Oiling the Machine - Corruption in Chicago

The Documentary: Archive 2010 by BBC

Dec 8, 201023:24Society & Culture

"We like our crooks, our fast Eddies, and we find them entertaining." Steve Edwards takes to the mean streets of his hometown Chicago - asking why the Windy City is such a hotbed of corruption.

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