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Progressive reformers in the business community created the Chicago Crime Commission ( CCC ) in 1919 after an investigation into a robbery at a factory showed the city's criminal justice system was deficient.

The CCC initially served as a watchdog of the justice system.

After its suggestion that the city's justice system begin collecting criminal records was rejected, the CCC assumed a more active role in fighting crime.

The commission's role expanded further after Frank J. Loesch became president in 1928.

Loesch recognized the need to eliminate the glamor that Chicago's media typically attributed to criminals.

Determined to expose the violence of the crime world, Loesch drafted a list of " public enemies "; among them was Al Capone, whom he made a scapegoat for widespread social problems.