Vintage Chicago

The History of Chicago Mob Wars adds adventurous color to the city of Chicago. This vibrant city of the modern world reflects the best of so many cultures. Theses groups did not mesh without effort and compromise. With a strong history of organized crime, exceptionally active during prohibition, bootlegging and various other crimes of that [...]

The gang wars of Chicago began with a simple, fair plan. In 1920, John Torrio had taken over the biggest organized crime outfit in Chicago by taking out their leader “Big Jim” Colosimo. Torrio saw the prohibition as a great moneymaking opportunity and began bootlegging. He and the other crime bosses of the time held [...]