Of the many people who have found fame and flirted with immortality in Chicago, not all have been deserving, and most of even the best of them wind up fading away. Not so with a certain native New ...

A blast from the past! Workers at a Chicago distillery that allegedly once operated as a speakeasy under crime boss Al Capone have discovered a well-preserved pistol hidden inside its walls, according ...

For tourists, there are two new ways to escape the mobs in the theme parks by heading to International Drive — and meeting the mob there. In recent months, “The Speakeasy Murder & Other Acts of ...

On this day in 1931, Al Capone, who had reportedly boasted, “They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money,” was found guilty of tax evasion. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in Brooklyn, New York ...

During Franklin D. Roosevelt's 12 years as U.S. president, cars became far more than just transportation at the White House. They served as symbols of visibility, security, and presidential authority.

Feb. 6, 1950, was shaping up to be a characteristically brisk late-winter day in Los Angeles. But something about it didn’t smell right to Mickey Cohen, the former boxer-turned-feared local mobster.

Bust-down watches—the rap-world colloquialism for timepieces encrusted in aftermarket diamonds and gemstones—seem like an invention of recent history. In the early 2000s, especially, there was no ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

EXCLUSIVE: Tomer Capone has long been a household name on Israeli screens, having worked on a number of successfully exported TV shows such as Hostages, political thriller Fauda and When Heroes Fly.

The small town of Monteagle, Tenn., looks like many other southern mountain towns, yet it’s filled with mystery and myth. Infamous gangster Al Capone reportedly once cruised the area, although no one ...

A pistol that the notorious Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone nicknamed "sweetheart" is once again up for auction. This time, prospective buyers can place bids in South Carolina on the weapon that ...