Phillip Plazza was said to be the top gangster of Chicago Heights with a
couple of hundred guys on his payroll. He had "scores" of alky cookers
working for him and in a raid on one of his "cafes", Prohibition agents
uncovered one of the largest stills on record along with 10,000 gallons
of hooch and another 1,000 gallons of wine.The wealthy gangster was also
under indictment for his booze biz.
Plazza also owned two roadhouses where he sold his goods, the Milano cafe
and the Derby Inn. A month and half earlier a jeweler and his date were
killed in a drive-by as they walked out of the Derby. Police believed
that the bullets were meant for Plazza.
On this date back in 1926 Plazza stepped outside of the Milano, which
was only four short blocks from the police station. As he stood outside
his cafe a sedan drove by and a number of guns went off. The next day
the Chicago Heights newspaper help wanted section had an ad seeking a new
underworld gang chief. Great pay but no job security.
"He must have done something. They don't kill you for nothing." - Chicago Gangster Ted Newberry. Rubbed out January 7, 1933
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