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John Coughlin |
 | | Along with his partner, fellow first ward alderman "Hinky Dink" Kenna, Coughlin was known as the “Lords of the Levee,” a district included in their ward which provided them with the support of prostitutes, pimps, tavern-owners, and gamblers. |
 | | Coughlin and Kenna's best known activity was the first ward ball, an annual fundraiser which brought together safecrackers, prostitutes, politicians, businessmen, gamblers, and others. |
 | | When Coughlin was accused of corruption, he demanded a retraction, not for the charge of graft, but for the claim he was born in Waukegan, Illinois. |
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