Maybe not "organized crime", but the Lincoln Park Pirates in Chicago [1] were well known shady characters as long as 60 years ago, there is even a song about th

Maybe not "organized crime", but the Lincoln Park Pirates in Chicago [1] were well known shady characters as long as 60 years ago, there is even a song about them (Steve Goodman). I know; one New Year's Eve a long time ago my car was towed and held for a ridiculous ransom. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Towing_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Towing_Service