Of course they are not letting the thing go dormant. And of course they're making new members. The thing is, the alleged top guy (DiFronzo) may not be recognizing/acknowledging that these guys are being made, and therefore it's not going into the official books. The Outfit is shrouded with mystery & intrigue & always has been. Prior to Nicky Calabrese flipping, the public was posing the same questions they are now. "Is the Outfit dead? Does it even exist??" The Chicago Media also, for whatever reason, has largely refused to report on LCN here throughout the years. What is celebrated & gossipped about out East is the opposite over here. I know berwyn residents that have no idea that the Outfit social club they've been living next to for thirtysome years is Chicago Mafia. It's difficult to explain. Dunno, maybe the people here are just ultra thick..

But anyways, recent busts like the Carparelli indictment & the Mandell indictment show that the Outfit is still a scary entity, with active, traditional Cosa Nostra street crews, that does the vast majority of it's heavy business way out in shit hole white trash south/west suburbs.

If youre looking for a new & improved list of soldiers, it may be a while until another head count like that gets publically released. The feds have had a legendarily difficult time getting Outfit guys near the top to flip.