Sotheby’s has announced it will auction a solid gold toilet, a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan called “America.

Al Capone’s trusted lawyer, known as “Easy Eddie,” lived a life of wealth and privilege under the mob. But when he chose to betray Capone and cooperate with authorities, he sealed his fate. This short ...

A watch that showcases the glamorous, opulent lifestyle enjoyed by America’s most notorious gangster will be auctioned in New York next month. Al Capone’s Patek Philippe pocket watch is expected to ...

Bust-down watches—the rap-world colloquialism for timepieces encrusted in aftermarket diamonds and gemstones—seem like an invention of recent history. In the early 2000s, especially, there was no ...

Al Capone's rise to power is chronicled during Prohibition. Hailed as an anti-hero and feared as a cold-blooded crime lord, Al Capone's bootlegging exploits, celebrity and ruthless activities made ...

Al Capone's Patek Philippe pocket watch will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s in June, carrying a pre-sale estimate of $80,000-$160,000. The watch was passed down through generations of the Capone ...

PARK SLOPE — A RENOVATED five-story townhouse at 38 Garfield Place in Park Slope, where Al Capone lived from age 11 to his early 20s, is listed for $6.25 million, according to the New York Post. The 4 ...

Chicago officials re-enact the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre. NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Instead of romance, Valentine’s Day in Chicago was filled with bloodshed in 1929, when the ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 25, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Dr. Arthur J. Logie, a chest specialist ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was on a school playground where she learned her last name carries weight, when another girl pointed a finger at her and ordered the other kids to follow her. "Let's go," the girl ...