Latin Counts
The Latin Counts are the first Mexican street gang to form in the Pilsen neighborhood. Back in a time when the neighborhood was mostly a …
Gangs
Krazy Get Down Boys
The Krazy Get Down Boys started in the year 1987 as a party crew that had aspirations to become part of the Marquette Park area …
Insane Popes (North side)
The original name of the Insane Popes was “Almighty Popes” or “Popes” and the story starts possibly on the west side of Chicago. The Popes …
Bishops
The story of the Bishops goes back to the early 1970s in the Pilsen section of the Lower West Side neighborhood. Bobby G was the …
Gaylords
The Gaylords are one the oldest street gangs in Chicago. We will begin by tracing their roots that date all the way back to the …
Harrison Gents
The story of the Harrison Gents begins in the year 1957 when a group of Puerto Rican, Irish and African American boys from Harrison and …
Ambrose
For some time, I have had the founding year for Ambrose as 1954. This was based on info I found from non-Ambrose saying they found …
Brazers
The Brazers story starts out on the south west side of Chicago at the intersection of 19th and Marshfield in the Heart of Chicago section …
Black P Stones
In the year 1959 almost 90% of the white population had abandoned Woodlawn leaving extreme blight and abandonment of businesses and properties. Black street gangs …
14th Street Clovers
The story of the Clovers dates back to the year 1949 in the Maxwell Street Market section of the Near West Side neighborhood. Black southerners …