Chicago Crime Commission collection, 1947-1954

  • IdentificationMSCCC_NO
  • TitleChicago Crime Commission collection MSCCC_NO
  • PublisherSpecial Collections
  • LanguageEnglish
  • RepositorySpecial Collections
  • Physical Description1.5 Linear feet
  • Date1947-1954
  • AbstractThe Chicago Crime Commission was founded in 1919 by Chicago businessmen to monitor police corruption and inefficiency. If focused its efforts on combating organized crime, a task it continues to pursue today.The Chicago Crime Commission Collection consists primarily of correspondences between members and the Mayor Martin H. Kennelly, newspaper clippings, and reports on organized crime in Chicago from 1947 to 1954.
  • OriginationChicago Crime Commission.

Old Resource ID was CCC

The Chicago Crime Commission is an anticrime organization founded by businessmen in 1919, during a period of deep concern about organized crime and ineffective law enforcement. The Commission acted as a public watchdog, monitoring police, courts, and institutions of correction for laxity and corruption. In order to stir public interest, the Commission released a "public enemies" list in 1930, headed by Al Capone. Continuing its efforts to combat organized crime, the Commission, headed by Virgil Peterson, participated in Senate hearings on Organized Crime. The Chicago Crime Commission continues to campaign against legalized gambling, street gangs, and illegal drugs.

The Chicago Crime Commission collection consists primarily of correspondences between members and the Mayor Martin H. Kennelly, newspaper clippings, and reports on organized crime in Chicago from 1947 to 1954.

Chicago Crime Commission collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago

  • NamesChicago Crime Commission. -- Archives
  • SubjectChicago Political and Civic Life.