Chicago's Frankie LaPorte

LaPorte, Frank: (lu-Port)
Born 1900 Died. November 2, 1972. Resided at 1728 Halstead Street Chicago Heights and later at 1730 Cambridge Road in Flossmore. AKA Frankie. LaPorte ran the South Suburbs for Sam Giancana. He was also a major stockholder in the Coronet Insurance Company, a mob front company. His brother in law, Frankie Franze, ran LaPorte’s juke box rackets from a firm called The Cooperative Music Company on 1728 Halstead Street. LaPorte retired from the rackets in 1967 and died five years later of a heart attack. Albert Tocco took over LaPorte’s 45 year old suburban gambling business. LaPorte died in 1972 of an apparent heart attack in his home.

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