tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126983492009-07-12T22:38:28.132-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.comBlogger1906125http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChicagoSyndicate?format=skinChicagoSyndicatehttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-77530400756951434912009-07-12T22:33:00.002-05:002009-07-12T22:38:28.142-05:002009-07-12T22:38:28.142-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0Why are we so fascinated by the mob? Well, there's violence: garroting, shooting, stabbing; the thrill of men hunting men. Money: While most of us sweat for our daily bread, gangsters take what they... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W7kJ5dS3CagTbhCiEu0ylORI14I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W7kJ5dS3CagTbhCiEu0ylORI14I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W7kJ5dS3CagTbhCiEu0ylORI14I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W7kJ5dS3CagTbhCiEu0ylORI14I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=o7I5ybmenhI:Seo0SrLOLNM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/o7I5ybmenhI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/examining-crimes-of-calabrese-family.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-57968844811556049162009-07-12T22:16:00.002-05:002009-07-12T22:18:49.227-05:002009-07-12T22:18:49.227-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0A reputed Colombo crime family captain convicted of running illegal card games on Long Island and assaulting two men who robbed one of his clubs was sentenced Friday in Brooklyn to 10 years in... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgZdDuWLvzKlExv06PX3QAWd43M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgZdDuWLvzKlExv06PX3QAWd43M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgZdDuWLvzKlExv06PX3QAWd43M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DgZdDuWLvzKlExv06PX3QAWd43M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=aLEgy0m3l_I:Xcp6OVjKpYo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/aLEgy0m3l_I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/reputed-colombo-crime-family-capo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-81936567368199462812009-07-12T22:10:00.001-05:002009-07-12T22:12:03.538-05:002009-07-12T22:12:03.538-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0There’s a new don in town.Lt. Stephen Johnson of the Massachusetts State Police, special services unit, confirmed today that a new gangster has supplanted Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio as godfather... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fsguZUY0Jqgk3I2_W_RNI5pavEY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fsguZUY0Jqgk3I2_W_RNI5pavEY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fsguZUY0Jqgk3I2_W_RNI5pavEY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fsguZUY0Jqgk3I2_W_RNI5pavEY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=Lmq252lt2zg:6LwV1c078eU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/Lmq252lt2zg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/new-boss-running-boston-mafia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-66503076646058101482009-07-12T22:07:00.001-05:002009-07-12T22:09:05.156-05:002009-07-12T22:09:05.156-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0Accused Mafia boss John "Junior" Gotti was denied bail by a federal judge on Wednesday in a setback two months before he faces his fourth trial in five years on federal racketeering charges.Gotti,... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SRvMDyF6-CSidK-ddcSLI-QIgqI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SRvMDyF6-CSidK-ddcSLI-QIgqI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SRvMDyF6-CSidK-ddcSLI-QIgqI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SRvMDyF6-CSidK-ddcSLI-QIgqI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=_PVVpKrjgMA:MXeQo8w2Zgs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/_PVVpKrjgMA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/junior-gotti-denied-bail.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-1955905172427371932009-07-12T21:47:00.002-05:002009-07-12T21:53:41.148-05:002009-07-12T21:53:41.148-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0Brandishing a murderers' row of cheekbones and all the muzzle money can buy, Michael Mann's Public Enemies offers us a romantic vision of the Depression-era bandit John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) as... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AJJIVW8YukatCE8i5p-iSAN1YjU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AJJIVW8YukatCE8i5p-iSAN1YjU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AJJIVW8YukatCE8i5p-iSAN1YjU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AJJIVW8YukatCE8i5p-iSAN1YjU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=-IVPFfjGTFY:kSIe-O6lx4g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/-IVPFfjGTFY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/public-enemies-vs-untouchables-throw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-23286141205530057182009-07-12T21:30:00.005-05:002009-07-12T21:39:27.958-05:002009-07-12T21:39:27.958-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0Whether the name of Richie Urso ever makes it into the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich next June is anybody's guess.You've probably never heard of Richie Urso. But the FBI sure has... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/60_J1nI-Ap2NkBynUkzYMGaIcVM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/60_J1nI-Ap2NkBynUkzYMGaIcVM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/60_J1nI-Ap2NkBynUkzYMGaIcVM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/60_J1nI-Ap2NkBynUkzYMGaIcVM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=NBr9yq9uBkY:iBXt7fF-pGc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/NBr9yq9uBkY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/city-of-chicago-squeezes-widow-of-man.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-64006494398432222342009-07-12T21:17:00.002-05:002009-07-12T21:20:06.353-05:002009-07-12T21:20:06.353-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0After watching the excellent new Johnny Depp movie "Public Enemies" -- the story of romanticized desperado John Dillinger's murder in Chicago with the help of the Outfit -- Wings and I realized... