According to reports Chicago mafia acting boss Salvatore “Solly D” DeLaurentis has promoted veteran mobster Albert Vena to Outfit street boss.
Vena has been handling the day to day operations acting as an intermediary between Solly D and the Chicago mob capos for months now. He leads the infamous Westside Grand Avenue crew and even though his crew has been under siege by the feds over the last few years he has been able to avoid any indictments. DeLaurentis took control of the Chicago Outfit back in 2012 in place of aging mob boss John DiFronzo and has been reorganizing the families hierarchy according to reports from sources of Scott Burnstein and his gangsterreport.
The now 67-year-old Vena will remain a capo of his Westside crew while handling his new street boss gig. Vena has long been a feared Outfit wiseguy and he has been called “the most dangerous man in Chicago” by the media and FBI informants. Vena operates from his Richard’s Bar headquarters and is often seen dining next door at La Scarola restaurant next door. Along with Solly D and Vena also known as “Albie the Falcon” the current Chicago mob hierarchy also includes consigliere Marco D’Amico and underboss Salvatore Cataudella.
The mafia in Chicago has been seen as a declining organization over the last decade or so but has seemingly stabilized in the last couple of years and maybe rebuilding and re-establishing itself at least to some extent under its new leadership. Along with what seems to be a stable hierarchy the Chicago Outfit also has capable capos in place including alleged Elmwood Park crew skipper Rudy Fratto and Cicero crew capo James Inendino. The Outfit will never see the power and influence it commanded in its heyday but the mafia today in Chicago may be rejuvenated to some extent and doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon.
The demise of the mob in Chicago by some is definitely inaccurate although it seems they def have a much smaller piece of the pie out there these days and aren’t the powerhouse they used to be. Solly D seems to have things in order though and they are back to running things and earning quietly at least for most part so that has to be a plus.
Chicago is extremely corrupt, the whole state is actually. I would say they are doing better than most families. Mostly because they’ve always been entrenched in local politics,police. They infiltrated local and state law enforcement very well. Yes, definitely not Accardo power days. But I’d say outside nyc, they are one of the strongest.
Not a suprise, Vena has alot of respect in Chicago with Sally D and John getting up there in age, this move was expected. Yeah the outfit isnt what it use to be but Chicago is still the msor corrupt operated Mob city around and you can bet these guys are still using that to their advantage.
Agreed they are still finding ways to turn that corruption into dollars and will continue too do so. They seem to be gaining some even if just a little of the ground they had lost over last few years due to some convictions etc or at worse now maintaining whats left.
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