35 east wacker drive al capone biography

DOWNTOWN — One of the city's most distinctive buildings — one steeped in Chicago gangster history — will soon look like itself again.

Green scaffolding is finally coming off the top of the Jewelers Building, a landmarked riverfront tower where Al Capone was once said to run a speakeasy in the building's rooftop dome. 

The scaffolding that had hidden the crown of the 40-story tower at 35 E.

Wacker Drive should be gone by the end of May, said Maurice Auriemma, the building's general manager.

The top had been covered since 2014 as crews completely removed and replaced the terracotta of the dome atop the 1926 tower.

"We're really trying to pull the band-aid off at once," Auriemma said. 

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