Sam DeStefano, at rest February 7, age 82, resident of Melrose Park. Loving brother of the late Vincent ”Giggy” (Virginia) DeStefano, Jennie (the late Victor) Franch, the late Antoinette (Leonard) ...

A co-defendant of former Chicago Police Deputy Supt. William Hanhardt is scheduled to plead guilty Friday in federal court in connection with a nationwide jewelry theft ring, his lawyer said Thursday.

Newly released government filings portray William A. Hanhardt as an “Outfit policeman” who shook down bookies and burglars decades before he retired as a Chicago police captain and allegedly stalked ...

A member of the jewelry theft ring headed by former Chicago Police Deputy Supt. William Hanhardt who conducted surveillance for the operation was sentenced Monday to 5 years in prison on racketeering ...

Sam DeStefano ordered oatmeal with brown sugar. His wife, Cynthia, had scrambled egg whites and rye toast. They looked like your average well-dressed, successful suburban couple, not like a wiseguy ...

Most news consumers on Tuesday will focus on the terrorists, on Afghanistan and anthrax. But every crooked politician within spitting distance of Chicago’s City Hall will be following a different ...