United Latino Organization
United Latino Organization

United Latino Organization

In the year 1978 in certain parts of the city, mainly West Town area, Spanish Cobras, Maniac Latin Disciples, Imperial Gangsters and Latin Eagles came together to form the United Latino Organization.  This was the same year all four of these groups joined the Folk alliance.  This united groups would last through the 1980s but seemed to disband in the later 1990s after all these groups went to war with each other.  There was also a ULO group on the south side in the K-Town area of Little Village but I don’t know much about that group.

ULO tag throwing down the UPK. On the right you can see a big “K” next to all the UPK People Nation gang initials. Photo from 1980s Chicago Police manual.
A ULO tag from 28th and Springfield in the Little Village community. This is when a ULO gang tried to develop on the southern part of the city.
June 10, 1979 article about the Puerto Rican day parade that brought gang violence as the ULO banded together against the Latin Kings
ULO sweater for Spanish Cobras acknowledging Maniac Latin Disciples, Spanish Cobras and Imperial Gangsters but I see nothing for Latin Eagles
This pic was taken about late 80s just before war consumed them all. This is Imperial Gangster, Maniac Latin Disciples, Spanish Cobras and Latin Eagles all hanging out
Maniac Latin Disciple, Spanish Cobra and Imperial Gangster tag in the late 1970s throwing down the Puerto Rican Stones