Transcript CRIME ORGANIZATIONS OF CHICAGO

ORGANIZED CRIME IN
CHICAGO
1920 - 1930
TWO POWERFUL CRIMINAL GANGS
The North Side Gang
•
1919-1924 Dean
O’Banion
• 1924-1925 Henry
“Hymie” Weiss
• 1925-1926 Vincent
“The Schemer” Drucci
• 1926-1935
George “Bugs”
Moran
The Chicago Outfit
• 1910-1920
Giacomo “Big
James” Colosimo
• 1920-1925
John “Johny
The Fox” Torrio
• 1925-1932
Alphonse “Al,”
“Scarface”
Capone
The North Side Gang
• The North Side Gang, also known as the North Side Mob,
was the dominant Irish-American Mafia organization within
Chicago during the Prohibition era from the early to late
1920s
• It originated from the Market Street Gang. It was made up
of pick pockets, sneak thieves and labor sluggers working
in the 42nd and 43rd Wards
• With the star of prohibition, the north Siders quickly took
control of the existing breweries and distilleries in the
North Side of Chicago (real beer and high quality whiskey)
The Chicago Outfit
• The Chicago Outfit, shortened to "the Outfit" is a crime
syndicate based in Chicago. Dating back to the 1910s, it is
part of the United States phenomenon known as the Mafia.
• The Outfit bears the influence of its best-known leader,
Alphonse ("Big Al," "Scarface") Capone; in fact, for decades
after Capone had left the scene, The Outfit was known as "the
Capone Gang" or "the Capones" to outsiders. The Outfit's
Membership at a moderate estimate is between 150 - 160
Made Members. They have a large number of associates
which make up the majority of their force
• Since its founding, the Chicago Outfit has been operating in
order to keep and expand its status and profit throughout the
Chicago area among others. During the Prohibition era, its
leader at that time Al Capone competed with other gangsters
like George "Bugs" Moran for the bootlegging business and as
well as other rivalries.
Main Events
• May 11, 1920 - Chicago gambling
racketeer Jim Colosimo
• 1923 - Al Capone establishes his
headquarters
• November 10, 1924 - North Side Gang
leader Dion O'Banion is killed
• January 12, 1925 - North Side Gang
Hymie Weiss, with George "Bugs" Moran
and Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci
• January 24, 1925 - North Side Gang
leader Hymie Weiss, with George Moran,
Vincent Drucci, and Frank "Tight Lips"
Gusenberg
• September 7, 1928 - Capone's former
consigliere and Unione Siciliane president
Antonio "The Scourge" Lombardi is killed
• 1929 - Al Capone serves a brief sentence
on a concealed weapons charge
• February 14, 1929 - St. Valentines Day
Massacre