The Boys in Chicago Heights
The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit

Luzi offers to readers a fascinating story of one branch in the Chicago mob. The Chicago Heights Crew is not well-known in terms of membership, territory, or activity. Luzi exposes their leaders and highlights their crimes. The book is very short, and seems incomplete. This reader wanted to see more......more

Interesting Town As a young reporter in the early 1970s, I covered Chicago Heights city government for the local newspaper for a couple of years. A bit of civic corruption was out in the open, but I thought the real heavy gangster involvement had ended with Prohibition. Not so at all. This book taugh......more

Interesting if you're from the area or want a closer look at another the Chicago Outfit. However, it's pretty dryly written. Lots of facts and names and dates. Not a whole lot of energy. Reads mostly like a newspaper article.......more

This was 3.5 stars. Having grown up near Chicago Heights and with Italian family roots in the town, this was an interesting read. The writing style was a bit difficult to follow at times—lots of stated facts, little fiber between them—but there was obviously a lot of research that went into this boo......more

Totally enjoyed this book. During the 60’s I grew up working in a popular Chicago Heights restaurant, and during those years I had close contact with many of the characters in this book. Many memories.......more