I’m working on a book of fiction that involves some of the figures mentioned tangentially in this article. Rosemont, run by the Stephenson family, a mob connect

I’m working on a book of fiction that involves some of the figures mentioned tangentially in this article. Rosemont, run by the Stephenson family, a mob connected bunch, figures prominently. Interestingly, a gambling firm called Emerald with suspicious ties to Rosemont’s garbage collection was in line to open a casino in Rosemont, for which the Stephensons simply started building infrastructure before the license was granted, but an alleged meeting between Donald Stephenson and “No Nose” Lombardo put an end to those efforts. Rivers casino had to open over the border in Des Plaines so that Rosemont would not directly benefit from the tax revenue. Rosemont is a town of roughly 3000 people, and the citizens are actually paid some amount from the city’s funds for living there rather than contributing taxes, whereas Des Plaines is a town of 60000.