Can Always Tell If Your From Chicago By.....

1. The "living room" was called the "front room." 2. You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irate at people who do. 3. You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is... Read more

Sam "Momo" Giancona

Gilorma (Sam) Giancana was born in Chicago on 24th May, 1908. At the age of ten he was expelled from Reese Elementary School and was sent to St. Charles Reformatory. This did not have the desired effect and in 1921 joined the 42 Gang. Over the next few years... Read more

Where did organized crime spread?

Any town where there was money to be made, including Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia. But the real Mob capitals were Chicago and, later, Las Vegas.On 16 January 1920 the selling of alcohol was banned throughout the United States. Bootlegging and liquor distribution... Read more

Mob Writer Dennis N. Griffin

BiographyDennis N. Griffin retired in 1994 after a twenty-year career in investigations and law enforcement in New York State, and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada later that year. In 1996 he wrote his first novel, The Morgue, based on an actual case he investigated.... Read more

Montclare, Old Mob Hood??

MontclarePopulation Estimate: 14,976 Avg Family Income: 65,364 Median Age: 48Originally, this Northwest neighborhood was home to many of the famous mobsters of Chicago. Today, the solid middle-class neighborhood is more similar to a quiet suburb. Speedbumps... Read more