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Dean O'Banion | |
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 O'Banion in 1921 | |
| Born | Charles Dean O'Banion July 8, 1892 Maroa, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 10, 1924 (aged 32) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Homicide (gunfire) |
| Occupation(s) | Florist, gangster bootlegger, racketeer |
| Years active | c. 1910–1924 |
| Known for | Founder and leader of the North Side Gang during Prohibition |
Charles Dean O'Banion (July 8, 1892 – November 10, 1924) was an American mobster who was the main rival of Johnny Torrio and Al Capone during the brutal Chicago bootlegging wars of the 1920s. The newspapers of his day made him better known as Dion O'Banion, although he never went by that first name. He led the North Side Gang until 1924, when he was shot and killed, reportedly by Frankie Yale, John Scalise and Albert Anselmi.