Editing Michael Spilotro (section)

==Family background==
Michael was born in Chicago, [[Illinois]], on September 12, 1944. He was the son of Pasquale Spilotro, Sr. (1899–1954), a restaurant owner, and his wife, Antoinette. Michael had five brothers, Vincent, [[Victor Spilotro|Victor]], Pasquale "[[Patrick Spilotro|Pat]]" Jr., [[Tony Spilotro|Tony]] and John.

He attended [[Burbank Elementary School (Chicago, Illinois)|Burbank Elementary School]] in [[Austin, Chicago]], and entered [[Charles P. Steinmetz Academic Centre]] in 1953 with his brothers Victor, Vincent, Anthony and Pasquale. Michael attended (what is now) [[Providence St. Mel School]] in [[East Garfield Park, Chicago]] from 1958 to 1962.

His parents, Pasquale Spilotro, Sr. (who emigrated from [[Triggiano]], Italy and arrived at [[Ellis Island]] in 1914) and Antoinette Spilotro (who was a domineering mother), owned Patsy's Restaurant. Unlike most Italian immigrants, who settled in "The Patch," (located around Grand and Western Avenues), the Spilotros lived at 2152 North Melvina Avenue in [[Belmont Cragin, Chicago]].

Mobsters such as [[Sam Giancana|Salvatore "Sam" Giancana]], [[Jackie Cerone|Jackie "The Lackey" Cerone]], [[Gus Alex]] and [[Frank Nitti]] ("Frank the Enforcer") regularly dined at Patsy's, which was on the west side at Grand and Ogden Avenues, using its parking lot for mob meetings.   Patsy's was a small place famous for its homemade meatballs that attracted people from all over town including [[Anthony Accardo]], [[Paul Ricca]], Sam Giancana, Gus Alex and Jackie Cerone.

In 1954, Pasquale, Sr. suffered a fatal [[aneurysm]] and died at the age of fifty-five.

His brother Anthony would later transfer to a trade school with [[Frank Cullotta]]. Michael graduated high school and shortly began to follow in his older brother Tony's footsteps.

Michael's brother, Pasquale, became an [[oral surgeon]] and dentist in the Chicago area, and Vincent lived a law-abiding life.

Tony, John and Victor became criminals like Michael. As a child he and his brothers grew up in a two-story wooden bungalow just a few blocks from [[Frank Rosenthal]]'s childhood home.

Michael spoke in a dapper Chicago accent and pronounced his vowels flat.

He was married to Anne Spilotro and father to Michelle Spilotro Capozzoli, Paula Spilotro, and Michael Spilotro Jr. (born May 21, 1977).

He had once been arrested for aggravated assault with Rocco Lombardo, the younger brother of future mob boss [[Joseph Lombardo]] and [[Peter Schivarelli]], a former [[University of Notre Dame]] football player, but the trio had been acquitted.

Spilotro's wife and daughter would later testify in 2007 for the prosecution regarding the Spilotro Brothers' involvement with [[James Marcello]].

In 2007, Anne Spilotro testified at the [[Family Secrets trial]] about how she reached out to mob boss [[James Marcello]] for help and allegedly was swindled after selling her husband's Chicago restaurant to state [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[James DeLeo]] and attorney James Banks, the nephew of Chicago's 36th Ward Alderman [[William Banks (alderman)|William Banks]]. Upon hearing the allegations, DeLeo expressed amazement at her complaint to reporters. DeLeo said he and James Banks converted the restaurant into a pizza parlor that later failed.