Yeah, but Chicago has never had a preponderance of made guys. Let's say for the sake of argument that they have 30-40 made guys now - that's about 40-50% of the total members at the Outfit's peak in the '50s and '60s, roughly proportional to the decline in the New York families over that same time period. 28 identified made guys, six or seven years ago, is not too preposterous of a notion.
There are more than 28 made guys just in Bridgeview, Elmwood park and Melrose park. It is really a matter of Semantics becuse actually, no one in the outfit is "made" in the traditional sense anyway, never really have been. You have to understand Chicago has always had a different layout and format than anyone else. Since family secrets they have completly retooled. No more Boss-Underboss, capos etc It has been replaces by a chain of skippers and street bosses with no clearly defined hiarchey, and thus no one with a target on their back.
Been there and done it I am very much for real, so if you ask, make sure you really want to know.
