Originally Posted By: HuronSocialAthletic
Originally Posted By: NickyScarfo
I was talking to a couple from Chicago the other day who would of been in their late 20s on holiday down here. They didn't even realize there was still a mafia in
Chicago lol. Doubt that would of been the case 30 years ago.


Actually it's always been the case here.

Post-Giancana, the major Chicago news publications have gone out of their way time & time again to not cover the local Mafia. It's odd but it's the way it is.

The reasoning could be speculated upon ad nauseum, but the Mafia culture here isn't like the east coast. Outside of the Mooney/Accardo era, the Outfit has never been a flashy/enticing entity. It's ugly, cold, tight-lipped, clannish, and culturally it's a very gritty/nasty in comparison with it's east coast counterparts.

Guys like John Gotti and that wigger kid Joe Merlino, even someone like Basciano wouldn't have ever made near the top in Chicago.



I do believe we agree on this one. Two names synonymous with crime in Chicago, and maybe throughout the country, are Al Capone and Sam Giancana. Many people ( outside of Chicago) probably have never heard of Paul Ricca or Tony Accardo. I became interested after reading about the burglary at Accardo's home. I thought it was just some fictitous crime story. Long story short, I found out it actually occurred. I became interested and backed up to the post- Capone era and started reading. I was "hooked." I do think the Ricca, Accardo and Giancana era is the most interesting. I'm certainly not endorsing crime, but it is amazing how those guys were able to corrupt public officials and operate with impunity.

Once the FBI came to town, things changed and the Outfit would never be quite the same.