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Street Boss – Albert "Albie the Falcon" Vena [69] – born in 1948. Part of the new administration following the retirement of John DiFronzo. [68] Vena was once a powerful capo of the Grand Avenue crew and replaced Joseph Lombardo after his 2007, conviction of a 1974 murder. [70] By 2000, Vena had been acquitted of 2 murders. [71]
[1] 18th 19th Samuel McKay 1855–1857 [1] Michael Diversey: 1856–1858 Previously served in 6th ward [1] 20th 21st Philip Conley 1857–1859 [1] Benjamin Carpenter 1858–1860 [1] 22nd 23rd J.A. Huck 1859–1861 [1] Gurden Perkins 1860–1862 [1] 24th 25th Robert Law 1861-1863 [1] William T. Shufeldt 1862–1863 Redistricted to 16th ward in ...
The company was founded in 1883 [1] in Chicago as a lumber company by Albert Blake Dick (1856 – 1934). It soon expanded into office supplies and, after licensing key autographic printing patents from Thomas Edison, became the world's largest manufacturer of mimeograph equipment (Albert Dick coined the word "mimeograph"). [3]
When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down is a memoir written by Robert Cooley, a lawyer who once worked for Mafia members in Chicago but eventually turned in his former clients. The book is co-written by journalist Hillel Levin and was published by Perseus Publishing in 2004.
Anthony Zizzo was born on August 3, 1935, in the Little Italy neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.His parents were Italian immigrants who had settled in the United States. . Zizzo grew up in a working-class family, and like many young men in his neighborhood, he became involved in organized crime at a young
From 1921 to 1925, the family was headed by the six Genna brothers, known as the Terrible Gennas. [1] The brothers were Sicilians from the town of Marsala and operated from Chicago's Little Italy and maintained control over the Unione Siciliana. [1] They were allies with fellow Italian gang the Chicago Outfit. After a bloody war led to their ...
Prairie Avenue was the most posh Chicago address by the time of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. [11] 1871 Map of Chicago: The shaded area was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire. Many of South Michigan Avenue's elegant villas were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. [13]
In addition to being a home for several different owners, the house has also served as a funeral home and as the headquarters of the Chicago Urban League. [2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1978. [1] On December 3, 2023, the building was severely damaged in a fire. [3] [4]