Gangster Disciples
A special big thanks to TheGhostInTheMachine for all your help! In order to tell the story of the largest mob in Chicago’s history I must …
Gangs
YLO Disciples
The concept of “YLO” came about in 1971 invented by the Young Lords as they used “YLO” to represent “Young Lords Organization.” By the mid-1970s …
Mickey Cobras
In the year 1954 an African American gang formed in the Maxwell Street Market area of the Near West Side called the Egyptian Cobras. …
Maniac Campbell Boys
The Maniac Campbell Boys are a late bloomer in the gang scene on the northern part of Chicago, however, they made a name for themselves …
Latin Scorpions
The Latin Scorpions were probably the first Puerto Rican gang to start up in the East Humboldt Park section of the West Town neighborhood in …
Latin Stylers
The Latin Stylers were not started in New York City like some legends say, they started at the intersection of Kedzie and Diversey in the …
Latin Dragons
The Latin Dragons began in the year 1979 at the intersection of 87th and Escanaba in the South Chicago neighborhood. The Latin Dragon name came …
Laflin Lovers
I do not know very much about these guys but I do know they came from the intersections of 17th Street to 18th Street and …
La Raza
In the year 1980, Mexican migration picked up significantly in the United States as many came to this country to take up labor jobs. Many …
Familia Stones
I will not get into the whole story of the Puerto Rican Stones and the Puerto Rican Future Stones because I have separate pages for those two histories. The …