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This is, or rather was, the 7th District Station of the Chicago Police Department also known as Maxwell Street Dostrict. It stands on the corner of Morgan and Maxwell Streets. It was built in 1880. From time it was built until World War II, the 7th District was considered one of the most dangerous in the city. In 1906, the Chicago Tribune called the district “Bloody Maxwell”, and “the Wickedest Police District in the World”.

From the 1880 until 1920, the corner of
14th place and Sangamon was known as Dead Man’s Corner because of the numbers of shootings that happened there, many involving police from the nearby 7th District.

During the 1920s, it was widely rumored that the majority of police officers from the 7th were receiving a payoffs from local mobsters involved in bootleg liquor.

It’s proximity to Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood, the 7th hosted several infamous and mob-tied criminals including Al Capone and Sam Giancana.

The CPD vacated the station in 1998. The University of Illinois Chicago Police Department uses the restored building now.

The building was featured prominently in the TV series “Hill Street Blues” and “Chicago PD”.




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