Chicago Crime 1918-1930

Crime Commission

Oct 17, 1919

Interested parties, including local businessmen and private citizens fed-up with rampant local thuggery, mayhem and murder in the city, formed the Chicago Crime Commission, founded by Chicago Attorney Frank J. Loesch.

Riot

Oct 18, 1919

July 27, 1919 - A full-scale race riot began in Chicago, with accompanying arsons, lootings and murders. The riot was initiated when a gang of racist thugs known as "Ragen's Colts," which started as a baseball team formed by two brothers, stoned and drowned an African-American swimmer who had strayed into the segregated "White" area of a South Side beach.[17] The riot ended on Aug. 3, 1919.

Tommy Gun

Oct 17, 1920

1920 - Perfected in this year, the Thompson submachine gun, or the "Tommy Gun," became the weapon of choice for at least some Chicago mobster gangs.

proabition

Oct 18, 1920

1920? - With the advent of, "Prohibition," the Genna brothers decided to switch from extorting the wealthy for a living to producing illegal alcohol for a living (with much help from many Italian- and Sicilian families in "Little Italy"). The brothers' base of operations was an alcohol processing plant at 1022 Taylor Street, in, "The Patch," where allegedly the Gennas openly paid monthly bribes to a large number of police from the neighborhood Maxwell Street precinct and even had money left over

Capone

Oct 17, 1923

1923 - Al Capone established his headquarters at the Lexington Hotel, at the corner of 22nd Street and Michigan Avenue, in Chicago. He also gained control of the Chicago suburb of Cicero, IL, as a "safe base" for his illegal operations.

Capone attempt

Oct 17, 1926

1926 - Al Capone and his crew attempted to kill Myles O'Donnell and William "Klondike" O'Donnell, leaders of the Westside O'Donnell Mob, in Cicero.

Capones income

Oct 17, 1927

1927 - Al Capone's Chicago Outfit earned a yearly income of $108 million.