Chicago's Taxicab Wars took place throughout the 1920's when rival taxi company's went to war with each other to gain...
The Bloody Maxwell District Chicago
For about a hundred years, the Maxwell Street District or better known as Bloody Maxwell on the Near West Side of...
The Fox Lake Massacre
The Fox Lake Massacre was an event when Prohibition Era violence spilled over into Lake County, northeastern Illinois...
Frankie Lake, Terry Druggan and the Valley Gang
Frankie Lake and Terry Druggan were leaders of The Valley Gang from Chicago, the were one of the most successful...
The Sheltons special delivery for Charlie Bergir
The Sheltons were once described as Americas bloodiest gang and for good reason, they were locked in a war with their...
Spike O’Donnell – The Southside O’Donnells
James Edward O’Donnell or better known as “Spike” O’Donnell he was born on November 29,1889, O’Donnell was one of the...
Billy McCarthy & Jimmy Miraglia murders
Billy McCarthy was a stick up man and a members of Frank Cullotta's burglary crew in Chicago, Illinois. McCarthy...
Sophie Lyons – Queen of Thieves
Sophie Lyons was called the queen of thieves but while she was under the guidance of Frederika "Marm" Mandelbaum she...
Ragen’s Colts – A Southside Chicago Gang
Ragen's Colts were a street gang which dominated the Chicago underworld during the early twentieth century. Made up of...
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties. The Prohibition Laws, the Eighteenth Amendment & Volstead Act, had just been passed banning...
The hit on Johnny Torrio
On the afternoon of January 24, 1925, the Czar of bootlegging and vice in Chicago, Johnny Torrio and his wife Anna...
Diamond Jack & His Many Aliases
Diamond Jack had a fascination and love for the Western lifestyle and made his way out to Denver, Colorado to become...