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Big Jim Colosimo - Wikipedia Vincenzo Colosimo[2] (Italian: [vinˈtʃɛntso koˈlɔːzimo]; February 16, 1878 – May 11, 1920), known as James " Big Jim " Colosimo or as " Diamond Jim ", was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895 and built a criminal empire in Chicago based on prostitution, gambling and racketeering
James Colosimo | Chicago, Mafia, Mobster | Britannica James Colosimo was a crime czar in Chicago from about 1902 until his death, owner of plush brothels, saloons, and a nightclub Immigrating from Italy in 1895, he rose from poverty through petty crime and pimping to head a chain of brothels
Who Was Who: Colosimo, Vincenzo Jim (1878-1920) - Blogger "Big Jim" Colosimo was a vice racketeer and political power broker in Chicago just after the turn of the 20th Century His primary illicit business enterprises appear to have been gambling rackets and the management of a string of social clubs and brothels
From Brothels to Bullets: The Life and Death of Big Jim Colosimo at . . . Ah, let me tell ya ’bout Big Jim Colosimo, the kingpin of Chicago’s underworld, born Vincenzo Colosimo on February 16, 1878, in Calabria, Italy This guy, known as “Diamond Jim” for his flashy style and diamond-studded attire, started his American dream with small-time crimes, workin’ his way up to runnin’ nearly 200 brothels, rakin
The Rise and Fall of Big Jim - lawlessdecade. com By 1920, Big Jim Colosimo was a walking ad for the new American nobility He was wearing diamonds on his tiepin, his studs, his suspenders and belts, his watch fob, and even on his garters And he had a respectability befitting his station in life
Jim Colosimo - Biography - IMDb Jim Colosimo Notorious Chicago gangster--and one of the last of the "Mustache Petes", a nickname given to the old-line Italian gangsters by the "Young Turks" trying to take over--Giacomo "Big Jim" Colosimo was born in Colosimi, Italy
Jim Colosimo – Chicago’s First Vice Lord Jim Colosimo – Chicago’s First Vice Lord Big Jim Colosimo was assassinated, shot behind the ear on May 11, 1920 His life ended in the foyer of a night-club he owned; Colosimo’s Cafe at 2126 South Wabash Ave At the time, Big Jim was considered to be the most powerful crime boss in Chicago