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Giancana was the notorious boss of the Chicago Outfit for 1957 to 1966 — only nine years, but an eventful nine years. As ...
Fifty years ago, a Tribune reporter got an overnight tip that led to a scoop of one of the biggest hits in Chicago mob ...
The Chicago Outfit leader traveled extensively and spent lavishly on friends and family. But by 1974, Giancana had been subpoenad by federal officials to testify about his mob connections.
Salvatore (Sam) Giancana headed the Chicago Outfit during the late 1950s and 1960s. Nicknamed “Mooney” or “Momo” for his temper, the Chicago native rose from a juvenile delinquent to the ...
Nicholas Calabrese pleaded guilty to several counts in May and admitted that he took part in 14 mob murders including that of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, known as the Chicago Outfit's man in Las Vegas.
Accused are reputed mob boss Joseph 'Joey the Clown' Lombardo, 78, James Marcello, 65, Frank Calabrese Sr., 70, Paul Schiro, 69, and Anthony Doyle, 62.
Chester Weger, 86, died Sunday in Missouri. He was freed from prison for good conduct in 2020 after spending more than 60 years behind bars for killing of one of three women found beaten to death in ...
Nicholas Calabrese pleaded guilty to several counts in May and admitted that he took part in 14 mob murders including that of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, known as the Chicago Outfit's man in Las Vegas.
CHICAGO | Reputed Chicago mob boss Joey "The Clown" Lombardo was taken into custody Friday, nine months after federal prosecutors charged him and 13 other alleged members of organized crime ...
A federal jury held three mobsters responsible for 10 murders at Chicago's biggest mob trial in years, increasing the maximum sentence each of them faces to life. The jury blamed ...
Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO –A man can be a good cop one day, a corrupt one the next, a federal judge noted as he sentenced a former Chicago Police officer to 12 years in prison for helping mob killer ...
Joe Pesci's performance in 'Casino' is based on the real Chicago mobster Tony Spilotro. While some liberties were taken, the ...