And we shouldn’t forget the allegedly corrupt elected officials involved in this whole mess:
– Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios, who is purported to have hired relatives in a job-trading scheme with Benigno and the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office.
– Illinois State Representative John D’Amico, whose maternal grandfather, the now late Alderman Anthony Laurino, was once charged with giving “ghost” jobs to 35 friends and relatives. These people supposedly collected more than $1.5-million in pay and health benefits over two decades but did little or no work.
– Retired State Senator James DeLeo, who I see as the prime mover behind the alliance of individuals who I am exposing, was also once considered by some as a “go to guy” for the now late mobster and convicted serial killer Frank Calabrese Sr.
The fun doesn’t end there, though. According to sources, Christy Spina, who is a reputed top associate of the now imprisoned Joey “the Clown” Lombardo (an infamous killer and upper-echelon member of the Outfit from the Grand and Ogden faction), has been working tirelessly on various secretive campaign projects for Benigno.
If the Better Government Association doesn’t have news vans and/or investigators at the March 6, 2013 event, I will be the first to consider saying the BGA was bought off or is too incompetent to ever be taken seriously again. How could they pass up such a smorgasbord of organized crime royalty and allegedly corrupt politicians?
Norridge is just one of the many examples of how the Outfit and Illinois politicians are joined in a partnership for a common goal. What goal is that? I would say it is to get their hands on tax payer’s money.
May the many good citizens and registered voters of Norridge, Illinois, stand-up and do something to keep Norridge from being gobbled up Capone style. Get out and don’t vote for Thomas Benigno!
P.S.
Publisher’s Note
After reading Frank’s highly informative piece, I began to ask myself, what would all of these well-off and seasoned people want so badly from a small town like Norridge? Then it occurred to me that if their candidate wins, not much could stop them in the future from attempting to dissolve the town of Norridge so the City of Chicago could swallow it whole.
This is all the more reason for the BGA and others to get involved in Norridge before it’s too late. I think it would be sad to see this group gain even more power in Cook County by delivering Norridge to the money-hungry Chicago Machine.
Respectfully,
Joseph Fosco
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Yes. They are far more Powerful, Organized and legitimate than the Wops out in New York. One of my relatives in my family used to be a lieutenant for the Southside Bridgeport/Chinatown/26th street crew. I’ve cruised around the west side, up and down Taylor in little Italy. The Rosebud sticks out like a shine from Stoney. That’s Joe Andriacchi territory. Lomardo’s cousin of coarse, It’s funny, I see a shitload of Enforcers and debt collectors hanging around corners where Outfit headquarters are.
Jill Cerone is a Mobster with High Heels…
Frank, great piece!!!
I also believe as Mr. Fosco does that there is a bigger game here, and that game is a take over by the City of
Let’s SUPPORT a candidate. You can’t beat poitical scum without a candidate.
I’ve known RICCARDO MORA for 3 1/2 years. He appears to be a good candidate for US TO SUPPORT.
Frank ? Joe ? What do you say?
Carl Segvich – Republican Committeeman
Wow. Talk about muckraking. This article has no factual basis and is an attempt to swing the vote in a different direction. Segvich & Coconate, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Coconate, if I’m not mistaken, didn’t you used to Pal around with the breeze?
Huh? Did you ever hear of circumstantial evidence? Common sense?
Also, shouldn’t we all be sure not to make cowardly statements and stop being an anonymous coward?
I don’t follow this stuff like you do, or know anyone in it or ever was. But I have had a few people faintly close to me in my life that benefited from the blood $. So threw that interest I read every so often your articles, and other stuff usually via wiki. A name came up that was a good short read. I was wondering if you could shed light on him, given your uncle was one of a few names given as frequent visitors to his place of business. “Ross Prio” (Rosario Priolo –
Dear Alan,
Frank Coconate wrote the piece that you responded to. However, it seems as if you might be addressing me. Please clarify. Thanks. JF
Either who has ifo w9oudl becool to read on Ross Prio, but it dose mention your uncle as a visitor to his business. So, Joe, it was sent your way toanswer.
The new sight is a bit tricky for someone comp dumb like myself;) Didn’t meen to post a Joe question in Franks area:) SORRY, ill try an get use to it
Not a big problem Alan. The person you mention, my “uncle,” is a bit confusing. Are you referring to the late Romie Nappi, or my father, the late Armando Fosco? According to Wikipedia (and my own knowledge), my father is indicated as an associate of Ross Prio (on Prio’s Wiki page, which stems from Prio’s FBI record).
Ya your right, sorry, it was your father they mention as a visitor to his business, not your uncle. My question with Prio was if he was the original boss that doesn’t take the title and ran things behind the scene. The bits I read could easy have him be that guy.
Alan,
Ross Prio was a very low-key powerhouse – a gigantic powerhouse. He and Paul Rica were extremely instrumental in my late Uncle Romie and father Armando’s success in learning how to stay under the radar and unknown by many. For gangsters like Romie Nappi, Armando Fosco, Ross Prio and Paul Ricca and a few others, who were not as well known to the scores of people associated with the Outfit, what would they gain if they were well known? They had each other and the power within their network, which was more than dozens of Outfit guys lumped together. Ross was bigger than Accardo at various timeframes. He was a true one-of-a-kind. Ross was an amazing person.
Sounds like it, the $ is what draws all into that life. But ive never heard of any having stakes in all that he did, I can hardly imagine the $$$$$$ he had when he passed. One article even gives him credit for Capone getting to the spot he did.
I have not talked to Ross Jr in a while. Jr is a kind man. He wants nothing to do with people associated with the Outfit.
Alan, now that you had me thinking of the Prios, I just called Ross Jr, who is presently in St. Petersburg, Florida. I took the opportunity to wish him a Happy Fourth of July. We made plans to get together for lunch as soon as he gets back to Chicago, which is a periodical thing for him to do. Ross Jr doesn’t know any of the “usual suspects;” I am the only person who he is in touch with among the children of our fathers and their friends. He is 82 years-old.
Good for him and you:) I never was aware RP even had children. Just got to reading on him threw looking someone else up. Each article I read was how you described him though, ut most power, but didn’t seem to flash it to strangers.