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Ken Eto rose through the ranks of the Chicago mob, and then it tried to kill him. The underworld would never be the same.


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Good piece.


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They mention Melrose Park in the article; that's my old neighborhood, where I grew up. Lots of mafiosi. Funny how when you're a kid you're not aware of the shenanigans going on around you...


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It's around most urban neighborhoods in one form or another, even in smaller cities. It's just smaller, less professional and less violent.


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