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c.1930–1970 – William G. “Big Bill” Lias – born on July 14, 1900. [137] After Prohibition ended Lias moved into illegal gambling and controlled casino-nightclubs in Wheeling. [137] In 1945, Lias purchase Wheeling Down racetrack. [137] In 1964, Lias rivaled with Paul Hankish and was suspected of ordering the car bombing of Hankish.
William "Big Billy" D'Elia (born June 24, 1946) is an American former mobster who was the head of the Bufalino crime family and protégé of family namesake Russell Bufalino.
William "Big Bill" Dwyer: No image available: 1883–1946 New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition William "Jellyroll" Egan: No image available: 1884–1921 St. Louis mobster and co-founder of Egan's Rats: Maurice "Mossy" Enright: No image available-1920 1911–1920 Chicago labor racketeer associated with the North Side Gang
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Schofield's Flowers was established just before the turn of the last century in 1896 [1] by William F. Schofield, A.K.A. "Big Bill". It was located at 738 North State Street, directly across the street from Holy Name Cathedral, on the corner of State Street and Superior Avenue on the north side of the city of Chicago.
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Some sources have the Jousters forming in the 1960s, but evidence has come to light recently, that seems to point to the fact that the Taylor Street Jousters started in the 1950s, around the area of Taylor and Oakley in Little Italy, Chicago, Illinois. One piece of that evidence is a photograph of members called Little Bill and Big Bill at the ...
It served a menu of American cuisine, notably prime rib and a signature "spinning salad bowl", and was, in the early part of its history a nationally known entertainment venue for Big Band music. Its legacy continued until 2009 at Don Roth's Blackhawk in Wheeling, Illinois .