The Thompson submachine gun was designed for use by soldiers in war, but Chicago gangsters made it famous as the Tommy gun, ...

Learn more about Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone's stay at Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary, now a landmark that hosts tours and haunted houses.

A section of Mount Olivet Cemetery in the South Side neighborhood of Morgan Park is reserved as the final resting place for the unidentified and indigent dead of Cook County. Since 2012, individuals ...

The brother of James Weiss, the politically connected business owner convicted of bribing two state elected officials, was ...

The brother of James Weiss, the politically connected business owner convicted of bribing two state elected officials, was ...

The sentence was less than the four months that prosecutors were seeking for Joseph Weiss, who pleaded guilty in May to one ...

In 1933, Leslie T. White moved to Scotts Valley to write pulp fiction at his ‘Mystery Ranch.’ After reading Lincoln Steffens’ ...

Frank Sinatra insisted he'd had no knowledge that his visit to the Cuban capital coincided with a top level US Mafia ...

Chicago police are swarming the city's West Side after reports of a mob burglarizing a train at several locations, including Lake Street and Lockwood Avenue.

CANOGA PARK — Four adults and two juveniles were arrested in connection with a flash-mob style robbery at the Westfield Topanga Mall, authorities said Sunday. Around 5:15 p.m. Friday ...

Kennedy’s 1960 trip to Vegas involved Sinatra, mob ties, and a secret affair. Discover the untold story of political intrigue ...

Video obtained by KTLA shows a violent mob attack at a 7-Eleven store in Orange County Sunday that left a store clerk with a bloody nose, authorities confirmed to KTLA. The violence, which can be ...