"I Went to Jail for Hunting."
About this episode
Lou Perakis shares his unique experience of going to jail for hunting as a teenager in 1959.
“This one time in Kankakee... I went to jail for hunting.” In 1959, Lou Perakis was a seventeen-year-old Greek immigrant living on the South Side of Chicago. When his older brother, John, decided to head south for the opening day of pheasant hunting season, Lou tagged along for what he thought would be a simple Saturday morning in the country. Instead, a series of events near Aroma Park led to a wrestling match with a game warden, a $150 fine, and one of the most unique legal proceedings in K...
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