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Bulletproof provenance
Before Al Capone's 1928 Cadillac rolls across the RM Auctions block in Plymouth, Mich., on July 28, one 93-year-old Chicago native took a cruise back in time. Now living in Milwaukee, Richard "Cappy" Capstran helped his father install the armor plating...
Tags: Auction Service, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pneumonia, Chicago Police Department
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Sting targets white supremacists: Agents' Nazi 'gang' duped suspects
ST. CLOUD — A neo-Nazi motorcycle gang created by an undercover law-enforcement unit to investigate white supremacists and racist bikers has helped topple two domestic-terrorism groups in Central Florida.
The original investigation began in 2007,...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Laws, Murder, Terrorism, Explosions
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'Mob Wives' filming in Chicago, Lauren Conrad coming to Naperville, Jennifer Hudson honors Whitney Houston
Chicago might not have its own “Real Housewives” spinoff, but the former home of gangster Al Capone will have its own version of “Mob Wives” beginning this spring.
“Mob Wives: Chicago” — like the New York-...Tags: Millennium Park, Jed Hoyer , Whitney Houston, Chicago Cubs, Michael Dinner
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Las Vegas: 21 things to do for under $21
For those who want to spend more time than money in Las Vegas, here are 21 things to do for less than $21, all aimed at keeping the bottom line low and the fun factor high.
1. Springs Preserve. Forsake the fake pyramid and fake Statue of Liberty for a...Tags: Pat Tillman, Andy Warhol, Martin Lawrence, Museums, Artists
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Legendary Lawmen: Part 5 - Frank Loesch
Frank Loesch was a crime-fighting crusader nearly unparalleled in Chicago's history. In a life span that included Abraham Lincoln's election and assassination, the Great Chicago Fire, Prohibition and two world wars, Loesch not only saw the city...Tags: Elections, Government, Public Officials, Chicago Elections, Lawyers
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'Dry raiders' helped fuel Chicago violence during Prohibition
Al Capone, Bugs Moran and their gangs weren't the only ones throwing lead and terrorizing innocent Chicagoans during Prohibition.
The "dry raiders," as they were called in Tribune headlines, were nearly an equal danger as they attempted to enforce anti-... -
Gunned-down mob reporter kept a dark secret
The Tribune's Prohibition-era mob reporter Alfred "Jake" Lingle got a little too close to his subject. On June 9, 1930, he was murdered in cold blood at the southwest corner of Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. (Today the location is the pedway...Tags: Robert R. McCormick, Metra, Chicago Cultural Center
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Grimes sisters' deaths, still unsolved, part of series that shook city in 1950s
Fifty-five years ago, a grisly scene was destined not only to be engraved on Chicagoans' memories but to alter our city's image.
The Tribune's headline screamed "FIND 2 LOST GIRLS SLAIN!" Actually, that was never proved. The saga of the Grimes sisters,...Tags: Elvis Presley, Ray Johnson, Polio, Vaccines, Sex Crimes
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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city.
Some events...Tags: University of Chicago, Robert Taylor, Barack Obama, National Museum of Mexican Art, Public Housing
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Legendary Lawmen, Part 7: Four who got Capone
Al Capone was a scourge of the city of Chicago. The brutal gangster controlled not only many illegal enterprises, namely beer and booze, but also influenced the legal ones through bribes and threats. It took the full weight and power of the federal...Tags: Trials, University of Chicago, Organized Crime, Prisons, World War II (1939-1945)
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The legend of Mrs. O'Leary
How survivors of the Chicago Fire sought scapegoats 140 years ago
Even as the embers of the Chicago Fire cooled, the saga of Mrs. O'Leary began. For 140 years, she has been alternately accused and exonerated of setting off the inferno that consumed...Tags: Michael Jordan, Near South Side, Mystery (genre), Entertainment Events, Rental Service
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Innovator for the ages rests in good company
Few Americans have had as profound an impact on the culture as Steve Jobs, but 3 trailblazers come to mind.
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was a unique combination of creative innovator and savvy businessman. He revolutionized how everyday Americans lived...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Eastman Kodak Company, Obituaries, Steve Jobs, Ford Motor Co.
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