Just to add to this…

Frank Calabrese lost a lot of standing on the street after his imprisonment in 1995. Ronnie Jarrett was knocked down by Johnny Apes at the end of 1999. Jarrett was Calabrese's #2.

Also, a lot of his crew either ratted; i.e. Michael Talarico, Frank Jr., Philip Tolomeo

or left the Outfit;

Ralph Peluso
Joel Glickman

Just to add to this…

Frank Calabrese lost a lot of standing on the street after his imprisonment in 1995. Ronnie Jarrett was knocked down by Johnny Apes at the end of 1999. Jarrett was Calabrese's #2.

Also, a lot of his crew either ratted; i.e. Michael Talarico, Frank Jr., Philip Tolomeo

or left the Outfit;

Ralph Peluso
Joel Glickman

Have a bunch of questions for ChiTown (or anyone else) that I'd like addressed in thorough, if you please.

What was the extent of Pete Palumbo's role within the Outfit? I know he had the reputation of being a real asshole, but was he ever a significant presence within the organization?

The Schivarelli Bros, Mike (made guy?) & of course his rather infamous brother Pete. What neighborhood did they grow up in? Was it Riis Park? It is my understanding that they are strictly Grand Avenue Crew guys, is this correct? Is Mike still active? If so, with what crew? Does Pete still reside (or did he ever?) in the Dewes Mansion? I can't ever remember him living there, he always had that townhome behind Treasure Island off of Clybourn & Southport, but I do remember that situation where Gattuso & a few other heavies bullied that fag-kingpin Chuck Renslow into selling the Dewes Mansion to Pete. Pete once told me the movie Rudy was based on him. Is this true? Lol!

Speaking of the Schivarellis, did you read Danny Seraphine's 'Street Player'? If so, what was your impression? The guy seems like a real piece of work.

What can you tell me about the Outfit's presence (past or present) in the Dunning/Belmont-Craigin/Edison Park neighborhoods? What about the township of Oak Lawn?

Lastly, what do you know about Tony Lombardo & the Congress Pizzeria?

Thanks. Would appreciate in depth responses if that's possible.

Does anyone know if Vicente Zambada-Niebla (see article below) had ties to Chicago mob?

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ne...uts-a-deal.html

anyone got this new book.The preview on amazon is interesting some stuff about some myths and terminology the outfit used.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Violence-Encyclopedia-Chicago-Murders/dp/1495909042

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Authority on Chicago mob murders to speak (Posted By Harper College, Community Contributor / April 7, 2014)

Posted By Harper College, Community Contributor
12:00 p.m. CDT, April 7, 2014

From Chicago's original gangsters to the Outfit's decline in recent years, Dr. Wayne Johnson is well-versed in the organized crime that long ensnared the city.

After 25 years with the Chicago Police Department - his last assignment supervising a unit within the Organized Crime Division - Johnson was appointed Chief Investigator for the renowned Chicago Crime Commission.

Now coordinator of Harper College's law enforcement programs and widely considered a top authority on organized crime, Johnson has written "A History of Violence: An Encyclopedia of 1,400 Chicago Mob Murders." The 300-plus page tome is the product of painstaking research into newspaper articles, police reports, coroners' reports and other archives over a 14-year period.

"Coming from someone who has fought in the trenches against Chicago's wise guys, Johnson's new contribution will be the go-to reference on Outfit violence for years to come," said Gus Russo, author of "The Outfit" and "Supermob."

Harper will host a public reception celebrating Johnson's book launch at noon Tuesday, April 15, in the lower level of the library on the College's main campus, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. Johnson will give a presentation on the state of organized crime in Chicago followed by a brief question-and-answer session and book signing.

Johnson, who also served as the only Superintendent of Police/Inspector General for the town of Cicero before entering academic fulltime, credited two Harper students for their contributions. Daniella Boyd designed the cover art for "A History of Violence" by reproducing in charcoal a real morgue photo of Sam Giancana, one of the most notorious mob bosses in history. Jackie Cooney wrote a research paper that led Johnson to discover a group of killings that fit the criteria for the book.

"I really wanted to dig in on this because every one of these cases deserves to be investigated and solved," Johnson said. "To let them just disappear into history would be a disservice to everyone involved."

Cover art: Harper student Daniella Boyd designed the graphite drawing cover art for "A History of Violence" by reproducing a real morgue photo of Sam Giancana, one of the most notorious mob bosses in history.

ABOUT WAYNE JOHNSON: Wayne A. Johnson served on the Chicago Police Department for 25 years and in his last assignment, supervised the Analytical Unit of the Intelligence Section, Organized Crime Division. He was then appointed Chief Investigator for the legendary Chicago Crime Commission, holding the position originally created by celebrated criminal investigator Virgil Peterson.

Johnson investigated and monitored the Chicago Mob during his five years at the Commission. The national recognition he received led to his recruitment as the only Superintendent of Police/Inspector General for Cicero.

Johnson earned his Doctor of Education degree from Northern Illinois University and Master of Science degree in Criminal-Social Justice from Lewis University in Romeoville. He is as an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Law Enforcement Programs at Harper College.

Johnson is a nationally recognized investigative and educational consultant for law enforcement and the security industry and has lectured extensively on organized crime, homicide investigations, criminal profiling, violence in the workplace and gang crimes.

The Schivarelli brothers used to hang out near Grand and Harlem at the Colony Restaurant, so near Riis park. I believe both were involved in the Grand Avenue crew and both were deeply involved with the Outfit and Streets and Sanitation. I'm not sure whether they were made--if one was, it would have been Michael who was more the "Street guy." They are nephews of Johnny "The Bug" Varelli and paled around with a lot of Grand Avenue guys including Frank Schweiss. The brothers went to court over a "home intruder" they shot back in the 80s--the home intruder claimed the men invited him in and shot him and most assumed that was the case--though the courts decided with the Schiavarelli's.

Peter was the "legit" guy who went to Notre Dame, lived in CA for years managing the band Chicago and served as alderman in Lincoln Park. He looks like an Italian Mickey Rooney now.

Michael was very high up in Streets & San but I believe was kicked out. Not really sure whether either of them are still involved, but I would not doubt it. Pete continues to go to a lot of social functions throughout Chicago.

Melrose park is slowly but surely transforming into a less depressing (which isn't saying much at all) version of Cicero: you have mob guys still running around in the neighborhood, operating gambling & arming businesses, etc, but the actual Italian American population that resides within the neighborhood is relocating to areas like Bloomingdale, Lyons, etc, and Melrose Park is being Mexican-ized.

Melrose Park in the heydey was legendary, for me the most interesting Outfit territory. That was their playground. And it was a neighborhood that was sort of in limbo territory between Cicero, Elmwood, & Grand. The Melrose Park territory was fought over pretty regularly back in the day.