I was talking to a couple from Chicago the other day who would of been in their late 20s on holiday down here. They didn't even realize there was still a mafia in
Chicago lol. Doubt that would of been the case 30 years ago.
Actually it's always been the case here.
Post-Giancana, the major Chicago news publications have gone out of their way time & time again to not cover the local Mafia. It's odd but it's the way it is.
The reasoning could be speculated upon ad nauseum, but the Mafia culture here isn't like the east coast. Outside of the Mooney/Accardo era, the Outfit has never been a flashy/enticing entity. It's ugly, cold, tight-lipped, clannish, and culturally it's a very gritty/nasty in comparison with it's east coast counterparts.
Guys like John Gotti and that wigger kid Joe Merlino, even someone like Basciano wouldn't have ever made near the top in Chicago.
