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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Newly released government filings portray William A. Hanhardt as an “Outfit policeman” who shook down bookies and burglars decades before he retired as a Chicago police captain and allegedly stalked ...

Why has the Hate Fuck Trio been largely inactive for most of this millennium? Jon and Sam DeStefano, the sibling tandem behind one of the best Denver bands of the ’90s, aren’t telling — or rather, ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- One of six men accused of taking part in a jewel-theft ring masterminded by Chicago's former chief of detectives pleaded guilty Friday to stealing $5 million in goods in at least eight ...

Frank Calabrese Jr., son of mobster Frank Calabrese, flipped against his father, and nearly brought down the vaunted Chicago Outfit. One of the most violent and outrageous characters in mob history, ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- 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.