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Chicago saw a major rise in violent crime starting in the late 1960s. Murders in the city peaked in 1974, with 970 murders when the city's population was over three million, resulting in a murder rate of around 29 per 100,000, and again in 1992, with 943 murders when the city had fewer than three million people, resulting in a murder rate of 34 murders per 100,000 citizens.
The South Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Geographically, it is the largest of the three sections of the city, with the other two being the North and West Sides. It radiates and lies south of the city's downtown area, the Chicago Loop. Much of the South Side came from the city's ...
October 20, 2024 at 9:46 AM. CHICAGO - A 32-year-old man was shot to death in Chicago's Oakland neighborhood Saturday night. Officers found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest ...
CHICAGO — After serving 20 years in state prison for murder, former gangbanger Tyrone Muhammad never expected to return to the city’s tough South Side and find Venezuelan migrants and the ...
CHICAGO - A shooting on Chicago's South Side has left a 31-year-old man critically injured and a suspect still on the run.. The incident occurred at 4:42 p.m. Saturday in the 9300 block of S ...
Chicago Outfit. The Chicago Outfit (also known as the Outfit, the Chicago Mafia, the Chicago Mob, the Chicago crime family, the South Side Gang or the Organization) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Chicago, Illinois, which originated in the city's South Side in 1910. The organization is part of the larger Italian-American Mafia.
History. 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.
Some Chicago residents welcomed the the president's pledge and said federal agents may be able to help solve crimes. On Chicago's South Side, some violence-weary residents open to federal ...