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The last copy of the Chicago Daily News I picked up had three crime stories on its front page. But by comparison to the gaudy days, this is small-time stuff. Chicago is as full of crooks as a saw with teeth, but the era when they ruled the city is gone forever.

— John Gunther

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

— Studs Terkel

Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.

— Charles Edward Merriam

Chicago seems to follow New York, and coming from New York and being in real estate, I worry about things happening in Chicago that have happened in New York. I've seen a great city like New York go downhill. It has a wonderful financial downtown, but the rest of the city is not very nice.

— Jerry Reinsdorf

It's a tough town, it's a loving town, it's a supportive town, and that's why so many great news people, journalists have come through Chicago or are from Chicago.

— Tamron Hall

Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.

— A. J. Liebling

I must say that it's easy to write nice things about Chicago because it's that kind of town.

— Sammy Cahn

Chicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture. Unfortunately, the Windy City also enjoys a reputation for corrupt politics, violent crime, and some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere in the country.

— Bob Barr

Crime stories show us the part of people's lives they try to keep hidden.

— Bill James

Chicago is many things to many people, and to me, it is a place where you can write.

— Susan Glaspell

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.

— Agatha Christie

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