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Crime fighter No. 1 took on Capone – and public corruption

By Stephan Benzkofer,tribune

Frank Loesch was a crime-fighting cruader nearly unparalleled in Chicago’s history. In a life span that included Abraham Lincoln‘s election and assassination, the Great Chicago Fire, Prohibition and two world wars, Loesch not only saw the city transformed, but saw it transformed for the better because of his nearly constant vigilance.  read more  Here