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Biograph Theater

She gave the FBI John Dillinger, and asked for one thing back.

Collection: Chicago · USA · Open in OpenStreetMap

Biograph marquee on Lincoln Avenue
Biograph marquee on Lincoln Avenue · Pokemonprime, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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How the story begins

By 1934, Anna Sage had run out of governors. She was born Cumpanis, in what is now Romania, and she had run brothels in Gary and East Chicago, Indiana. Twice she had been convicted, and twice an Indiana governor had pardoned her. A new governor said no. So immigration officers moved to deport her as an alien of low moral character. Then a friend's boyfriend turned out to be John Dillinger.

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Visiting

2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Park, a Chicago Landmark. See the front and the alley from the street. Porchlight Music Theatre is due to stage its 2026-27 season inside, so check what is playing before you go.

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