Who was Al Capone? For some, his name stirs up images of a cigar-chomping folk-hero-mobster involved in everything from racketeering to murder and drug-running (and what would ultimately put him ...

In the annals of American criminal history, few names evoke as much fascination and infamy as that of Al Capone. The notorious mobster, has often been depicted as a ruthless gangster ruling over ...

Just about every Chicagoan has an Al Capone story. And most of them are myths. Jonathan Eig debunks many of the long-held legends of the iconic gangster in "Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured ...

Al Capone’s name has become synonymous with Prohibition-era gang violence. Like many outlaws of the era, he is today romanticized as a mob legend, Capone’s actual climb to the top in 1920s Chicago was ...