In early May of this year Banksy visited the corner of Randolph and Peoria and stenciled this image reminiscent of the baby carriage/union station scene in The Untouchables. The Untouchables, which was filmed in Chicago, deals with Al Capone and the corruption of the city in the 1920s. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to think of this piece as a reference to the corruption in Chicago in the 20's which then serves as a reminder of the corruption happening in City Hall right now. Did Banksy have this in mind when he created this piece? I wouldn't put it past him.
I also found some other sweet stencils on the same wall of this building. Three heads, red, black, and purple lined up vertically. The stencil's cool, but the spray paining job is a little sketchy. I noticed a lot of other pieces of street art on the same corner. It seems that Banksy's art sparked other artists to come to the same area.
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