- Twice per Day
Immerse yourself in the history of organized crime in Chicago from Prohibition until the 1990s, focusing on the lives and careers of many of Chicago’s most famous gangsters.The “There Goes The Neighbor Hood” tour focuses on gangster history in Oak Park and River Forest.
- 2.5 hours
- 10+ years old
Learn about Chicago’s criminal history from an expert! Take a private bus tour with historian John Binder and explore Chicago’s checkered past.
- 2.5 hours
- 10+ years old
Meet Your Tour Guide
ChiTown Gangster Tours is operated by John Binder, who conducts the Chicago Prohibition Gangster Tour and the Oak Park River Forest Gangster Tour. John is the author of two books on the subject, The Chicago Outfit and Al Capone’s Beer Wars, which are available through traditional and online booksellers. He also has a large collection of original police mug shots and other photos related to the history of crime (The John Binder Collection), which are regularly licensed by authors and filmmakers for use in their work.
