by PolackTony » Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:55 am
I’ve been trying to keep this info under raps, but given the important topic of this thread, I thought it best to make it public here.
According to recently released FBI files, the sleeper boss of Chicago in the 1980s was Jimmy “Legs” D”Antonio, who first gained his moniker as a burglar on Grand Ave in the 50s, when he would crack safes with his legs alone. Though it was well-publicized in the Chicago press that D’Antonio would evade police in car chases at speeds in excess of 100 mph, on-the-scene witnesses confirmed that D’Antonio actually engaged in these chases on foot, outrunning LE vehicles with his powerful legs. In the early 1980s, the Chicago membership was polled by their captains and voted D’Antonio in as boss unanimously, based solely on the size and strength of his legs, which were by far the most powerful in the Outfit. The vote was held after D’Antonio deposed then boss Joey Aiuppa by placing him in the “figure four” in a meeting of the Chicago family at the vacated dining room of the Sicily Restaurant on Harlem Ave. Top echelon informants at that time told the FBI that word on the street was that D’Antonio had “gotten a leg up” and that with him “running things” the Outfit was “going places”.
I’ve been trying to keep this info under raps, but given the important topic of this thread, I thought it best to make it public here.
According to recently released FBI files, the sleeper boss of Chicago in the 1980s was Jimmy “Legs” D”Antonio, who first gained his moniker as a burglar on Grand Ave in the 50s, when he would crack safes with his legs alone. Though it was well-publicized in the Chicago press that D’Antonio would evade police in car chases at speeds in excess of 100 mph, on-the-scene witnesses confirmed that D’Antonio actually engaged in these chases on foot, outrunning LE vehicles with his powerful legs. In the early 1980s, the Chicago membership was polled by their captains and voted D’Antonio in as boss unanimously, based solely on the size and strength of his legs, which were by far the most powerful in the Outfit. The vote was held after D’Antonio deposed then boss Joey Aiuppa by placing him in the “figure four” in a meeting of the Chicago family at the vacated dining room of the Sicily Restaurant on Harlem Ave. Top echelon informants at that time told the FBI that word on the street was that D’Antonio had “gotten a leg up” and that with him “running things” the Outfit was “going places”.