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The Italians in Chicago: A social and economic study (Volume 9 of Special report of the Commissioner of Labor). United States Bureau of Labor. Government Printing Office, 1897. Nelli, Humbert S. Italians in Chicago, 1880-1930: a study in ethnic mobility, Volume 2 (Urban life in America Series). Oxford University Press, 1970.
The Chicago Outfit (also known as the Outfit, the Chicago Mafia, the Chicago Mob, the Chicago crime family, the South Side Gang or the Organization) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Chicago, Illinois, which originated in the city's South Side in 1910. The organization is part of the larger Italian-American Mafia.
The immigration of Italians accelerated throughout the late 19th century and into the early 20th century. Chicago's foreign-born Italian population was 16,008 in 1900 and peaked at 73,960 in 1930. [6] The largest area of settlement was the Taylor Street area, but there were also 20 other significant Italian enclaves throughout the city and suburbs.
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Italian immigrants entering the United States via Ellis Island in 1905 The Monongah mining disaster of 1907 described as "the worst mining disaster in American history" [This quote needs a citation] the official death toll stood at 362, 171 of them Italian migrants. Little Italy in Chicago, 1909
Participants in organized crime in Chicago at various times have included members of the Chicago Outfit associated with Al Capone, the Valley Gang, the North Side Gang, Prohibition gangsters, and others.
The Genna crime family (Italian pronunciation:), was a crime family that operated in Prohibition-era Chicago. From 1921 to 1925, the family was headed by the six Genna brothers, known as the Terrible Gennas. [1]
Chicago has the third largest Italian American population in the United States, behind only New York City and Philadelphia. Chicago's Italian community has historically been based along the Taylor Street and Grand Avenue corridors on the West Side of the city. There are also significant Italian populations scattered throughout the city and ...