what I don’t understand is that Chicago has a lot of immigrant heritage...good solid Poles and Germans etc....how did they become so apathetic to allow this kind of criminal enterprise to flourish?
Not sure where you live, if you're in Chicago, the Suburbs or where .... but I've seen the suburban population of Poles, German's, Italians and Greeks EXPLODE due to their exiting the city. There is still a small portion of "German" and "Greek" pockets in the city that I used to be familiar with, but they're far smaller now than they were say 20 years ago. Same thing with Little Italy, most of it's just restaurants and funeral homes, the "old neighborhood" moved out but still maintain their businesses in the city.