Chicagoist: Chicagoist Wayback Machine: Geraldo's Big Nothing.

guest

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:44:25 -0600

Chicago's crime syndicate has two parts--The Outfit and The Machine. Crime and Politics go hand in glove in Chicago.

Kevin

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:01:38 -0600

And what kid doesn't dream of having a house full of hidden passages and doors behind bookshelves? Certainly not Webster....

Mikey

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:52:08 -0600

All the talk about This Thing Of Ours... Chicago's crime syndicate has never been known as La Cosa Nostra ("this thing of ours"), which refers to the five New York crime families, or even the Mafia, which technically refers only to organized crime in Sicily... Chicago's has always been simply known as The Outfit...