Excellent post, kwh, I agree that Chicago was right up there with the Genovese and Gambinos from the 1940's to the 1970's. They stretched from Florida to California and were international. Strawman and Gambat crippled them along with the deaths of guys like Ricca, Accardo, and Humphreys. The beginning of the end was when DiFronzo took over. If James Marcello hadn't been sent away, things would be different.