BOSTON (AP) — Did notorious gangster Al Capone have a soft spot? An intimate letter he penned from prison suggests the ruthless racketeer could handle tenderness almost as skillfully as his Tommy Gun.

The gangster, who had reportedly boasted, “They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money,” was sentenced to 11 years in prison for failing to file tax returns. Al Capone (1899-1947), American ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. The coffins of Abraham and Mary Todd ...

As President Donald Trump called for the reopening of Alcatraz in a Sunday evening Truth Social post, many Americans were reminded of the notorious prison off the coast of San Francisco, California.

From Al Capone to George "Machine Gun" Kelly, more than 1,500 men were incarcerated at Alcatraz during the nearly 30 years it was in operation in the San Francisco Bay. The infamous ...

PHILADELPHIA — A sharp-eyed boy who collects antique radios is taking umbrage with the vintage radio on display inside gangster Al Capone’s cell at a historic Philadelphia prison... PHILADELPHIA — A ...

A tax evasion charge brings down Al Capone. After the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, federal authorities were set on sending Al Capone to prison. It would be a tax evasion charge that would bring down ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A sharp-eyed boy who noticed that the vintage radio inside gangster Al Capone’s former Philadelphia prison cell wasn’t historically accurate has delivered a replacement.

Al Capone has been back in the news recently because April 21 was the 40th anniversary of a live TV special hosted by Geraldo ...