago History Museum, will attempt to contextualize the Prohibition era in Chicago and help explain why Capone had such a significant impact on the city’s identity.
Attendees will be invited to experience the virtual reality app during and after the demonstration or to go to the Chicago History Museum's Chicago website, www.chicago00.org to download the free app before the event.
Presented by John Russick, Vice President for Interpretation and Education Chicago History Museum.
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