A former priest, once jailed for counterfeiting
became Chicago's most feared Mafia boss
The Dreaded D'Andrea
By Richard N. Warner
"Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 1921, Chicago Mafia boss Anthony 
D’Andrea went to dinner with two male companions at a Neapolitan restaurant, the Amato Cafe at Taylor and Halsted Streets. They ate, socialized and played cards for hours.
"At about 1:15 Wednesday morning, D’Andrea’s friend Joseph Laspisa drove him home. For two weeks Laspisa had been acting as the underworld leader’s bodyguard and chauffeur.
"D’Andrea needed the protection..."
Twenty-five pages article body including sidebar story. Three pages of endnotes. Eight images
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