Gangs
Gangs

Two Six

The story of Two Six goes back to 1968 when a group of boys started a baseball team called the Five Stair Step.  These boys …

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

For those of you that follow this page over time, you might get a little flustered that I keep changing the history.  Please do not …

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 …