The Chicago Mafia. The Gambino family. The Lucchese family. These notorious groups dominated organized crime in Chicago and New York for decades –- until prosecutors brought them down with one ...

Robert Herguth is an investigative reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times, part of the Watchdogs team. He focuses on an array of subjects, including police corruption, organized crime and government ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Eric Dezenhall about "Wiseguys and the White House," a new book on the interplay between organized crime and our presidents.