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TIL the Largest Train Robbery in U.S. History occurred in Suburban Chicago in 1924. During "The Rondout Train Robbery" in Lake County, IL over $2 Million Dollars ($35 Million in 2023) was stolen from a Mail Train's Clerks by the Newton Boys and their accomplices, which included a Postal Inspector.

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