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by Ivan » Tue Oct 01, 2024 3:03 pm
by Pogo The Clown » Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:26 pm
by Ivan » Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:21 pm
PolackTony wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:06 pm Because it’s in Chicagoland, a lot of people around the country I would think are simply unaware of simply how Latino a place like Cicero is today.
by PolackTony » Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:06 pm
NickyEyes1 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:26 am Coloboy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:07 am Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:27 pm Patrickgold wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:56 pm Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:29 pm Someone who knows a bit has told me that a guy named David Duran is allegedly the Cicero crew's inside guy in the Cicero city government and was yet another 12th Street Player. Don't know if this is true or not, but he seems to be an actual city employee so I'll leave it here as a lead for you guys to look into if you want. There inside guy? The whole Cicero government including mayor Larry Dominic is theirs. Yeah from what I hear it sounds like Youngstown from before Strollo flipped. Anyway, just thought it was interesting that they allegedly had a former 12th Street Player installed (or is that common practice? lol). Elmwood Park is the same way with Skip Saviano. It's funny because these are historically italian american suburbs/neighborhoods that are now both like 70% Hispanic, and yet the town governments are just dominated by italians. Elmwood Park is still majority Italian/Polish, while becoming more Mexican with each passing year. Melrose Park would be a better example
Coloboy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:07 am Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:27 pm Patrickgold wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:56 pm Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:29 pm Someone who knows a bit has told me that a guy named David Duran is allegedly the Cicero crew's inside guy in the Cicero city government and was yet another 12th Street Player. Don't know if this is true or not, but he seems to be an actual city employee so I'll leave it here as a lead for you guys to look into if you want. There inside guy? The whole Cicero government including mayor Larry Dominic is theirs. Yeah from what I hear it sounds like Youngstown from before Strollo flipped. Anyway, just thought it was interesting that they allegedly had a former 12th Street Player installed (or is that common practice? lol). Elmwood Park is the same way with Skip Saviano. It's funny because these are historically italian american suburbs/neighborhoods that are now both like 70% Hispanic, and yet the town governments are just dominated by italians.
Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:27 pm Patrickgold wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:56 pm Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:29 pm Someone who knows a bit has told me that a guy named David Duran is allegedly the Cicero crew's inside guy in the Cicero city government and was yet another 12th Street Player. Don't know if this is true or not, but he seems to be an actual city employee so I'll leave it here as a lead for you guys to look into if you want. There inside guy? The whole Cicero government including mayor Larry Dominic is theirs. Yeah from what I hear it sounds like Youngstown from before Strollo flipped. Anyway, just thought it was interesting that they allegedly had a former 12th Street Player installed (or is that common practice? lol).
Patrickgold wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:56 pm Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:29 pm Someone who knows a bit has told me that a guy named David Duran is allegedly the Cicero crew's inside guy in the Cicero city government and was yet another 12th Street Player. Don't know if this is true or not, but he seems to be an actual city employee so I'll leave it here as a lead for you guys to look into if you want. There inside guy? The whole Cicero government including mayor Larry Dominic is theirs.
Ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:29 pm Someone who knows a bit has told me that a guy named David Duran is allegedly the Cicero crew's inside guy in the Cicero city government and was yet another 12th Street Player. Don't know if this is true or not, but he seems to be an actual city employee so I'll leave it here as a lead for you guys to look into if you want.
by NickyEyes1 » Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:26 am
by Patrickgold » Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:25 am
by Coloboy » Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:07 am
by Ivan » Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:27 pm
by Patrickgold » Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:56 pm
by Ivan » Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:29 pm
by NorthBuffalo » Sun Sep 29, 2024 6:13 pm
falco wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:56 am Coloboy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:02 am falco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 9:36 am Coloboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:39 am It certainly makes sense that a guy with that last name, from the neighborhood we are talking about, who is involved in video poker, was connected. It’s more plausible than him being independent. I’m just surprised this was never discussed before, because it directly backs up the idea that those two crews were going head to head on the video poker thing. If Dublino was backed by Melrose Park, it makes sense that he would feel OK telling Sarno to fuck off in 2002. You have to wonder if a guy like this is still active today and fell in line with the Cicero/Cautadella crew that runs that part of the city now casey szflarski (daughter is married to frank carusos jr./wife is the daughter of shorty lamantia) had machines in the location where sarno ordered dublino to stay away from. he was the owner of amusments inc. in berwyn and took over the stops from m&m amusements in berwyn from james and mickey marcello after family secrets. a bar owner from lyons testifed he had machines from szaflarski in his business for years, but then switched to dublino for a better deal. if dublino was the driver of zizzo, its possible they beefed over routes. There certainly seemed to be a lot of tension about the video poker thing at that time. Common sense tells us it must’ve been quite lucrative. I had a personal social family connection to the Szaflarski deal. He was a very blatant front for the Carusos/26th St. The Polack took the fall and the Italians didn’t get touched. according to a list found on the body of tony chiaramonti after he was gunned down in lyons in 2001, m&m amusement served 44 clients in the west suburbs. one client said in court filings that he received between $150-400 a week from his machines.
