Biography on richard n deprizio chicago
Richard N. DePrizio, 36, had been shot several times in the head, and his body was found in a parking lot off Wolf Road in Westchester, said..
1955
O’Hare Airport opens for domestic commercial traffic.
The new airport is named after Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare, a World War II hero and pilot whose father was a mob lawyer gunned down after helping federal authorities convict Al Capone.
News clipping: Chicago Tribune
1961
A barrage of bullets from a would-be hitman rocks an ongoing corruption probe into the first multi-million dollar expansion program at O’Hare.
Richard N. DePrizio, 36, was shot several times in the head with a small- caliber handgun, and evidence at the scene indicated the heavyset man.
A 52-year-old electrical supervisor at the airport narrowly escapes death as five shots hit his car. A day later, a federal grand jury issues a subpoena for his testimony about an alleged bid-rigging conspiracy for airport contracts.
The criminal investigation ends with no charges related to the airport.
News clipping: Chicago Tribune
1974
Ald. Thomas Keane, 31st, longtime chairman of the Chicago City Council’s finance committee, is sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiracy and wire fraud in an investigation of corrupt c