It's been awhile since I had a Bari sub and I saw that d'amato's is selling there own subs and i wondered if that would be in conflict with Bari since Bari used there bread. Oh well, it's still a good sub.
The Cozzo Compound always stands out over there. They have a in-ground pool which is rare for Chicago.
The Spina's own a lot of property along Grand and Hubbard St.
My buddy who I work for used to work with Tom and Ron Covello. They were part of Lombardo's crew and did some time back in the 80's.
Even with all the yuppies moving into the west loop and Division/Chicago ave along Ashland I think Grand and Ogden will still have a strong Italian presence. There seems to be more bars opening in the neighborhood.
The building that used to be II Jacks is some sports bar called "output" or something like that. I've been in there a few times and it seems like a shady place. I know Jackie Cerone jr. used to own the place before but I'm not sure if he has a piece of the place now.