The Outfit on trial

Frank "The German" Schweihs

Frank "The German" Schweihs one of the most feared mobsters in Chicago history, is headed to trial in September, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.

Schweihs had been battling cancer and was too ill to stand trial with the other five defendants in the Family Secrets trial last year.

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The jury continues to deliberate today, while attorneys for the Chicago Tribune have asked for the judge to disclose their names after the trial.

Tribune attorneys appeared before U.S. District Judge James Zagel on Wednesday on an emergency motion to ask him to reveal the anonymous jurors' names after their render their verdict.

But the Tribune is going to have to answer several tough questions from Zagel first.

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Frank Calabrese Jr.
Frank Calabrese Jr. will wrap up his direct testimony today and get grilled by defense attorneys.

Expect the longest cross from Joseph "The Shark" Lopez, the attorney for Frank Calabrese Sr.

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