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9xSSOuIDYE2PZhmL-4rL9KnzDgM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9xSSOuIDYE2PZhmL-4rL9KnzDgM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9xSSOuIDYE2PZhmL-4rL9KnzDgM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9xSSOuIDYE2PZhmL-4rL9KnzDgM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=Q10lxLWBdUQ:Rk6CcuatEQY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/Q10lxLWBdUQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/john-dillinger-was-bad-for-business-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-8766291327839135722009-07-12T20:42:00.001-05:002009-07-12T20:43:37.233-05:002009-07-12T20:43:37.233-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0They looted computer buyers, insurance companies and their own countrymen in a series of scams and extortions that caused police in Northeast Ohio to scramble for years.But were the crimes, committed... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RQz9Aaf-tIaqJ5slSyS53CzSrCI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RQz9Aaf-tIaqJ5slSyS53CzSrCI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RQz9Aaf-tIaqJ5slSyS53CzSrCI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RQz9Aaf-tIaqJ5slSyS53CzSrCI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=Y_tRuR72Uvo:e8QETYJR7bs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/Y_tRuR72Uvo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/russian-organized-crime-enterprise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-86345655601903431462009-07-09T10:10:00.000-05:002009-07-09T10:10:00.993-05:002009-07-09T10:10:00.993-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0I WAS perhaps the unlikeliest person in the world to cover the Stonewall riots for The Village Voice. It was June 27, 1969. I had graduated from West Point only three weeks earlier and was spending... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TBnHfevlr94_Dz_3pQQR-ti37aQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TBnHfevlr94_Dz_3pQQR-ti37aQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TBnHfevlr94_Dz_3pQQR-ti37aQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TBnHfevlr94_Dz_3pQQR-ti37aQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=MLRRZ5hnWAo:DqCRzfcxaXs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/MLRRZ5hnWAo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/stonewall-gay-bar-crackdown-originally.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-92105369565332154022009-07-07T14:57:00.000-05:002009-07-07T14:57:00.765-05:002009-07-07T14:57:00.765-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0Zynga, the largest developer of social games, announced the one year anniversary of social gaming’s most popular crime-based game, Mafia Wars. Since its launch in June 2008, Mafia Wars has grown to... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kLjzFb3KG6i5Hdm1y_xK7Wt9hbk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kLjzFb3KG6i5Hdm1y_xK7Wt9hbk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kLjzFb3KG6i5Hdm1y_xK7Wt9hbk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kLjzFb3KG6i5Hdm1y_xK7Wt9hbk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=0eXgRHeZKCc:ApKmlG00YR8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/0eXgRHeZKCc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/one-year-anniversary-of-world-wide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-1906009766141484702009-07-06T08:28:00.000-05:002009-07-06T08:28:00.558-05:002009-07-06T08:28:00.558-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0Not so long ago, the faces of gaming on social networks were those of zombies, vampires, and cuddly virtual pets. Now it's more along the lines of Michael Corleone or Tony Soprano.You've probably... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vxoAP_xkpLT-N6pHAvA5e7pR5SA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vxoAP_xkpLT-N6pHAvA5e7pR5SA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vxoAP_xkpLT-N6pHAvA5e7pR5SA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vxoAP_xkpLT-N6pHAvA5e7pR5SA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=GnxmIIahfvU:OeBIfVeROa8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/GnxmIIahfvU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/facebook-myspace-and-twitter-taken-over.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-65865056850307549372009-07-03T14:54:00.000-05:002009-07-03T14:55:11.949-05:002009-07-03T14:55:11.949-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0The reputed underboss of the New England mob has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges in a plea deal that will send him to prison for six years.Carmen "The Cheeseman" DiNunzio pleaded guilty... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F5BUoB2BHUIlDHmnYyyDKPNcHN4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F5BUoB2BHUIlDHmnYyyDKPNcHN4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F5BUoB2BHUIlDHmnYyyDKPNcHN4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F5BUoB2BHUIlDHmnYyyDKPNcHN4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=KPHHNotfYmU:qy-Cqzn2_oM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/KPHHNotfYmU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/carmen-cheeseman-dinunzio-reputed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-66031212803165939922009-07-03T14:47:00.002-05:002009-07-03T14:51:08.890-05:002009-07-03T14:51:08.890-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0A man identified by a law enforcement official as a soldier in the Bonanno crime family who was under federal investigation was shot to death early Thursday morning near a bus stop on Staten Island,... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j-XC6OxOuMXtNq_Ok1AhKaExzaU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j-XC6OxOuMXtNq_Ok1AhKaExzaU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j-XC6OxOuMXtNq_Ok1AhKaExzaU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j-XC6OxOuMXtNq_Ok1AhKaExzaU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=yAMt8IidOL0:xO28Pz_wZ-0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/yAMt8IidOL0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/mob-hit-on-reputed-bonanno-crime-family.