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  • Al Capone And Sam Giancana – Mob Leaders

    College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United States

    Organized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago mob in the … Continue reading

    This event is not open to the general public.
  • Sam Giancana – Master Of The Mob, Murderer Of JFK?

    Private Venue

    Forget Al Capone. Capone ran the Chicago Outfit brutally and very publicly for just a couple of years before being sent to prison on income tax charges. Tony Accordo and Paul Rccca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned over … Continue reading

    This event is not open to the general public.
  • Al Capone – Mob Leader

    Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    Organized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago mob in the … Continue reading

    $10.00
  • Al Capone And Sam Giancana – Mob Leaders

    McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake

    Organized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago mob in the … Continue reading

    Free - but registration requested!
  • Al Capone And Sam Giancana – Mob Leaders

    McHenry College 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake

    Organized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago mob in the … Continue reading

    Free - but registration requested!
  • The Mafia Battle For New York

    Private Venue

    The Mafia And The Battle For New York From the Godfather to the Sopranos, from Capone to Boardwalk Empire, America is fascinated with the Mafia. And the story of the Mafia wars for the control of New York City is … Continue reading

  • Al Capone – Master Of The Mob

    Deerfield Men's Club 375 Elm Street, Deerfield, IL, United States

    Organized crime came in with a bang - literally - with the rise of prohibition. And no city was more under the control of the mob than Chicago. This exciting look at the rise of the Chicago mob in the … Continue reading

  • The Richest Americans: Howard Hughes

    Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    Howard Hughes was a man whose personality was as large as his fortune and whose mystery was as profound as his influence. Hughes was a record setting and pioneering aviator, manufacturer, inventor, film producer, hotel magnate and political financier. He was also … Continue reading

  • Sam Giancana – Master Of The Mob, Murderer Of JFK?

    Private Venue

    Forget Al Capone. Capone ran the Chicago Outfit brutally and very publicly for just a couple of years before being sent to prison on income tax charges. Tony Accordo and Paul Rccca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned over … Continue reading

    This event is not open to the general public.
  • The Rat Pack – Icons Of Cool

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

     The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop – were the embodiment of cool for a short period of time in at the end of 1950s and into the very early 1960s. Their hipster … Continue reading