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William Morris " Flukey " Stokes (December 12, 1937 – November 19, 1986) was an American reputed mobster from Chicago, Illinois. Stokes was from the South Side and well known for his silk suits, [9] diamond rings, and flamboyant lifestyle [10] as a drug trafficking kingpin and pool hall owner. [11] Stokes immortalized himself in Chicago by ...
Origins and history. The Almighty Gaylords Nation, founded in 1953, is one of Chicago's oldest street gangs, [4] originating in the West Town neighborhood at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Noble Street. Initially composed mostly of Italians, it also included some Mexican Americans, reflecting the ethnic diversity of the area, which was ...
The Gold Coast and the Slum: Sociological Study of Chicago's Near North Side. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1929. ISBN 978-0-226-98945-7; Mason City Globe-Gazette. Chicago Peddler of Alcohol Is Found Dead. Iowa: 27 June, 1929(Page 4). Newspaper Archive. Decatur Review. Moran Gangster Latest Victim. Decatur, Illinois: 27 June, 1929.
Rivals. Folk Nation, Gangster Disciples. The Four Corner Hustlers (4CH) is an African American street gang founded in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago in the 1960s by Walter Wheat and Freddy Gauge. [1] The Four Corner Hustlers at first were a single gang that would wear the colors black and brown.
Rivals. Folk Nation, Gangster Disciples, Black Disciples. The Mickey Cobras are a gang affiliated with the nationwide alliance known as "People" and based in Chicago. The gang is considered stable, and its colors are green, black, and red. Factions of the gang are being established throughout the Midwest.
The Almighty Insane Popes Nation is a Chicago, Illinois street gang, formed in the late 1950s on the north side of Chicago, primarily building membership from a Greek greaser gang that hung out at the corner of Lawrence and Rockwell. This small group had problems with the much larger Latin Kings gang on the north side, and so they began to ...
The Simon City Royals, also known as the Almighty Simon City Royal Nation, are a street and prison gang which began in Chicago during 1952 as Simon City, a greaser gang. They named themselves for Simons Park, which is located on the corner of Drake and Wabansia in the Humboldt Park neighborhood where they originally formed.
Coordinates: 41.9078°N 87.6276°W. East side of Astor Street. The Astor Street District is a historic district in Central Chicago, Illinois. Constructed over a period of more than 100 years, the buildings along Astor Street reflect the fashionable styles favored by their original high-society residents. The numerous 19th-century houses are ...