the chicago media has swept the mafia under the rug since capone got arrested
that's why it's history and current dealings are so unreported
the average chicagoan has no clue we even had a mafia after capone went to jail
That's not entirely true. It was quite noticeable in the near west, far west and northwest suburbs well into the 1990s and even into the 2000s. Since the 1980s, the mob has primarily operated in the suburbs (other than the Bridgeport area), so if you are getting technical, then maybe the average city dweller Chicagoan doesn't have any interaction with the mob.
