Tony Accardo was 14 years old when he dropped out of school. By 16, he was working for Jack “Machine Gun” McGurn, one of Al Capone’s hitmen. In his mid-20s, he was promoted to Capone’s bodyguard. And ...

Antonio Joseph Accardo, AKA "Joe Batters" or "Big Tuna," was a notorious Chicago mobster who ultimately became the final boss of the Chicago Mafia in 1972. His criminal career spanned a total of eight ...

JFK conspiracy thriller Assassination has an all-star cast. Directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning, Vietnam), the film stars Al Pacino as senior mob boss Tony Accardo. He features in an ...

CHICAGO - Four decades of ruthless Chicago mob killings were detailed in court papers unveiled Thursday, including the slayings of six men accused of robbing the vault of the mob's biggest boss. Mob ...

CHICAGO | It seemed like a good idea at the time. A gang of burglars decided in December 1977 to break into the home of Tony Accardo, one of the most powerful men in organized crime history, and rob ...