Bike Uptown John Dillinger Bicycle Tour

Bike Uptown will host a free bicycle tour of John Dillinger sites in Uptown on Saturday, October 5, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and followed by a picnic brunch and social time at 11:00 a.m.

The public is welcome to join 46th Ward Alderman James Cappleman and Bike Uptown on a leisurely, police-escorted bike ride to discover more about the hidden hideouts and hangouts of former public enemy #1 John Dillinger.

The tour will start at Uptown Bikes, 4653 N Broadway and visit: the offices of Dr. Harold Cassidy who performed plastic surgery on the gangster, where Dillinger celebrated his birthday the night before he was shot, where he made faces through the glass at girlfriend Polly Hamilton, where he shot pool and his hideouts and hangouts.

The tour begins on Saturday, October 5, 10:00 a.m. at Uptown Bikes, 4653 N. Broadway St., and finishes at 11:00 a.m., at Buena Circle Park, 1049 W Buena Ave., for brunch and socializing until noon.