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.


Seriously, what is worth reporting in chicago? Name something tat occured in the last five to ten years.

It's hard to report on something when there is no story there.

Should probably ask Mr. Kierney. I guess if you're Italian, you should be in prison.
I've read the RICO Act, and I can tell you it's more appropriate...
for some of those guys over in Washington than it is for me or any of my fellas here