February 17, 1970 The Towne Hotel (formerly Capone's Hawthorne Inn), 4833 22nd Street, Sept. 25, 1971 One-time day-to-day boss, prolific earner and hitman, 1972 Very under-the-radar, yet very highly placed Outfit, Oct. 11, 1972 Behind-the-scenes boss and ultimate Outfit consigliere, Sept. 27, 1974 Once complicit with Chicago Outfit activity, area businessman and federal witness Daniel Siefert was gunned down at his, Sept. 9, 1975 Valued Outfit capo and adept torturer, Nov. 1977 Jewelry store owner Harry Levinson walked into his north, 1978 Jimmy "the Bomber" Catuara was found dead near his car at, Jan. 20, 1978 The body of Bernie Ryan, part of John Mendell's burglary crew, was found in his 1976, Feb. 2, 1978 The body of Steven Garcia, a partner of Bernie Ryan, was stabbed multiple times and his throat was slit. Bears seasons. But before we move too far into the 1970s, when the mafia saw its ultimate rise and fall, lets go back to the OG mobster, Mr. Ferguson. Capone rival Dean O'Banion provided the alcohol to this North Side location, with the upstairs run as an Italian restaurant by Vito Giacomo as a front for the speakeasy downstairs. Every mobster cliche today is in some way due to him. Can you imagine todays Vegas without live entertainment? About 15 gang members and a half-dozen trucks arrived. The mayor was able to get the feds to agree to transfer the cases to local court by paying them back for the raid expenses. Still, this moment didnt make the top 10 because there were other luxe properties that also opened around this time (ahem, the Flamingo), which, lets just say, have a juicier story to tell. While the Golden Nugget is no longer the largest resort on the Las Vegas Strip by a long shot, it certainly paved the way for other big-name resorts that have taken over. Mob underlings who worked for Outfit-connected labor leader, 1955 On order from soon-to-be Outfit front boss Sam Giancana, Outfit loanshark and "nutjob" Sam DeStefano killed his low-level mobster and drug-addicted brother, Michael. I mean, look at that hat. His car was found in Melrose Park, Illinois. Club Lucky at one point was two separate buildings; the bar area was a working hardware store and the dining area a Polish reception hall. Nobody was ever charged with the murder. The feds now had an eye on the gambling and prostitution activities in Sin City and would keep a careful watch for decades to come. He was charged $200 and court costs. 15, 1910 The Chicago Vice Commission was organized by Chicago Mayor.