TODAY IT SITS SUN BAKED IN THE BAY. WHEN THEY GOT THERE, THEY GOT A SHOWER, CLOTHING AND A NEW CELL. JUST A QUICK FERRY RIDE FROM FISHERMAN’S WHARF. AND THE WARDEN SENT A TELEGRAM TO WASHINGTON, D.C., ...

History is found in many places, including a distillery in the south suburbs. Andrew Howell has decorated the walls of Thornton Distilling Company with history, from an old glass panel advertising ...

Once again, California is a hotspot of political unrest. This time, the source is one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist attractions, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. The penitentiary closed in ...

NBC is heading for an island getaway. Perhaps best known as the prison that housed Al Capone for nearly half a decade, Alcatraz Island has seen many uses over the years. Originally set aside in 1850 ...

The coyote struggled onto the rocky shore this month. It is the first documented coyote on Alcatraz since the island was transferred to the National Park Service in 1972. By Hannah Ziegler Coyotes are ...

He had a famous name. He had a nice house. He lived among us in Miami Beach. He also was one of the world’s most notorious gangsters. Al Capone died at home on Jan. 25, 1947. Here is a look back at ...

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. Front page flashback: Jan. 25, 1947 Dr.

THORNTON, Ill. (WGN) — A Thornton distillery known for its deep ties to Al Capone and the Prohibition era has uncovered a striking new piece of its past, hidden for decades inside its walls. Employees ...

One of Alcatraz’s most well-known prisoners left the famed island penitentiary in San Francisco Bay for the last time 87 years ago today on Jan. 6, 1939, for medical reasons. Eight years later, former ...