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Posted on October 4, 2008November 16, 2015 by adam

Gangs at the Congress Hotel

Few of the older hotels in town have never had a murder – most of them have played host to at least one. The Drake had the “woman in black” murder that we wrote about here a month or so ago. There was a really grisly stabbing at the Palmer House in the early 70s Read More…


Adam Selzer is a tour guide and historian in Chicago and New York. The author of more than 20 books, he is frequently seen on The History Channel, The Travel Channel, and more. His virtual tours run daily on the Mysterious Chicago facebook.   Email

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