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| Al Capone Not caring since he's smarter than the cops! Or so he thought... |
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| 808 North Lake Street Aurora, IL |
What does this building at 808 North Lake Street have what no other building in Aurora has (that we know of)? A direct line of history to the one and only.... Al Capone!
In 1931, the court proceedings were underway for Al Capone for Tax Evasion. It was found that this building was part of Al Capone's bootlegging syndicate. Several men were arrested for their involvement with Al Capone's bootlegging syndicate in Aurora from this location. So, the next time you're driving down Lake Street and go past this house, just remember that it is a history with Al Capone.
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| June 6, 1931 Decatur Herald |
There were 20 men connected with the scheme and had been arrested in raids at the Aurora, Illinois headquarters (808 N. Lake Street) and also in Waterloo, Iowa.
The Aurora syndicate had been under the leadership of Mike Myers, a Capone lieutenant and had been operating for four years. Since November of 1930, there were undercover agents working to obtain the evidence on which arrests were made.
High-grade alcohol was made by the combining of re-cooking moonshine whisky. The sale prices were from $3.00 to $4.00 a gallon (around $50.00 in 2021 currency).
