Alphonse Gabriel Capone,sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface",was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33.
George Homer Ryan is an American former politician who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. He served as Secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor under governor James Thompson from 1983 to 1991. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Louis Lincoln Emmerson was an American Republican politician and the twenty-seventh governor of Illinois.
The Pineapple Primary was the name given to the primary election held in Illinois on April 10,1928. The campaign was marked by numerous acts of violence,mostly in Chicago and elsewhere in Cook County. In the six months prior to the primary election,62 bombings took place in the city,and at least two politicians were killed. The term "Pineapple Primary" originates with the contemporary slang term "pineapple" to describe a hand grenade.
Charles Samuel Deneen was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois,from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totalling eight years. He was governor during the infamous Springfield race riot of 1908,which he helped put down. He later served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois,from 1925 to 1931. Deneen had previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1892 to 1894. As an attorney,he had been the lead prosecutor in Chicago's infamous Adolph Luetgert murder trial.
Oak Woods Cemetery is a large lawn cemetery in Chicago,Illinois. Located at 1035 E. 67th Street,in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side. Established 170 years ago on February 12,1853,it covers 183 acres (74 ha).
Frank Leslie Smith was an Illinois politician.
David King Udall,Sr. was an American politician who was a representative to the Arizona Territorial Legislature and the founder of the Udall political family.
Frank White was the eighth Governor of North Dakota from 1901 to 1905. He was a Republican who also served as Treasurer of the United States from 1921 to 1928.
Charles Manley Smith was an American politician from Vermont. He served as the 59th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1933 to 1935 and 63rd governor of Vermont from 1935 to 1937.
Gus Alex was a Greek-American mobster affiliated with the Chicago Outfit,who succeeded Jake Guzik and Murray Humphreys as the Outfit's main political briber and "fixer".
Joseph Francis Saltis,known as "Polack Joe",was an American Prohibition gangster who,with Frank McErlane,operated an illegal bootlegging racket in the Back of the Yards neighborhood in Chicago,Illinois until his territory was seized by Al Capone and he fled to Wisconsin.
Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik was the financial and legal advisor,and later political "greaser," for the Chicago Outfit.
Walter Stevens (1877–1931) was a freelance enforcer and "hitman",popularly known as "dean of the Chicago gunmen",during Prohibition. Although having the reputation of a violent gangster,credited with the deaths of at least 60 men,Stevens was a devoted husband to an invalid wife and his three adopted children. Stevens was uncharacteristically cultured compared to his fellow gangsters,refraining from drinking and reportedly quoting classical literature from authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and poet Robert Burns.
Lura Lynn Ryan was the First Lady of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. She was the wife of former Illinois Governor George Ryan.
The Riverview Historic District is a historic district in Kankakee,Illinois,United States. The 78.2-acre (31.6 ha) area around the Kankakee River is the oldest intact residential neighborhood in the city. It was originally settled by Emory Cobb,who used the land as pasture before deciding to erect a resort hotel. After the hotel burned down,the property was subdivided. The district includes 118 contributing buildings,including two Frank Lloyd Wright houses.
Edward C. Curtis was an American politician from Illinois. Born and raised in Kankakee County,Curtis attended DePauw and Northwestern Universities before assuming control of his father's store in Grant Park. Curtis rose through state politics,serving on the Illinois House of Representatives from 1894 to 1904,then on the Illinois Senate until his death in 1920. Curtis served as Speaker of the House from 1896 to 1898 and was a delegate to the 1920 constitutional convention.
Fred E. Sterling was an American newspaper editor and politician.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday,November 3,1936.