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-69363032465371556892009-07-02T08:42:00.000-05:002009-07-02T08:42:01.794-05:002009-07-02T08:42:01.794-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com1Showtime has confirmed that the drama Brotherhood, about two Irish brothers on opposite sides of the law, has been cancelled. After three seasons on TV the show, set in Providence, will not be... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/la-4KZPG3S4zmovInMXrno2KcSk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/la-4KZPG3S4zmovInMXrno2KcSk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/la-4KZPG3S4zmovInMXrno2KcSk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/la-4KZPG3S4zmovInMXrno2KcSk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=m_zroVacdwk:UiOVoEqtSYU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/m_zroVacdwk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/mafia-drama-brotherhood-cancelled.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-14877535109666572622009-07-01T20:37:00.004-05:002009-07-01T20:42:24.573-05:002009-07-01T20:42:24.573-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0A politically connected Cook County state's attorney's office employee threatened to use her position to expose her ex-boyfriend as a federal informant against the Outfit, voice mail messages played... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f9d0Hn8MM1EcTGgGuzmfplKzu5Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f9d0Hn8MM1EcTGgGuzmfplKzu5Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f9d0Hn8MM1EcTGgGuzmfplKzu5Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f9d0Hn8MM1EcTGgGuzmfplKzu5Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=dfR2izMCbfo:2CrT7k24_Ro:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/dfR2izMCbfo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/reputed-chicago-outfit-informant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-64538548836970238572009-07-01T14:44:00.003-05:002009-07-01T14:57:24.468-05:002009-07-01T14:57:24.468-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0An elderly janitor walked into the cell block of the Lake County Jail at Crown Point, Indiana. The date: March 3, 1934. It was a relatively new facility, built onto the back of the sheriff’s house in... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NgKvwm5P8DZKzooEwMr1r5B4Rbw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NgKvwm5P8DZKzooEwMr1r5B4Rbw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NgKvwm5P8DZKzooEwMr1r5B4Rbw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NgKvwm5P8DZKzooEwMr1r5B4Rbw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=U46GH3kq8JU:IjsflCSNGOc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/U46GH3kq8JU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/07/fbi-reports-on-john-dillinger-crossing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-78819320149866034642009-06-30T20:46:00.000-05:002009-06-30T20:46:02.013-05:002009-06-30T20:46:02.013-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com1As moviegoers prepare for Johnny Depp's John Dillinger facing off against Christian Bale's FBI man Melvin Purvis in "Public Enemies," the mob is on the mind - so here, for your debating pleasure, are... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4WcPu_1HjHxBHdECqCXMVy3_xxQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4WcPu_1HjHxBHdECqCXMVy3_xxQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4WcPu_1HjHxBHdECqCXMVy3_xxQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4WcPu_1HjHxBHdECqCXMVy3_xxQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a 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we’ve been mesmerized by the fedoras, the guns, the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e7iIJBYR14xdRrvHdlvX7LT82PY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e7iIJBYR14xdRrvHdlvX7LT82PY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e7iIJBYR14xdRrvHdlvX7LT82PY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e7iIJBYR14xdRrvHdlvX7LT82PY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=1oRs1GcQm4Q:atacSKIWqnc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/1oRs1GcQm4Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/06/hollywoods-love-affair-with-gangsters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-77756453951077870432009-06-26T00:03:00.004-05:002009-06-26T00:09:46.163-05:002009-06-26T00:09:46.163-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0Chumbolone (pronounced chum-buh-LOAN), my favorite Chicago political word that explains exactly what politicians think of us taxpayers, has finally made it to the big time, with its own listing on... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZBqxeEHoC9iAoh4Op94tk0hbhk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZBqxeEHoC9iAoh4Op94tk0hbhk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZBqxeEHoC9iAoh4Op94tk0hbhk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZBqxeEHoC9iAoh4Op94tk0hbhk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a 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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HPSGaPut95VyA8Qqzenv1wJVGng/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HPSGaPut95VyA8Qqzenv1wJVGng/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=il6ND0n3Jw8:YogsbDgVLlI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/il6ND0n3Jw8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/2009/06/colombo-crime-family-illegal-gambing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-70768474748255964202009-06-24T22:35:00.002-05:002009-06-24T22:41:14.926-05:002009-06-24T22:41:14.926-05:00JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905chicagosyndicate@gmail.com0Now that Bravo is milking additional episodes out of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," the cable network's hit series about a quintet of Garden State lovelies, The Smoking Gun decided to join the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GV-JpJ2P2YzZpwPu06F-GTZ90kY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GV-JpJ2P2YzZpwPu06F-GTZ90kY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GV-JpJ2P2YzZpwPu06F-GTZ90kY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GV-JpJ2P2YzZpwPu06F-GTZ90kY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?a=byZ5qn1xkPg:rNgxK4aemxs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChicagoSyndicate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChicagoSyndicate/~4/byZ5qn1xkPg" height="1" 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