Organized crime in Chicago

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The following is a timeline of Organized Crime in Chicago.

see also: Timeline of organized crime

Contents

[edit] Events - Timeline

[edit] Pre-1910s

  • 1882 - Chicago Police Chief William McGarigle, in the pay of Chicago crime lord Michael Cassius McDonald, is indicted for graft later fleeing to Canada.
  • 1907 - A group of leading Italian citizens, prominent businessmen, several ethnic organiztions, and the Italian Chamber of Commerce form the White Hand Society, a legal organization, to combat the Le Mano Negra (The Black Hand) in Chicago.
  • 1907 - Chicago gambling racketeer Bud White's gambling vessel, City of Traverse, is closed down.
  • 1908 - Hymie Weiss is first arrested for burglary. It is this incident that, while caught robbing a perfume store, he is dubbed the "Perfume Burglar" by Chicago reporters.

[edit] 1910s

[edit] 1920s

[edit] 1930s

[edit] 1940s

  • March 19, 1943 - Facing incarceration for the extortion of Hollywood film studios, Outfit boss Frank Nitti commits suicide.
  • The Latin Kings are formed. Their alleged motivation for forming this group was an attempt at overcoming the prejudices they faced.
  • 1947 Al Capone Dies in Plasms Florida

[edit] 1950s

  • 1956 - Political fixer Jake Guzik dies of a heart attack.
  • 1957 - Tony Accardo decides to retire from the Chicago Outfit and appoints Sam Giancana to oversee day-to-day operations of the crime syndicate. However, Accardo remains a presence in the organization serving in an advisory capacity as consigliere.
  • 1958 - The Vice Lords are founded in St. Charles Correctional Facility by a group of young men from 16th street on Chicago's west side.

[edit] 1960s

[edit] 1970s

[edit] 1980s

  • January, 1986 - Joe Ferriola is appointed boss of the Outfit. With the approval of his top captains and consiglieri, Tony Accardo, he decides its time to kill Anthony Spilotro for causing problems in Las Vegas and the skim, as well as the Outfit.
  • 1989 - James Basile, a bookmaker, agrees to become a government informant, later identifying a "Mafia graveyard" in the suburban neighborhood of Hillside.

[edit] 1990s

  • March 21, 1990 - Outfit gambling boss of west suburban Elmhurst, Donald Angelini, who had operated a highly successful sports betting empire along with Dominic Cortina, is arrested and sentenced to prison.
  • September 1997 - Harry Aleman is retried for the murder of William Logan based on testimony by Robert Cooley and evidence showing the first trial was fixed. This is the first time in U.S. history someone has been retried for the same crime after being acquitted.
  • December 23, 1999 - Ronald Jarrett, a mob lieutenant to John "Johnny Apes" Monteleone of the South Side Crew, is shot while going to a funeral. It is the first hit in seven years.

[edit] 2000 to present day

[edit] Organizations

[edit] Chicago Outfit

[edit] North Side Gang

[edit] Chicago Mafia Leaders

[edit] Prohibition Gangs

[edit] Racketeers

  • David Miller (David Yaras), Chicago gambling racketeer
  • Maurice Enright, Chicago labor racketeer
  • Jim Colosimo, Chicago gambling racketeer

[edit] See also

[edit] External links