Being a big time gangster was big business. Money was made fast and very easily. Bootlegging alcohol was by far the most profitable in the 1920’s, this was because of the prohibition. Gambling was another business that paid off. Gambling stations were set up all over cities. Prostitution and Murders were also crimes that made gangsters money.

Alphonse Capone was the biggest force in organized crime. He started his career of crime in Boston, as an apprentice to Johnny Torrio. That is where he earned the unforgettable nickname “Scarface.” It was in a bar when Capone made some rude comments about a woman. Minutes later, the

After the Murder of Dion O’Banion, Al Capone and Johnny torrio began to fear for their lives. O’Banion’s gang did not give up, at one point they struck in mid daylight. Capone’s headquarters was the Hawthorne Hotel, the plan was precise. There were two cars packed with thugs, the first car drove by shooting blank rounds to draw out Capone’s men, the next car was to spray the hotel lobby and other surrounding buildings with thousands of bullets. The plan did not work, Capone survived and so did many others, the deaths suprisingly scarce. Since 2 years after O’bannons murder, 12 attempts to assassinate Capone were made. And when Torrio returned, he was almost shot to death.

The man who had been giving Capone the most trouble was George “bugs” Moran. Moran Took over Obanion’s gang after the murder of Dion. Capone planned an assassination for Moran. To keep himself out of trouble, Capone laid back in Florida and left “Machine gun” Mcgurn in charge of the hit. On February 14, 1929, two of Capone's men including Mcgurn entered a garage where Moran and some of his guys were said to

be located, The team was dressed in police uniforms and armed with machine guns and sawed off shotguns. They shot down 7 of Moran's men but Moran was never there. The police and all the people of Chicago all knew the murders were ordered by Capone.

Al Capone finally got a taste of leadership after a few years of partnership with Torrio. Torrio left Capone in control of their areas to take his sick mother back to Italy. Capone was at the top of a Chicago suburb known as Cicero. At the age of 25, Capone was one of the most powerful men in Chicago, but being such a force also made him a target for rival gangs.

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