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  2. History of gangs in Humboldt Park - Wikipedia

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    Many of these youth came from parents who had also been members of gangs when they grew up in the neighborhood. [3] [14] In the mid-late 1980s, the neighborhood continued to evolve. It had also collected a reputation taken note of by Chicago Police; By this point, 49 of the 139 gangs running in Chicago were out of the 14th district, Humboldt ...

  3. 52 Plus Joker - Wikipedia

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    52 Plus Joker (52+J) is an American non-profit social organization focused on playing cards, founded in 1985 by Phil Bollhagen, Bob Harrison, and Lenny Schneir. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The club has about 1,000 members.

  4. Green Mill Cocktail Lounge - Wikipedia

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    Chicago-based comic Whitney Chitwood recorded her 2019 album The Bakery Case live at the Green Mill; the album reached No. 9 on the Billboard comedy chart [11] and was the first comedy album to be recorded at the club. [12] Recently the Green Mill hosts performers ranging from jazz quartets to swing orchestras who frequently play to a packed ...

  5. Joey Aiuppa - Wikipedia

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    The various clubs located on Cicero Avenue were the Frolics, the Towne Hotel, the 411 Club, and a few others. Prostitution, slot machines, and various gaming activities occurred inside these nightclubs. [1] Aiuppa also owned it for many years and eventually sold the Navajo Hills golf course outside suburban Chicago.

  6. Humboldt Park, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    About $3.4 million was spent to renovate the exterior of the building ($1 Million came from City of Chicago Tax Increment Finance (TIF) [46] and another $3.2 (State of Illinois Grant) [46] million for the interior. The stables were once in use by a special Chicago Parks Police Force and is located at 3015 W. Division St.

  7. O'Banion's - Wikipedia

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    O'Banion's was a nightclub located at 661 N. Clark St. in Chicago's River North neighborhood. Named for Chicago Irish gangster Dion O'Banion, it was established in June 1978, inside what had formerly been McGovern’s Saloon (itself an infamous Chicago gangster bar where a young O'Banion had performed as a singing waiter) as well as a series of strip clubs and gay bars.

  8. Silas Jayne - Wikipedia

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    Jayne was born on July 3, 1907, in Cuba Township, in Lake County, Illinois.He was one of four boys and eight girls born to Arthur and Katherine Jayne. Silas had a half-brother, George William Jayne, born in 1923 to his mother and her employer, married attorney George William Spunner.

  9. Sonny Barger - Wikipedia

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    Ralph Hubert "Sonny" Barger Jr. (October 8, 1938 – June 29, 2022) was an American outlaw biker who was a founding member of the Oakland, California chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in 1957. [3]