Genna crime family

Genna crime family
Founded byGenna Brothers
Founding locationChicago, Illinois, United States
Years active1919–1930
TerritoryBased in Chicago's Little Italy
EthnicitySicilian
Criminal activitiesRacketeering, extortion, bootlegging, illegal gambling and other crimes
AlliesChicago Outfit (until 1924), Unione Siciliana
RivalsNorth Side Gang

The Genna crime family (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛnna]), was a crime family that operated in Prohibition-era Chicago. From 1921 to 1925, the family was headed by the six Genna brothers, known as the Terrible Gennas.[1] The brothers were Sicilians from the town of Marsala and operated from Chicago's Little Italy and maintained control over the Unione Siciliana.[1] They were allies with fellow Italian gang the Chicago Outfit. After a bloody war led to their demise in the 1920s, the gang was eventually absorbed by the Chicago Outfit.

  1. ^ a b Capeci, Jerry. The complete idiot's guide to the Mafia pg.82-84