Mirage Tavern

STM-037897302

Title: Mirage Tavern Description: William Cheek (left) at Mirage Tavern, 731 North Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois. The tavern was purchased by the Chicago Sun-Times in 1977 to investigate widespread allegations of corruption by city officials. Cheek illegally sold a sawed off shotgun to William Recktenwald, chief investigator of the Better Government Association posing as a Mirage bartender. Date Depicted: 1977 Creator: Chicago Sun-Times Creator Role: photographer Co-creator: yes Physical Format: born digital Copyright Notice: © 1978 Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit Line: STM-037897302, Chicago Sun-Times Acquisition Source: Chicago Sun-Times Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Sun-Times Storage Location: Chicago Sun-Times Merlin database Max Pixels - Width: 3000 Max Pixels - Height: 2298 Help improve this content