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The Cooley Account · Episode 4

Chicago’s Courts

39 minHost: Neal EdelsteinGuest: Bob Cooley

The malfeasance in the Chicago courts inspires Bob to go to law school. Mob-connected cop Rick Borelli introduces him to the web of illegal gambling operations that reach into the western suburbs of Chicago.

People, Places & Cases

In This Episode

30 chapters — tap a timestamp to jump straight to that moment.

  1. Opening
  2. Going To Court
  3. The Kings
  4. The System
  5. Witness To The Corruption
  6. Mel Kantor
  7. The Hall Rats
  8. Candy & Cash
  9. Shaking Down The Poor
  10. The Game
  11. The Ego
  12. Studying Courts
  13. The Riots
  14. After Recovery
  15. Undercover Boredom
  16. Lincoln Park Robberies
  17. The 4th District
  18. Police Graft
  19. Rick Borelli Mob Cop
  20. The Face
  21. The Mob Gambling Machine
  22. Elmwood Park
  23. Biggest Worry
  24. Gambling Largesse
  25. Cosmopolitan Bank
  26. The Rapist
  27. Pat Deluca
  28. Count Dante
  29. Conclusion
  30. Morse Code