Going Like Gangbusters ; Al Capone Is Helping Chicago Tourism Thrive, Much to Officials' Chagrin

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Al Capone refuses to be rubbed out.

Chicago officials shun any association with "Scarface," whose Prohibition-era exploits made his name synonymous with the city.

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Going Like Gangbusters ; Al Capone Is Helping Chicago Tourism Thrive, Much to Officials' Chagrin

"Anything that glorifies violence, we are not interested in," said Dorothy Coyle, director of the city's office on tourism. But 60 years after his death, his memory still can't be r...

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