The Chicago Crime Scenes Project

In April, 1963, Martin Luther King wrote in his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail" that One may well ask: "How can you advo...

Fred Hampton, Illinois Chairman of the Black Panther Party, was living with his girlfriend and other Panther friends in the first-floor apar...

Robert Franks, the 14-year old victim in the “Crime of the Century,” lived here at 5052 S. Ellis at the time of his kidnapping and murder o...

Tony D’Andrea got his start in the dark corners and alleys of the Levee. Through hard work, muscle, and not a little violence, he rose to be...