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Joseph Aiuppa — Part 5

31 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jan 26, 1947 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Joseph Aiuppa · 31 pages OCR'd
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bd, b7D ~"“"““"hoodiums of the Chicago aréa have a part in-this-Cicero———— ba bos On Janiary 20, 1959, @MMMMNP advised that AIUPPA ba, b7D On May 12, 1959, Si CG 92-677 on the operation, In 1945, his handbook and poker games netted him $9,000 and in 1947 AIUPPA received $50,000 from bis handbook, In 1949, AIUPPA received $12,000 from his handbook, b7D ~ on uwarch 12, 1959, MMB acvised that ATUPPA had a “large piece” of the Cicero operation and ran th trip. The “strip" was deseribed as the area where the bars a& _ clubs have the strippers and "5B" girls, as well as. :. gaubling establishments located on Cermak Road betw Cicero Avenue and 49th Avenue, Cicero, Illinois. ~ Ladvised on March 2, 1959, that AIUP . a considerable amount of power in the Cicero operation but does not control all of the activity. Most of the leading operation, particularly in regard to that known as the ~“ “big game," which is a huge crap game operated by ROCCO FISCHETTI, which has been running for many years and Wa in operation at the Viaduct Lounge in Cicero, runs the "strip" in Cicero, located in the 4800. block West |. Cermak Road on the south side of the street. Aiong the ‘strip’ are geveral night clubs, which have in addition to 2. gambling "B" girls and strip tease shows, There are several .. thooks". along the "strip" and probably the largest one was located at the Aloha Grill, 4807 West Cermak Road. JOEY: himself ran the biggest poker game in Cook County at the Turf Lounge, located along the Netrip. ted that AIUP means was the power man in.Cicero IUPPA had. an. with several other hoodlums,~ AIUP ad a strip. s number of “books” in Cicero. In addition, he operat the largest poker games in the Chicago area, which w at the Turf Lounge. ~~ - hk tadvised on January 12, 1959 O'BRIEN was operating a large poker game at the nest to the Towne Hotel, The entrance :to.t through either.the.loung : ot nues..led.t to. the.gaming.. ened, ., 4.100% hotel, lobby,.and.controlled«the gaming
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