Back in the 90s you had law enforcement actively calling the GDs " the new outfit". They had something like 30000 members, but what really put them on the Feds radar was the forays into politics, they couldn't allow that. They were on their way to getting a stranglehold on blocks of votes, that would have lead to true power in City Hall, maybe....


Closest thing I can think of is that Canada situation, with the street gangs warring with certain factions of the mafia, or at least, contracted for hits.


Power in the street, sure, I think they got more, but the Chi has BEEN a gang city.