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The Almighty Vice Lord Nation (Vice Lords for short, abbreviated AVLN) is the second-largest and one of the oldest street and prison gangs in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its total membership is estimated to be between 30,000 and 35,000. It is also one of the founding members of the People Nation multi-gang alliance. [3] [7]
Participants in organized crime in Chicago at various times have included members of the Chicago Outfit associated with Al Capone, the Valley Gang, the North Side Gang, Prohibition gangsters, and others.
Bobby Gore (born Frederick Douglas Gore; May 11, 1936 [citation needed] – February 12, 2013) was an American gang leader and activist from Chicago, Illinois. Gore was the former leader of the "Conservative Vice Lords" (CVL),
Billy Arnold, 37, a leader of the Seven Mile Bloods street gang, which terrorized Detroit's east side, was convicted of 22 counts, including two counts of murder in aid of racketeering, 11 counts ...
Vice Lords [1] Mickey ... By the early 1970s, the BGDN dominated the Chicago gang scene. Barksdale died of ... Williams was the leader of the gang set operating on ...
TDA members flashing gang signs and wearing their uniforms of choice — Chicago Bulls T-shirts and caps — could be seen outside the Standard Club migrant shelter downtown, where two local ...
Ten alleged Four Corner Hustlers gang associates or members have been charged in a drug trafficking probe.
The first gangs in Chicago were loosely organized groups of European immigrants in the late 1800s. In 1910, Big Jim Colosimo founded the Chicago Outfit on the South Side. In the early 1950s, immigration to Chicago had picked up considerably, namely to the west side and parts of the south side with many coming from Puerto Rico.