General Chicago Outfit Info Dumping Ground

[Coloboy]

Second photo from the top. Is that Chris Spina 2nd from left?

[dropitoff]

Second photo from the top. Is that Chris Spina 2nd from left?

Looks like its him to me

[NorthBuffalo]

FWIW these guys say its Christopher Spina and his brother Anthony in that photo on the end next to him. Other guys in other photos are Inendino, Paloian, Lappo, Onesti. The actor Gianni Russo has his own olive oil line with Greco and this was the 'launch party.'

[OcSleeper]

‘I got cold-cocked’: Victim tells federal jury of alleged juice loan extortion assault
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/ ... n-assault/

[Patrickgold]

Second photo from the top. Is that Chris Spina 2nd from left?

Yes that is Chrissy Spina

[Patrickgold]

‘I got cold-cocked’: Victim tells federal jury of alleged juice loan extortion assault
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/ ... n-assault/

Here’s the article on Reddit. Cassano is definitely somebody.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mafia/s/in0DY2tBcS

[Snakes]

Yeah, I'm not sure how this Cassano case flew under my radar. Reading up on it, Cassano hired a few guys to collect for him (including Galione). One was a guy Cassano met who was understood to have a reputation for violence and was a "crazy motherfucker," according to Cassano. This individual grabbed one of the debtors and was later admonished by Cassano, who told him to use his mouth to collect debts and not lay a hand on someone unless they touch him first. Galione was seemingly even crazier than this particular collector and had a reputation for getting in fights and having a "short fuse" around Addison. One of the victims was purported to say that Cassano was "not someone to mess with."

[Ivan]

Can someone tell me about these "west suburban Italian social clubs" referenced here?

[NickyEyes1]

Can someone tell me about these "west suburban Italian social clubs" referenced here?

Probably Addison/Bloomingdale/Itasca/Roselle/Woodale area. Still a bunch of them around there.

[Snakes]

Can someone tell me about these "west suburban Italian social clubs" referenced here?

Probably Addison/Bloomingdale/Itasca/Roselle/Woodale area. Still a bunch of them around there.

One of Cassano's meetings with Galioto was at a social club in Addison.

[Patrickgold]

Can someone tell me about these "west suburban Italian social clubs" referenced here?

Probably Addison/Bloomingdale/Itasca/Roselle/Woodale area. Still a bunch of them around there.

One of Cassano's meetings with Galioto was at a social club in Addison.

The one they are talking about is on the NE corner of lake and 53. Same shopping center as Demarcos. Next to the 24 hour Jack shack that is also owned by Cassano which is where the prostitution thing probably comes in.

Galione name is a name connected with the outfit. I believe John Galione owned All Stars strip club and was also involved in the stolen silver from the Binion case from the late 90s.

[NorthBuffalo]

Can someone tell me about these "west suburban Italian social clubs" referenced here?

Probably Addison/Bloomingdale/Itasca/Roselle/Woodale area. Still a bunch of them around there.

One of Cassano's meetings with Galioto was at a social club in Addison.

The one they are talking about is on the NE corner of lake and 53. Same shopping center as Demarcos. Next to the 24 hour Jack shack that is also owned by Cassano which is where the prostitution thing probably comes in.

Galione name is a name connected with the outfit. I believe John Galione owned All Stars strip club and was also involved in the stolen silver from the Binion case from the late 90s.

The LIUNA guys say Jack Galione is from Melrose Park and his father was a bookie named 'Enzo.' There is another brother Vince or 'Enzi' who does gambling in Addison.

[Ivan]

Thanks for the quick and detailed answers guys!

I checked out this Addison/Bloomingdale/Itasca/Roselle/Woodale cluster of suburbs on Wikipedia and Google Maps and they're so far west and low-density they make Elmwood Park and Cicero look like the Sears Tower.

(Just as an aside, whenever I meet someone in the 2020s who still speaks with the Chicago accent, they always actually live in the suburbs. Both the Outfit and old-school Chicagoans seem like a suburbs thing these days, lol.)

24-hour Jack Shack?

[cavita]

I had a Carl Galione as a 73 year old associate but I can't remember what crew he's hooked up with.

[Patrickgold]

Can someone tell me about these "west suburban Italian social clubs" referenced here?

Probably Addison/Bloomingdale/Itasca/Roselle/Woodale area. Still a bunch of them around there.

One of Cassano's meetings with Galioto was at a social club in Addison.

The one they are talking about is on the NE corner of lake and 53. Same shopping center as Demarcos. Next to the 24 hour Jack shack that is also owned by Cassano which is where the prostitution thing probably comes in.

Galione name is a name connected with the outfit. I believe John Galione owned All Stars strip club and was also involved in the stolen silver from the Binion case from the late 90s.

The LIUNA guys say Jack Galione is from Melrose Park and his father was a bookie named 'Enzo.' There is another brother Vince or 'Enzi' who does gambling in Addison.

I got the name mixed up. I was thinking Galioto not Galione. Galiotos owned the strip club