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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Eliot Ness’

By Paul Davis - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file photo shows Eliot Ness in Cleveland. The Chicago City Council is scheduled to debate a resolution Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, that would officially oppose naming a federal building in Washington after the Prohibition era crime-fighter. Nearly six decades after his death, Ness is still so admired that Illinois' two U.S. senators support the idea. But Chicago Alderman Ed Burke wants the senators to drop it calling Ness and his role in capturing gangster Al Capone a &quot;Hollywood myth.&quot; (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, File) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

Chicago aldermen to discuss Eliot Ness measure

Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo shows Eliot Ness in Cleveland. The Chicago City Council is scheduled to debate a resolution Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, that would officially oppose naming a federal building in Washington after the Prohibition era crime-fighter. Nearly six decades after his death, Ness is still so admired that Illinois' two U.S. senators support the idea. But Chicago Alderman Ed Burke wants the senators to drop it calling Ness and his role in capturing gangster Al Capone a &quot;Hollywood myth.&quot; (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, File) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

Chicago officials say Ness undeserving of honor

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

**FILE** This file photo shows Eliot Ness in Cleveland. Portrayed over the years by Kevin Costner and Robert Stack as an incorruptible hero, Ness' legend is now at risk, with some claiming his role in taking out Chicago mobster Al Capone is mythical. (Associated Press/The Plain Dealer)

Eliot Ness name mulled as new ATF building moniker

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file photo shows Eliot Ness in Cleveland. Portrayed over the years by Kevin Costner and Robert Stack as an incorruptible hero, Ness' legend is now at risk, with some claiming his role in taking out Chicago mobster Al Capone is as mythical as Mrs. O’Leary’s cow starting the Great Chicago Fire. Illinois’ two U.S. senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Mark Kirk, have proposed naming the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives headquarters in Washington after the Prohibition-era crime fighter, but Ed Burke, a prominent Chicago alderman and others are trying to convince the senators to drop the whole thing. Both senators are not backing down, though, insisting he deserves it anyway. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, File)

Was Eliot Ness a hero or Hollywood-inspired myth?

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press