I'm continually shocked at the places some people think there are still viable mob families left. I got into one debate with a guy who insists there is still a family in Rockford, Illinois.

Now much of this comes down to differentiating mob activity from a mob family. There can still be mob activity in a certain area but that doesn't necessarily mean there is still a formally structured, viable family left.

And from there the argument comes down to how does one define a mob family. The way I see it, it's got to have the traditional structure of an administration, captains, and soldiers. This is hard when you've got maybe 10 or less guys left in a given area and it's not much more than a crew.