"Of all the mob bosses that I ever saw, he was more surly," Drummond said. Giancana was the notorious boss of the Chicago Outfit for 1957 to 1966 — only nine years, but an eventful nine years.

About 10 p.m., a squad of Chicago police officers keeping Giancana under surveillance saw some guests, who were apparently at the house to welcome him home from a Houston hospital, leave.

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.

"The Chicago mob used to be big time, and now it's just local thugs like Tony Soprano," said Gus Russo, author of a best-selling book about the Chicago mob called "The Outfit." ...

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.

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.

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 ...

The indictment charges that Chicago hoodlums and mob associates conspired in at least 18 murders, including that of that of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, once known as the Chicago Outfit's man in Las ...