When Al Capone was sent to prison for tax evasion in 1931, many wondered who could fill the void left by Chicago’s most infamous mob boss. The answer came in the form of Frank Nitti, Capone’s trusted ...

Was Al Capone a brutal villain who took no prisoners? Or a Robin Hood type figure who seized an opportunity in a tale of rags ...

A new Fox Nation series chronicles American organized crime from Prohibition-era Chicago to 1980s New York through five ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1855: One person was killed and 60 ...

Al Capone's rise to power is chronicled during Prohibition. Hailed as an anti-hero and feared as a cold-blooded crime lord, Al Capone's bootlegging exploits, celebrity and ruthless activities made ...

Sources differ, but it appears unlikely that the presidential limo Franklin Roosevelt used after Pearl Harbor ever belonged to gangster Al Capone.

Items from some of history’s most notorious criminals and crimes are going up for auction in Washington. On September 10, starting at 9 a.m., Grant Zahajko Auctions will hold a Mob, Gangster, True ...

From Al Capone to George "Machine Gun" Kelly, more than 1,500 men were incarcerated at Alcatraz during the nearly 30 years it was in operation in the San Francisco Bay. The infamous ...