Prohibition and The Quad Cities Vice Lord, John Looney

The History Guy examines John Looney, who was known as “The Quad Cities Vice Lord.” He was the prototype, prohibition-era mob boss in Rock Island, Illinois. It is history that deserves to be remembered.

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