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Oiling the Machine - Uncovering corruption in Chicago

"We like our crooks, our fast Eddies, and we find them entertaining." Steve Edwards takes to the mean streets of his hometown Chicago - asking why the Windy City is such a hotbed of corruption.

Extreme World is a new season of coverage on the BBC examining the global differences that divide us.

Over the next few months we will explore eight key themes that illustrate the contrasts in our extreme world.

They include click Hot and Cold, Corruption, Dying, Crime, Education, Business, Pollution and God.

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Sun 12 Dec 201003:05GMT
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