Sam DeStefano, at rest February 7, age 82, resident of Melrose Park. Loving brother of the late Vincent ”Giggy” (Virginia) DeStefano, Jennie (the late Victor) Franch, the late Antoinette (Leonard) ...

A co-defendant of former Chicago Police Deputy Supt. William Hanhardt is scheduled to plead guilty Friday in federal court in connection with a nationwide jewelry theft ring, his lawyer said Thursday.

The Chicago Mob was just way ahead of its time. Long before “Mad Men” started racking up TV's Emmy Awards, the Outfit had its own leading mad man. Samuel “Mad Sam” DeStefano was mayhem incarnate. For ...

CHICAGO -- A jewel thief with a legendary name in the history of the Chicago mob was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for his part in a ring led by the city's former chief of detectives. Sam ...

Sam DeStefano ordered oatmeal with brown sugar. His wife, Cynthia, had scrambled egg whites and rye toast. They looked like your average well-dressed, successful suburban couple, not like a wiseguy ...

A member of the jewelry theft ring headed by former Chicago Police Deputy Supt. William Hanhardt who conducted surveillance for the operation was sentenced Monday to 5 years in prison on racketeering ...

Most news consumers on Tuesday will focus on the terrorists, on Afghanistan and anthrax. But every crooked politician within spitting distance of Chicago’s City Hall will be following a different ...

Samuel P. “Sam” DeStefano, age 86, of Addison, US Navy Veteran of Korean War, Member of Carpenters Local Union 1185 for 65 years. Beloved husband of Lillian nee: Hajduk; Devoted father of Louise ...