# Al Capone

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The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run: Unsolved | The Missing Story

In this episode of The Missing Story, host Maureen Watson delves into the chilling and unsolved case of the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, also known as the Cleveland Torso Murderer. This true crime deep dive explores the horrific murders that took place in Cleveland, Ohio, during the Great Depressi…

How glacial lakes fueled Chicago's 19th-century boom

For centuries the Chain O' Lakes shaped the region's history. Originating as glacial kettle lakes used by Native American tribes, they became an industrial lifeline in the 19th century—supplying Chicago’s packer districts with ice and providing millions of tons of gravel for the railroad boom. Late…

The Untouchables (1987) | Episode 20

Chicago. Prohibition. And a team willing to take on Al Capone. This week, Jason and Scott revisit Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables (1987), starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, and Andy Garcia. From its larger-than-life gangsters to that unforgettable train-station showdown, it’s a…

Al Capone Does My Homework

In this episode, I read the first chapter of Al Capone Does My Homework by Gennifer Choldenko.

Judge Blocks Arlington Memorial Circle Arch, Worldgate Foreclosure Fallout & Al Capone's Miami Beach Mansion | Northern Virginia Housing News

Send us Fan Mail Mortgage rates sit at 7.18% after three straight weekly drops, but a hot jobs report raises the odds of a December Fed hike, with October inflation data due Tuesday. In Home Turf: a federal judge blocked construction of the 250-foot arch planned for Memorial Circle hours after fina…

Tony _Joe Batters_ Accardo aka _Big Tuna__ The Ruthless Chicago Mob Boss

He earned the nickname "Joe Batters" for a reason—and it wasn't because he played baseball. Tony Accardo rose from a street hoodlum to become the undisputed ruler of the Chicago Outfit for over four decades, outlasting Al Capone and dying peacefully in bed at 86 while his rivals fell to bullets and…

Episode 5: Language Learning and Generative AI

 Dr. Allyson Eamer and Nisha Sriganesh join host Dr. Laura Morrison to better understand the various dimensions and considerations of using generative AI in the language learning process. Further Resources Fishman, J. A. (2001). Handbook of Language & Ethnic Identity. (2nd ed.). Oxford University P…

Frank Nitti – Story of the Enforcer

He was Al Capone's most trusted enforcer, the man who controlled every dollar flowing through the Chicago Outfit. Born Francesco Nitto in Italy, Frank Nitti rose from the Five Points Gang in Brooklyn to become Capone's second-in-command, overseeing the mob's liquor, vice, and labor racketeering ope…

Death, Taxes & The Untouchables

Al Capone returned to Chicago in 1930, not knowing that the next year was going to be a series of one unfortunate event after another. He had no way of knowing that one of the first pieces of bad news that he received was an omen of things to come – that his brother Ralph -- who had been in charge …

Al Capone vs Eliot Ness_ The Untouchable Showdown

The Prohibition-era showdown between gangster Al Capone and lawman Eliot Ness is the stuff of legend, but the true story is far more complex. Though Ness's "Untouchables" famously raided Capone's breweries, crippling his operations, the two men met only once—if at all. The decisive blow was actuall…