Just about every Chicagoan has an Al Capone story. And most of them are myths. Jonathan Eig debunks many of the long-held legends of the iconic gangster in "Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured ...
NEWAYGO, Mich. — With a public figure as polarizing as Al Capone, there are bound to be many tales about his life. As is the case with many stories passed down over 100 years, some are true while ...
Al Capone’s trusted lawyer, known as “Easy Eddie,” lived a life of wealth and privilege under the mob. But when he chose to ...
Between 1900 and 1925 a conflict raged along the New York harbors, a war between Irish and Italian gangs to control the lucrative rackets that were available along the busy and expanding waterfront ...
Chicago officials re-enact the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre. NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Instead of romance, Valentine’s Day in Chicago was filled with bloodshed in 1929, when the ...
Gangsters, banksters, and politicians. Today on the show, how the hunt for Al Capone helped turn the IRS into one of the U.S. government's most powerful tools — and most effective weapons. Joe ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Tommy guns of St. Valentine's Day are considered the most notorious weapons in Chicago crime history. They are two priceless submachine guns, fully automatic, that produced a ...
A black and white image shared online of men queued under a sign that says “Al Capone’s soup kitchen” was generated using artificial intelligence and is not an authentic photograph from 1931. Posts on ...
A pistol that the notorious Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone nicknamed "sweetheart" is once again up for auction. This time, prospective buyers can place bids in South Carolina on the weapon that ...