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Matt Luzi, whose grandfather worked with Al Capone, walks through Evergreen Hills Cemetery in Steger on Dec. 11. He wrote a book about the mafia in Chicago Heights and a lot of the subjects are buried in this cemetery. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
The photo in Matt Luzi's book shows slot machines being destroyed at this Chicago Heights house that was raided by the feds in the 1930s for mob activity. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Matt Luzi, whose grandfather worked with Al Capone, wrote a book about the mafia and poses with it in Chicago Heights, IL, on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Matt Luzi, whose grandfather worked with Al Capone, walks through Evergreen Hills Cemetery in Steger on Dec. 11. He wrote a book about the mafia in Chicago Heights and a lot of the subjects are buried in this cemetery. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Every family has a history. That holds true, and then some, for Chicago resident Matthew Luzi. His great-great-uncle, Frank LaPorte, was one of the most feared men in Chicago. He was a wise-guy enforcer for infamous mobster Al Capone. LaPorte also ran a mafia outfit …
