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

    Harper College, Main Campus 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, United States

    Forget Al Capone. He 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 RIcca ran the Outfit until 1957 when they turned … Continue reading

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  • Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

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

    Are you ready for some high energy history? How Lincoln's Box Looked From The Audience at Ford's Theater When new clients ask me, "What is your best presentation?" This is the one I point them to. I have been fascinated … Continue reading

  • Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

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

    Are you ready for some high energy history? Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln How Lincoln's Box Looked From The Audience at Ford's Theater When new clients ask me, "What is your best presentation?" This is the one I … Continue reading

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  • Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

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

    Are you ready for some high energy history? Black Friday: The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln How Lincoln's Box Looked From The Audience at Ford's Theater When new clients ask me, "What is your best presentation?" This is the one I … Continue reading

    Free - but registration requested!
  • History Vs. The Movies – Capote and In Cold Blood

    Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, IL

    Click Here To Read About "In Cold Blood" On a quiet Monday in November 1969, Truman Capote was sitting his apartment in New York  Reading page 39 of the New York Times where he found a 300 word account of … Continue reading

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  • History Vs. the Movies: Ragtime and The Murder of Stanford White

    Highland Park Senior Center 1677 Old Deerfield Rd, Highland Park, IL

    Click Here To Read More About The Crime Of The Century It was the first "crime of the century" - America's most famous architect, murdered at a high society party on the rooftop of Madison Square Garden, shot by an … Continue reading

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  • 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

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  • Al Capone – King Of The Chicago Mob

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

    Al Capone was one of the most famous gangsters in American History.  Unlike many organized crime leaders, he did little to hide his identity. He was seen at Wrigley Field chatting with star catcher Gabby Hartnett. Gabby Hartnett Chats With … Continue reading

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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

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