Gangster Stones
I usually don’t do histories on factions of organizations but since I thought this group once had a significant standout history that coincided with the …
Gangs
Party People
The Party People are a newer organization in the Pilsen area compared to other older gangs that date back to the 1950s; nevertheless, the Party …
Chi-West
In the Ukrainian Village neighborhood a gang called “Chi-West” started in the year 1958. This gang of Ukrainian greasers that were the sons of immigrants …
Deacons
The Ida B. Wells housing projects were finished being built in January of 1941 and the first African American families moved into these mid-rise and …
Latin Kings
The beginning of the history of the Latin Kings goes back to the year 1954 in the Near West Side neighborhood at the intersection of …
Simon City Royals
The creation of the Simon City Royals is a story to truly be marveled as it is a story of some of the toughest and …
Black Souls
The Black Soul earlier history is a tough one to figure out and is a culmination of different groups that came together. The story …
Saints
The story of the Saints begins with the formation of the Rebels in 1949. The Rebels were founded in 1949 in the Back of the …
Twelfth Street Players
Many stories have floated around about the origin of the Twelfth Street Players as being linked to the Cicero Esquires and Berwyn Kings etc…Although it …
Almighty Popes
For this history I am not going to get into the whole Insane Pope history; however, that is the organization where the Almighty Popes spawned …