Chicago Magazine
Jake Lingle was $65-a-week "corrupt to the core" police reporter for the Chicago Daily Tribune who acted as a middleman among mobsters, cops, and politicians, brokering deals to allow illegal operations to operate freely. Who gunned down the newsman in 1930? "The Lingle hit was anything but a Capone-style hit. Too many witnesses," says journalist Jonathan Eig. He suspects it was Bugs Moran's crew.
Jake Lingle was $65-a-week "corrupt to the core" police reporter for the Chicago Daily Tribune who acted as a middleman among mobsters, cops, and politicians, brokering deals to allow illegal operations to operate freely. Who gunned down the newsman in 1930? "The Lingle hit was anything but a Capone-style hit. Too many witnesses," says journalist Jonathan Eig. He suspects it was Bugs Moran's crew.
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