Prohibition in chicago

By alexsobczak

  • 1919 world series

    1919 world series
    Oct. 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9, 1919 - The 1919 World Series - between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds - had its' memory forever tarnished when it was verified that a group of Chicago White Sox players conspired to "throw" the series for financial gain. In the aftermath of the series scandal, eight Sox players were banned for life from professional baseball, even if they only knew about the "fix," but yet didn't participate.

  • tommy gun

    tommy gun
    1920 - Perfected in this year, the Thompson submachine gun, or the "Tommy Gun," became the weapon of choice for at least some Chicago mobster gangs.

  • black hand

    black hand
    Apr. 15, 1921 - Sam Cardinelli, extortionist and "Black Hand" leader, was executed by the State of Illinois for the murder of a saloon owner, after a challenge to the execution was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • Al Capone headquarters

    Al Capone headquarters
    1923 - Al Capone established his headquarters at the Lexington Hotel, at the corner of 22nd Street and Michigan Avenue, in Chicago. He also gained control of the Chicago suburb of Cicero, IL, as a "safe base" for his illegal operations.

  • frank capone was killed

    frank capone was killed
    Apr. 1, 1924 - Violently predictable Frank Capone, brother of Al Capone, was killed by Cicero, IL, policemen during a gunfight which broke out in the City during the 1924 Chicago elections, during strong-arming support at the polls of gangster-backed, Republican politician Joseph Z. Klenha. Brother Al made sure his brother, Frank, had a "lavish" send-off at his funeral

  • northside gang

    northside gang
    Nov. 9, 1924 - North Side Gang leader Dion O'Banion was shot multiple times and died,

  • bloody angelo

    bloody angelo
    May 25, 1925 - "Bloody Angelo" Genna was murdered after being followed in his car by the North Side Gang and Genna smashing into a lamppost after being chased. Someone then stepped out of the other car and shot Genna to death. Apparently, nobody was charged with the gangster's murder

  • attempted killings

    attempted killings
    1926 - Al Capone and his crew attempted to kill Myles O'Donnell and William "Klondike" O'Donnell, leaders of the Westside O'Donnell Mob, in Cicero.

  • money

    money
    1927 - Al Capone's Chicago Outfit earned a yearly income of $108 million.