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Everleigh Club
High class brothel in Chicago, operated from 1900 to 1911. Mayor Carter Harrison Jr. ordered it to be closed on October 24, 1911. By that time the Everleigh sisters had an estimated million dollars in cash. -
Johnny Torrio
Helped build the crime empire known as the Chicago Outfit. Al Capone later inherited the outfit after Torrio retired when he was shot by rival gang members. -
Dion O'bannion
Capone's main rival in the bootlegging wars. Capone ordered three men to murder him. On November 10, 1924, he was shot in a flower shop where he ran his business. -
"Big Jim" Colosimo
Founder of Chicago Outfit, uncle of Johnny Torrio. After divorcing Torrio's Aunt, Torrio ordered Colosimo to be assassinated at his Cafe. -
Hymie Weiss
Helped establish the North Side Gang. After his leader O'banion was killed, it fell on his shoulders to avenge his death. One day while driving around with other gang members, they spotted Capone's limousine and followed it until it stopped and they opened fire on it. They were unsuccessful in harming Capone. -
Bugs Moran
Was the last of the notorious North Side Gang leaders, he escaped the 1929 Valentine's Day shooting that was meant to kill him. -
Al Capone
Ran Chicago's largest bootlegging operation. Although he was able to escape the law with a series of allibies multiple times, he was finally brought to justice in 1931 for incometax evasion. -
Lords of the Levee
A 1943 non-fiction book by reporters Lloyd Wendt and Herman Kogan. It told about John Coughlin and Mike Kenna who ruled Chicago's First Ward, the nerve center of the ciity. -
Anthony Acardo
Became the day to day boss for the Chicago Outfit in 1947 to become the final Outfit authority in 1972, until his death. Increased wealth of Outfit by bringing new territories and operations ti it. -
Sam Giancana
Boss of Chicago Outfit from 1957-1966. He forced jazz musician Tommy Dorsey into letting Frank Sinatra out of his contract early, so Sinatra can expand his career. Story was famously referenced in The Godfather. -
Joseph Lombardo
High ranking member of Chicago Outfit, was arrested in 1963 and charged with kidnapping and loarnsharking. -
Tony Spilotro
Enforver in Chicago Outfit, he succeeded Marshall Caifano as Mob's representative in Las Vegas in 1971. His job was to protect and oversee the Outfit's illegal casino profits. -
Joe Aiuppa
Born in Melrose Park, Il, he rose through the ranks of the Outfit. Was convicted in 1986 of skimming profits from Las Vegas casinos. -
Frank Calabrese
Made man who ran gambling and loansharking operations for the Chicago Outfit. Arrested many times for using threats, violence and intimidation to enforce their loansharking racket.