Coloboy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:02 am falco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 9:36 am Coloboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:39 am It certainly makes sense that a guy with that last name, from the neighborhood we are talking about, who is involved in video poker, was connected. It’s more plausible than him being independent. I’m just surprised this was never discussed before, because it directly backs up the idea that those two crews were going head to head on the video poker thing. If Dublino was backed by Melrose Park, it makes sense that he would feel OK telling Sarno to fuck off in 2002. You have to wonder if a guy like this is still active today and fell in line with the Cicero/Cautadella crew that runs that part of the city now casey szflarski (daughter is married to frank carusos jr./wife is the daughter of shorty lamantia) had machines in the location where sarno ordered dublino to stay away from. he was the owner of amusments inc. in berwyn and took over the stops from m&m amusements in berwyn from james and mickey marcello after family secrets. a bar owner from lyons testifed he had machines from szaflarski in his business for years, but then switched to dublino for a better deal. if dublino was the driver of zizzo, its possible they beefed over routes. There certainly seemed to be a lot of tension about the video poker thing at that time. Common sense tells us it must’ve been quite lucrative. I had a personal social family connection to the Szaflarski deal. He was a very blatant front for the Carusos/26th St. The Polack took the fall and the Italians didn’t get touched.
falco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 9:36 am Coloboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:39 am It certainly makes sense that a guy with that last name, from the neighborhood we are talking about, who is involved in video poker, was connected. It’s more plausible than him being independent. I’m just surprised this was never discussed before, because it directly backs up the idea that those two crews were going head to head on the video poker thing. If Dublino was backed by Melrose Park, it makes sense that he would feel OK telling Sarno to fuck off in 2002. You have to wonder if a guy like this is still active today and fell in line with the Cicero/Cautadella crew that runs that part of the city now casey szflarski (daughter is married to frank carusos jr./wife is the daughter of shorty lamantia) had machines in the location where sarno ordered dublino to stay away from. he was the owner of amusments inc. in berwyn and took over the stops from m&m amusements in berwyn from james and mickey marcello after family secrets. a bar owner from lyons testifed he had machines from szaflarski in his business for years, but then switched to dublino for a better deal. if dublino was the driver of zizzo, its possible they beefed over routes.
Coloboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:39 am It certainly makes sense that a guy with that last name, from the neighborhood we are talking about, who is involved in video poker, was connected. It’s more plausible than him being independent. I’m just surprised this was never discussed before, because it directly backs up the idea that those two crews were going head to head on the video poker thing. If Dublino was backed by Melrose Park, it makes sense that he would feel OK telling Sarno to fuck off in 2002. You have to wonder if a guy like this is still active today and fell in line with the Cicero/Cautadella crew that runs that part of the city now
by Patrickgold » Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:34 am
JoePuzzles234 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 5:37 am Full Name: Gioacchino Galione Date:08/08/2024 Arresting Agency: SO - SHERIFF'S OFFICE Charges #1 BATTERY - CAUSES BODILY HARM #2 BATTERY - MAKE PHYSICAL CONTACT OF AN INSULTING OR PROVOKING NATURE Gino Cassano affiliate Jack Galione was arrested again a little while ago, does anyone know if this incident was connected to anything?
Full Name: Gioacchino Galione Date:08/08/2024 Arresting Agency: SO - SHERIFF'S OFFICE Charges #1 BATTERY - CAUSES BODILY HARM #2 BATTERY - MAKE PHYSICAL CONTACT OF AN INSULTING OR PROVOKING NATURE
by JoePuzzles234 » Sun Sep 29, 2024 5:37 am
by Coloboy » Sat Sep 28, 2024 2:08 pm
Snakes wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:21 am Coloboy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:02 am falco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 9:36 am Coloboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:39 am It certainly makes sense that a guy with that last name, from the neighborhood we are talking about, who is involved in video poker, was connected. It’s more plausible than him being independent. I’m just surprised this was never discussed before, because it directly backs up the idea that those two crews were going head to head on the video poker thing. If Dublino was backed by Melrose Park, it makes sense that he would feel OK telling Sarno to fuck off in 2002. You have to wonder if a guy like this is still active today and fell in line with the Cicero/Cautadella crew that runs that part of the city now casey szflarski (daughter is married to frank carusos jr./wife is the daughter of shorty lamantia) had machines in the location where sarno ordered dublino to stay away from. he was the owner of amusments inc. in berwyn and took over the stops from m&m amusements in berwyn from james and mickey marcello after family secrets. a bar owner from lyons testifed he had machines from szaflarski in his business for years, but then switched to dublino for a better deal. if dublino was the driver of zizzo, its possible they beefed over routes. There certainly seemed to be a lot of tension about the video poker thing at that time. Common sense tells us it must’ve been quite lucrative. I had a personal social family connection to the Szaflarski deal. He was a very blatant front for the Carusos/26th St. The Polack took the fall and the Italians didn’t get touched. It came out in that investigation that he mentioned Toots by name on a phone call with Sarno and was pretty severely reprimanded.
by falco » Sat Sep 28, 2024 11:56 am
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