Gang Leader "Big Jim" Colosimo (1877-1920) Tomb Site in Chicago, Illinois

James "Big Jim" Colosimo was a longtime gang leader who ran a popular restaurant, Colosimo's Cafe, at 2126 S. Wabash Ave., that was a hot spot for vice in Chicago. Colosimo was gunned down in his restaurant on May 11, 1920. One theory has it that his second-in-command, Johnny Torrio, set up the killing. Torrio took over Big Jim's empire until he handed the reins to Al Capone. The funeral for Big Jim Colosimo, one of Chicago's top gangsters, on May 15, 1920. According to the Chicago Tribune, "Three judges, eight alderman, an assistant state's attorney, a congressman, a state representative and a leading artist of the Chicago Opera company are listed as honorary pallbearers along with gamblers, ex-gamblers, divekeepers, and ex-divekeepers. James 'Big Jim' Colosimo, 1877-1920. Mobster who first began consolidating what later became the Chicago Outfit. Notable for his Gangster lifestyle and bringing Al Capone to Chicago.
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Thank you so much for that information. I will be pinning it to the video.

[@nicoj32]

Love it big Jim was my great grandfather's brother my grandoa is jim colosimo andmy fathwr is jim colosimo i havw pixtures of our family farm in hurley wi

[@deniimacdougall]

Actually Big Jim and Johnny Torrio were members of the same gang. Torrio wanted the outfit to branch into bootlegging which Colosimo refused which is why he was gunned down. When Torrio took over, he too survived an assassination attempt and moved to New York City whereby Al Capone took over the South Side syndicate. - Wikipedia

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Thank you for that information. Very interesting. I appreciate that and I’m sure all the viewers will appreciate it too

[@AnnasBurningCuriosity]

Loved it, great location

[@leanneporterfield268]

Big Jim was my great-great-grandfather! Fun fact: It was actually pronounced Col-o-si-mo originally and then his family changed the pronunciation so they would not be associated with his crimes. They changed it to Co-los-imo. I would like to visit this someday!

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I enjoyed reading your comment very much thank you for sharing that with us. That is pretty interesting. My brother is really into the gangster stuff and the last name change is pretty interesting. I wonder if he knew about that. I appreciate you taking the time to leave your comment. I enjoyed reading it very much. You should definitely go check it out in person. It’s pretty cool for a cemetery.

[@MidwestFlesh]

Big Jim! We had a blast that day. Glad i finally got to show you this big brother!

[@TheSteelCityStorm]

Yes, we did Brother now I know why you love that place so much is very cool. I would like to go back and see more stuff.

[@BarrierBeyond]

This was really interesting and cool to see in person!

[@Clark7466]

Interesting 🤜

[@BigJEnterprises]

Cemetary is huge

[@TheSteelCityStorm]

I was wanting to look at it all but did not have the time this round plus it was very cold that day too!

[@starnorthtoflintridge6657]

And when the bad folks all get together at night You know they all call Big Jim Boss

[@mattstarr8203]

put a 45acp in there

[@paulbergen9114]

Perhaps not the most family orientated video at the holiday season but nonetheless very interesting. If it's anything like pictures I've seen you can imagine all the hype and the who's who of Chicagoland crime attending the funeral and the Acres of flowers that were used in floral arrangements. I had never heard about the engineer who had that odd tombstone to honor him for his sacrifice. Quite the detail work and you can also tell he was a proud Masonic member. Something to put on my list to see but I'll wait till spring time