Your Daily Hood: Ross Prio

​Ross Prio (1901- 1972) was born in Italy and brought to America as a child. During Prohibition, Prio made his bones bribing cops and politicians for the Outfit. He was also a suspect in several murders and bombings. He gained a reputation as one of the Outfit's leading torture and murder specialists. Prio eventually made his way up the Outfit org chart until he ran the entire North Side, long considered the jewel in Chicago’s crown. Prio pleaded the Fifth 90 times before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management during the 1950s. He died of natural causes.

(L-R) Ross Prio, Jackie Cerone, and Joseph DiVarco "testifying" before Congress.