Many people think the Rockford branch of La Cosa Nostra were always just a crew in the Chicago Outfit, but they were actually an independent crime family. These are all the members who were made. This family is still around, but they only have a few members left. Some of the members and associates were sent to prison for illegal gambling in 2005 and 2006.


Bosses

Antonio "Tony" Musso (1893-1958) Born in Partinico, Sicily. Boss from 1933 until he died in 1958.
Gaspare “Jasper” Calo (1897-1973) Born in Casteldaccia, Sicily. Boss from 1958 until he stepped down in 1959.
Joe Zammuto (1896-1990) Born in Aragona, Sicily. Boss from 1959 until he stepped down in 1967.
Frank Buscemi (1912-1987) Born in Aragona, Sicily. Owner of Stateline Vending Co. Boss from 1973 until he died in 1987.
Salvatore “Sam” Galluzzo (1934-Present) Born in Aragona, Sicily. Became a made member in 1980. Boss from 1987.

Underbosses

Charles Vince (1907-1994) Born in New Orleans, Lousiana. Rockford underboss from 1973 until he died in 1994.


Consigliere

Joe “Diamond Joe” Zito (1904-1981) Born in San Giuseppe Jato, Sicily. Brother of the Springfield Mob boss Frank Zito. Part owner of Rockford Disposal Co. Rockford's first and only consigliere from 1933 until he died in 1981.



Captains

Lorenzo “Lawrence” Buttice (1892-1967) Born in Aragona, Sicily. Rockford capo from 1958 until 1967.
Sebastian “Knobby” Gulotta (1930-2000) Born in Rockford. Became a made member in February of 1965. He was questioned in the 1959 gangland slaying of Joe Greco and Donald Burton. Suspected in the 1965 slaying of Charles LaFranka. Rockford capo from 1981 until he died in 2000.


Soldiers

Tony Basile (1908-1977) Born in Rochester, New York. Moved to Denver, Colorado in 1967.
Joe “Blackie” Calderotta (1910-1948) Born in Rockford. Killed in a car crash near Ottawa, Illinois, Oct. 1948
Phil Caltagerone (1895-1971) Born in Aragona, Sicily. He was questioned in the 1917 murder of Joe Tarantola.
Phil Cannella (1914-1971) Born in Rockford.
Steve Cascio (1891-1952) Born in Roccamena, Sicily.
Frank Correnti (1911-1985) Born in Rockford. He was questioned in the 1959 gangland slaying of Joe Greco and Donald Burton.
Anthony DiGiovanni (1907-1958) Born in Diboll, Texas. Killed in a car crash in 1958.
Joe DiGirolamo (1891-1965) Born in Marsala, Sicily. Represented the family’s interests in southern Wisconsin.
Phil Domiano (1902-1978) Born in San Gregorio, Sicily. Moved to the San Diego area in the late 1950s.
Phil “The Tailor” Emordeno (1911-1981) Born in Frankfort, New York.
Frank Giardono (1911-1954) Born in Baton Rouge, Lousiana.
Joe Guttilla (1888-1963) Born in Casteldaccia, Sicily.
Tony Lomonaco (1880-1947) Born in San Giuseppe Jato, Sicily.
Joe “Gramps” Marinelli (1918-1980) Born in Rockford. Bodyguard to Tony Musso. Became a made member around 1954.
Sam Oliveri (1895-1969) Born in Corleone, Sicily. Attended the Mafia Summit in Cleveland in 1928.
Phil Priola (1907-1987) Born in Chicago, Illinois.
George Saladino (1892-1964) Born in Roccamena, Sicily.
Peter SanFilippo (1885-1958) Born in Renella, Italy.
Paul Scamardo (1884-1956) Born in San Giuseppe Jato, Sicily.
Joe Stassi (1892-1963) Born in San Giuseppe Jato, Sicily.
Filippo Vella (1895-1958) Born in Siculiana, Sicily.
Phil Cannella (1914-1971) Born in Rockford.
Joe Maggio (1936-1980) Born in Rockford. Became a made member in 1965. Suspected of the 1965 murder of Charles LaFranka. Murdered in 1980.
Natale Galluzzo (1936-Present) Born in Aragona, Sicily. Became a made member in 1987. Brother of Sam Galluzzo. Owns Gerry's Pizza in Rockford.
John Domino (1899-1977) Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Parents are from Roccamena, Sicily. Became a made member in 1967. Died in Tucson, Arizona in 1977.
Alex Cicero (1934-1987) Born in Rockford.
Theodore Misuraca (1925-1986) Born in Rockford.
Joe W. Saladino (1945-Present) Not related to Chicago family mobster Frank Saladino.
Joe "Pep" Fiorenza (1945-Present) A Rockford gambler and bookmaker. Became a made member in 1989. Arrested once for impersonating a County Sheriff Deputy.
John "Tiger" Frisella (1949-Present) A Rockford gambler and bookmaker. Became a made member in 1992.