Eliot Ness was the real thing. Working as a federal Prohibition agent, he led a bold campaign against bootleggers in Chicago and helped send Al Capone to prison. His “Untouchables” really did crash ...

CHICAGO – In the pantheon of Chicago crime fighters, nobody has the worldwide reputation of Eliot Ness. He’s the Prohibition agent who brought down Al Capone, the principled lawman in a city awash in ...

Travel back to the era of Untouchables and learn about Eliot Ness during a special program at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13, at Mentor Public Library’s Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave. Ness served as Cleveland’s ...

The project is based on Douglas Perry's biography Eliot Ness: The Rise And Fall Of An American Hero, Deadline reports. Perry's biography is set to be released on February 20. The small screen ...

A gumshoe with gumption. A gumshoe with guts. A gumshoe who springs to life in “Eliot Ness: An Untouchable Life.” Michael Cornelison, who has worked with writer/director Max Allan Collins in the past ...

CHICAGO (AP) – In the pantheon of Chicago crime fighters, nobody has the worldwide reputation of Eliot Ness. He’s the prohibition agent who brought down Al Capone, the principled lawman in a city ...

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