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Stories Set in Chicago
Capone's vaults, Ferris's parade, blues stages and chaotic kitchens — the Second City plays supporting actor to no one. These ten span the 1920s to The Bear; also explore Prohibition Chicago (1920–1939).
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Browse 329 books, 424 movies, 37 TV shows and 41 games set in Chicago.

North by Northwest
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

The Irishman
Pennsylvania 1956. Frank Sheeran a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of…

The Untouchables
Young Treasury Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jim Malone a veteran patrolman and…

Some Like It Hot
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they…

Source Code
When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

Primal Fear
An arrogant high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused…

The Sting
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

I, Robot
In 2035 where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death his investigation leads him to…

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron all the…

The Blues Brothers
Jake Blues just released from prison puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
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