Chicago SyndicateChicago SyndicateThe Chicago Syndicate will focus on the Chicago Mob. In addition to featuring current news articles, it will also attempt to provide some additional analysis and background information. This site may also feature news about the mafia in other cities Articles
Remembering a Top Crime Reporter Who Covered Capone's Mob
2009-04-08 23:26:00 Earl "Skip" Aykroid's father wasn't a gangster, but he got closer to the mob scene than many who lived to tell about it.Aykroid's father, H. Earl Aykroid, was a reporter for the Chicago Herald and... More About: Crime , Reporter , Covered , Remembering
Planning a Mafia Free Wedding
2009-04-07 22:03:00 A Sicilian couple, already partners in a business aimed at bypassing the Mafia , are planning a wedding the bride and groom hope will pay nothing to the mob.Fabio Messina, 30, and Valeria Di Leo, 29,... More About: Wedding , Planning , Free
Blagojevich Case Goes to Family Secrets Mob Trial Judge
2009-04-06 22:40:00 Fresh off handling one of Chicago's biggest mob cases in decades, U.S. District Judge James Zagel will preside over the corruption case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. And it's no... More About: Family , Trial , Secrets , Case
Mafia Leader Arrested in Salem
2009-04-05 22:32:00 The self-proclaimed leader of the Midtown Mafia street gang operating in the city was arrested during a raid here this week, police announced on Thursday.Jaquan Nichols, 21, was taken into custody at... More About: Arrested , Salem , Leader
FBI Raids May be Linked to Organized Crime
2009-04-05 22:25:00 FBI agents raided property on Tuesday that may be linked to organized crime, KMBC reported.Early Tuesday morning, the FBI served federal search warrants at several metro-area homes. The series of... More About: Crime , Organized Crime
The State and the Law A Discussion on the Prosecution of Crime With Richard
2009-04-05 21:49:00 The State and the LawA Discussion on the Prosecution of Crime With Richard Devine, LockeBowman and Dean David YellenWhere:Ceremonial Courtroom – 10th Floor25 E. Pearson. Chicago, IL 60611Loyola... More About: The State
Video Report on the Finding of Al Capone's Secret Bar
2009-04-05 21:34:00 The thud and thump of a wall getting ripped apart was the prelude to a prize -- an old, ornate bar were Al Capone sipped suds and hung with his gangster buds. The revelation happened late Saturday in... More About: Video , Report , Secret
Henry Hill of Goodfellas Fame Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charges
2009-04-05 21:06:00 A mobster-turned-FBI informant whose life inspired the movie "Goodfellas " has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of public intoxication a week after arrest warrants were issued when he failed... More About: Henry , Fame , Hill , Guilty
Video Report with Chicago Tribune Reporter Jeff Coen on the Nick Calabrese
2009-04-05 21:00:00 Video Report of Chicago Tribune reporter Jeff Coen discussing the Nick Calabrese sentencing and history of crime families in Chicago. More About: Video , Reporter
Video Report on Nick Calabrese Sentencing
2009-04-05 20:58:00 Video Report on Nick Calabrese Sentencing. Many people are unhappy with what they consider a light sentence and there could be more prosecutions of the Chicago Mob in the near future. More About: Video
The Devil and Sidney Korshak Coming to HBO
2009-04-04 16:02:00 One of the most intriguing characters to ever come out of Chicago will be the focus of a major HBO miniseries, executive produced by legendary Hollywood player Robert Evans.Based on ''The Devil and... More About: Sidney , The Devil
FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH, HIS BROTHER, TWO FORMER TOP AIDES
2009-04-04 15:27:00 Since 2002, even before he was first elected governor that November, and continuing until he was arrested on Dec. 9, 2008, former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and a circle of his closest aides... More About: Governor , Aides , Brother
Allegations Surface of Mafia Rigged Football Games in 2003
2009-03-29 00:01:00 Serie A footballers Franco Brienza and Salvatore Aronica and the retired Vincenzo Montalbano are under investigation for match-rigging while playing for lower-division Ascoli in 2003, Il Giornale di... More About: Games , Football , Mafia , Surface
Will Leniency to Nick Calabrese End the Chicago Outfit's Foundation of Fear
2009-03-27 04:55:00 Chicago Outfit hit man turned star government witness Nicholas Calabrese, who killed at least 14 men and wet his pants on his first murder assignment near Sox Park decades ago, stood in court to talk... More About: Foundation , Chicago , Fear , Nick
Mob Hit Man Nick Calabrese, Admitted Killer of 14, Sentenced to 12 Years in
2009-03-27 04:38:00 It was a judgment day like none Chicago has ever seen.Mob hit man Nicholas Calabrese, the admitted killer of 14 people, stood before a judge Thursday as the only made member of the Chicago Outfit... More About: Killer , Nick , Years , Sentenced
Voters Have to Be Active to End Corruption and Clout in Illinois
2009-03-27 04:16:00 Illinois is the punch line of lots of jokes. What's the difference between a prostitute and an Illinois governor? A prostitute has a 10 percent chance of being indicted, 40 percent less than the... More About: Illinois , Corruption , Voters , Active
US Government Helping Out Organized Crime
2009-03-27 04:08:00 New Jersey state Senator Raymond Lesniak thinks the US government is helping no one but criminals by imposing prohibition against sports gambling. The state lawmaker has filed suit to strike the... More About: Government , Crime , US Government , Organized Crime
Did Cicero Police Officers Help the Mob Fight the FBI?
