I should add that the list of 200 names probably came from the one Little Al compiled for his blog and posted on the Real Deal years ago. But he never said which ones were made. They were just names of people connected to the Outfit in some way.

Little Al was considered by many, including myself, to be the most knowledgeable poster on the Chicago Outfit. He mentioned how back in 1999 the FBI had released a list of 47 names of made Outfit members to the local press. And that was over a decade ago now. So it's likely that the 28 or 30 figure is correct at this point, considering guys who have died off. And even if you were to add a hypothetical number of guys who have "made status," it's probably not above 50 at this point.