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Joseph Aiuppa — Part 5
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~"“"““"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
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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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