The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit (True Crime)

The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit (True Crime)

by Matthew Luzi

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Perfect for you if...

  • You're fascinated by organised crime history but tired of the same Capone retelling from every angle.
  • You appreciate deeply researched local history that fills genuine gaps in the historical record.
  • You want the granular details: who controlled what, how they made money, and who took them down.

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  • You're looking for a narrative thriller with dramatic reconstructed scenes. This is rigorous history, not dramatised crime fiction.
  • You need a household name like Capone or Gotti at the centre to hold your interest.
  • You prefer books about the Outfit's flashy public figures rather than the unglamorous business details of street crews.

About this book

This book chronicles the history of the Chicago Heights street crew, a major subsidiary of the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition and beyond. Chicago Heights was a developing manufacturing center with a large Italian immigrant population when the crew first formed, predating Prohibition itself. Early bosses competed for control until a violent gang war consolidated the crew under Al Capone's organization. Throughout the twentieth century, the Chicago Heights crew generated significant revenue for the Outfit through gambling enterprises, union infiltration, and stolen auto operations. This account traces the crew's history from its origins through its final known boss, including photographs. It documents a street crew whose importance to the Chicago Outfit has been largely overlooked and misunderstood in historical accounts.

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