Suburbia

Find out how The American Dream was infiltrated by some of the most notorious Chicago street gangs, brick and mortar to green grass. Discover infiltration dates, housing projects, crime impact and more…

WHEN WELL-QUALIFIED, UPPER MIDDLE-CLASS BLACKS OR LATINOS OR ASIANS MOVE TO PREDOMINANTLY WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE’S WHAT’S CALLED THE TIPPING POINT. THAT TIPPING POINT IS GENERALLY 15 PERCENT; AT 15 PERCENT YOU BEGIN TO SEE WHITE FLIGHT.

Richard Benjamin

Addison
Arlington Heights
Aurora
Bellwood
Bensenville
Berwyn
Bolingbrook
Calumet City
Carpentersville
Chicago Heights
Cicero
Des Plaines
Dixmoor
Elgin
Evanston
Ford Heights (formerly East Chicago Heights)
Franklin Park
Glendale Heights
Hanover Park
Harvey
Hoffman Estates
Joliet
Kankakee
Lockport Township (Unincorporated Lockport) (Fairmont)
Markham
Maywood
Melrose Park
Mount Prospect
Mundelein
North Chicago
Prospect Heights
Robbins
Rolling Meadows
Romeoville
Rosemont
Stone Park
Streamwood
Summit
Villa Park
Waukegan
West Chicago
Woodridge
Zion (formerly Zion City)