2009-03-26 00:27:00 Federal authorities are investigating several Cicero police officers for allegedly trying to thwart FBI agents running surveillance on an Outfit associate and high-ranking member of the Outlaws... More About: Police , Fight , Officers
Chicago Glitterati to Host Fund-Raiser for Former Union Boss with Reputed M
2009-03-24 00:15:00 Sneed of the Chicago Sun-Times reports: Former union boss Bill Hogan is going to get some help paying staggering legal bills from a federal legal battle.To wit: A host of Chicago glitterati are... More About: Union , Boss , Host , Fund
Comparing Dick Cheney to a Mafia Godfather
2009-03-23 14:53:00 The Mafia has its methods in politics and its role in economy. Its minds (agents) are planted in the State's essential institutions. They form lobbies. They are active in the media, cultural, and... More About: Dick Cheney , Dick , Cheney
GTA: Chinatown Wars
2009-03-23 14:26:00 The Grand Theft Auto series makes a return in the Nintendo DS game, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars . Developed by Rockstar Leeds, Chinatown Wars attempts to bring the notoriously controversial Grand...
Talk-Show Host Charlie Rose Survives Botched Mafia Hit Attempt
2009-03-23 14:18:00 Bring me the head of Charlie Rose !No, not the PBS talk-show host. The other one the legendary Mafia -busting prosecutor.Unfortunately, bumbling mob cops Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa and the... More About: Show , Talk , Talk Show
Charles Carneglia Offers His Help
2009-03-23 14:10:00 Just-convicted Mafia hit man Charles Carneglia was such a helpful guy. A source recalls once telling Carneglia about a wealthy New Jersey man who had threatened him. "Charles said, 'I'll take care of... More About: Offers
Genovese Crime Family Associate Pleads Guilty
2009-03-22 23:21:00 A longtime associate of the Genovese organized crime family has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for selling $2.1 million of worthless stock, according to federal officials.Frank Schwamborn, 48, of... More About: Family , Crime , Guilty , Associate
Arrest Warrant Issued for Henry Hill
2009-03-22 22:58:00 "Henry Hill ."San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Kyle Brodie matter-of-factly read the name Wednesday in a roll call of small-time suspects: the unlicensed driver; the work-release... More About: Arrest
Al Capone Still Helping Chicago
2009-03-22 17:20:00 The Sears Tower in Chicago was renamed after Willis Group Holdings after Sears' naming rights expired on the one hundred and ten story skyscraper. The building is very secure. Osama bin Laden didn't...
Real Life Tony Sopranos Seeing More Real Life Dr. Melfis
2009-03-21 02:47:00 In scenes familiar from the television series The Sopranos , the so-called "men of honour" are no longer content to keep their problems within their families, researchers have found.A study by Palermo... More About: Life , Real , Tony , Real Life
The Corleone Family of Kansas City
2009-03-21 01:56:00 Shot point blank in the head six times.That was typically how people died if they messed with the Kansas City Mafia.That's right, the Kansas City Mafia, who ruled this town for more than 50... More About: Family
America's Most Wanted All-Star Contest!
2009-03-21 00:15:00 The deadline for nominations in the AMW All-Star Contest is quickly approaching! If you or any of your family/friends know a deserving first responder – please let AMW know!The All-Star site is up at... More About: All Star , Wanted , Most Wanted
Nick Calbrese's Lawyer to Seek Mercy from Courts
More articles from this author:2009-03-20 23:37:00 A lawyer for Outfit hit man Nicholas Calabrese has asked a judge for mercy by noting Calabrese's decision to cooperate in the landmark Family Secrets investigation almost certainly saved... More About: Lawyer , Courts , Nick , Mercy , Seek 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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