After Ricca died the power went to Cicero (where Aiuppa was from), then back to Elmwood Park.
But do you think Aiuppa was a power on his own or did he just do what Accardo told him to?
Accardo was mostly retired by the time Aiuppa was in power. Accardo was respected and influential, but he was only in charge when there was no one else available. The question to ask is if Accardo was so powerful and had anything to do with the killings of all those Taylor Street members, why did they only happen after Ricca died and not before? The answer is that Aiuppa gave the orders and that's what he wanted done, and that he didn't succeed to that position until Ricca was out of the way.
