Kinda boring, but this is what passes for mob news in this town these days.

http://niles.suntimes.com/2014/05/30/company-mob-ties-helping-district-64-renovations/o

They are probably still making a lot of $ but you can't say this news conforms that . Looks like they were subcontracted on a small deal . Doubt DP was making big $ on this deal

Because people like these own the paper. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/2...-ink-themselves

the east coast biased posters (not all eastcoasters) have been mute in these new threads

we tell them chicago is a crooked city not worth a damn and they argue

now they read chicago's mob boss has a booming construction company and they're mute

It's no secret that DiFronzo has made millions in construction and other ventures. What he did was perfectly legal. You make it sound like he got busted for rigging bids or something.

construction is legal, it ain't legal when a mafia boss makes millions in construction

he had somebody stealing manholes for him, sounds like he's still active to me

that's all i'm saying

Well, in fairness, we don't know that didn't happen lol.

Seriously?

Chicago has one construction company mobbed up and suddenly that equals "a crooked city not worth a damn"?

Seriously?

You're reaching mate. Reaching.

"Being active" doesn't equate to putting one dumpster on a construction site. Chicago isn't dead by a long shot but you trying to say this is a big deal is humorous.

Chicago has alot of guys in construction. Mostly housing. Joe Andriacchi,although he is sick,Fat Vic Stramaglio, and Robert Cechini to name a few.

I agree it isn't that interesting, thus my qualifier.

I don't think it's really proof or even indicative of anything at all.

I think the head of the EP crew of the Outfit getting construction contracts is at least semi interesting.

I would assume their getting jobs all the time or they wouldn't be in business.

I mean, I go to a restaurant owned by a former mobster sometimes...not because I want to support the mob, but because I like it.

D&P has been around a long time. I think it's safe to assume they provide some service of value unrelated to the mob.

I used to work construction. Most contractors wouldn't really care who they were renting a dumpster from if the price was ok.

Exactly.

Lol cmon bro, this is completely ridiculous. Who says this? Who here roots for their city's cosa nostra group like they're a sports team? Everyone knows Chicago is a fucked up place. The usual argument isn't about whether or not Chicago is corrupt. It's about the fact that Italian Organized Crime within the Chicagoland area is waning. Which it is, this cannot be denied.

u haven't noticed a bias towards a specific city?

the shit's funny to me

From whom? A bias towards what?