So what are the rackets now?
How is Solly D still making a living? Poker machines are gone and Gambling has been legalized. I don't see too many guys running books up in Lake County of all places anymore. The guys who did have passed away.
He must have been good with investments and now pretty much lives a nice life of a Senior. Why is this guy listed as boss again? Its 2024, not 1994. There is no way hes still seriously active, none! Especially up in Lake County. I can possibly see him making final decisions for what is left of Cicero & Chinatown though if it's necessary.
In my opinion there is definitely someone else who is boss who is flying under the radar.
Good questions @Rush and I also agree that Solly D is far from being the Outfit's boss and possibly has nothing to do with the mob anymore, although we must not forget that "once a made man, always a made man" but those days or traditions are probably gone. And I also agree that most of the decisions probably come from Chinatown and EP/Grand.
The old guys are stuck with the term "Lake County crew" possibly because the area used to be their former "headquarters", no matter if they still have anything over there or not. Like for example when Alex's crew lost most of their ops around the Loop area, decades later he was still labelled as the "boss of the Loop".....just my opinion.
