Chicago Gang History
Suburbia

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
Aurora
Bensenville
Berwyn
Bolingbrook
Calumet City
Carpentersville
Chicago Heights
Cicero
Dixmoor
Elgin
Evanston
Ford Heights (formerly East Chicago Heights)
Harvey
Joliet
Kankakee
Lockport Township (Unincorporated Lockport) (Fairmont)
Markham
Maywood
Melrose Park
Miscellaneous Suburbs
North Chicago
Robbins
Romeoville
Villa Park
Waukegan
Zion (formerly Zion City)