May 31, 2011

Myles O’Donnell. Public Enemy #10 as of April 24, 1930.•was an Irish American bootlegger and mobster during the Roaring Twenties in Chicago during Prohibition.•He was most famous for being the founder of the West-side O’Donnell Mob aka the Westside O’Donnells or West-side gang (no relation to the South Side O’Donnells, a rival gang).

Myles O’Donnell.

Public Enemy #10 as of April 24, 1930.
•was an Irish American bootlegger and mobster during the Roaring Twenties in Chicago during Prohibition.
•He was most famous for being the founder of the West-side O’Donnell Mob aka the Westside O’Donnells or West-side gang (no relation to the South Side O’Donnells, a rival gang).

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May 30, 2011

Joseph “Polack Joe” Saltis. Public Enemy #9 as of April 24, 1930.Was an early Prohibition gangster who, who with Frank McErlane, controlled bootlegging in the Southwest Side of Chicago, Illinois.

Joseph “Polack Joe” Saltis.

Public Enemy #9 as of April 24, 1930.
Was an early Prohibition gangster who, who with Frank McErlane, controlled bootlegging in the Southwest Side of Chicago, Illinois.

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May 29, 2011

Edward “Spike” O’Donnell. Public Enemy #8 as of April 24, 1930.Involved in the Stockmen robbery of 1922.

Edward “Spike” O’Donnell.

Public Enemy #8 as of April 24, 1930.
Involved in the Stockmen robbery of 1922.

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May 28, 2011

Joe Aiello. Public Enemy #7 as of April 24, 1930.Was a Chicago bootlegger during the 1920s and early 1930s who had a longstanding, bloody feud with Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone.

Joe Aiello.

Public Enemy #7 as of April 24, 1930.
Was a Chicago bootlegger during the 1920s and early 1930s who had a longstanding, bloody feud with Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone.

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May 27, 2011

Jake Guzik. Public Enemy #5 as of April 24, 1930.Was the financial and legal advisor, and later political “greaser”, for the Chicago Outfit.

Jake Guzik.

Public Enemy #5 as of April 24, 1930.
Was the financial and legal advisor, and later political “greaser”, for the Chicago Outfit.

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May 26, 2011

Bugs Moran. Public Enemy #6 as of April 24, 1930.•Was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster born in St. Paul, Minnesota.•In the St. Valentine’s Day massacre, seven members of his gang were gunned down in a warehouse, supposedly by Moran’s rival Al Capone.•He has been credited with popularizing the act of driving by a rival’s hangout and spraying it with gunfire, now referred to as a drive-by shooting.

Bugs Moran.

Public Enemy #6 as of April 24, 1930.
•Was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
•In the St. Valentine’s Day massacre, seven members of his gang were gunned down in a warehouse, supposedly by Moran’s rival Al Capone.
•He has been credited with popularizing the act of driving by a rival’s hangout and spraying it with gunfire, now referred to as a drive-by shooting.

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May 24, 2011

Franklin “Frank” Rio. Public Enemy #3 as of April 24, 1930.•Was a member of Al Capone’s Chicago-based criminal organization known as the Chicago Outfit.•He was also an alleged gunman in the famous 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Franklin “Frank” Rio.

Public Enemy #3 as of April 24, 1930.
•Was a member of Al Capone’s Chicago-based criminal organization known as the Chicago Outfit.
•He was also an alleged gunman in the famous 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

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“Machine Gun” Jack McGurn. Public Enemy #4 as of April 24, 1930.Was an Italian-American mobster and key member of Al Capone’s Chicago Outift.

“Machine Gun” Jack McGurn.

Public Enemy #4 as of April 24, 1930.
Was an Italian-American mobster and key member of Al Capone’s Chicago Outift.

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May 23, 2011

Al Capone.Public Enemy #1 as of April 24, 1930.Notorious for leading a prohibition-era crime syndicate and orchestrating the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

Al Capone.

Public Enemy #1 as of April 24, 1930.
Notorious for leading a prohibition-era crime syndicate and orchestrating the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

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Let’s start with the best.My favorite Public Enemy of all time. Golly jee, Dillinger, you sure are grand. ♥.

Let’s start with the best.
My favorite Public Enemy of all time.

Golly jee, Dillinger, you sure are grand. ♥.

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