Chicago Tribune reporter Larry McKay is assigned to investigate his friend’s brutal murder while navigating the treacherous world of Chicago organized crime. His close friend, fellow reporter Michael Anderson, is robbed and pushed onto the train tracks by members of the O-Block gang at the Sixty-Third Street Metra station. His investigation leads him to Paolo Giannini, Anderson’s brother-in-law and the crime boss of the Outfit’s Sixty-Third Street crew. Giannini and his crew are spearheading the development of the South Side’s Windy City Casino, which is a project mired in political corruption and street gang involvement.

McKay becomes entangled with both the Outfit and the street gangs, even taking in a young member of the O-Block gang, DeMarco Stevens. McKay attempts to save this young teenager from the city’s cycle of violence. But there is betrayal and violence at every level. The Sixty-Third Street crew is already skimming cash from its investors before the casino opens its doors.

With mob boss Little Tony DiMatteo’s blessing, everyone is getting a piece of the action, even though some are not willing to pay for it, including Chicago’s corrupt mayor, Bradley Jefferson. Giannini is under pressure to ensure all the investors are playing by the rules while trying to cover up the embezzlement by his Sixty-Third Street crew.

As Giannini’s Windy City Casino is about to have its grand opening, the Outfit’s Bugsy Siegel is going to realize his magnificent dream. But with all of the city’s bloody violence and corruption, is everyone willing to pay the ultimate price?