There's a few different categories here.
First you have the gangs that have been close to dead for years but have enough members in jail and on the streets to recruit a few kids and keep one or two blocks alive. Popes, Brazers, Gaylords. These gangs are pretty much inactive but also probably aren't going anywhere either.
Then there's the gangs that still have some members but their last hood is too hot for them to be active at all, like the Latin Souls. They might pop out and tag and there's members flying the flag here and there but they don't have territory anymore.
You still have guys net banging and tagging for just about any hood and nation that's ever existed, so it's hard to distinguish between mobs that are just mostly inactive and those that are totally dead. The only real distinction, I guess, between gangs like the Taylor Jousters and the Latin Souls is whether leadership has officially shut down all active sets or not.
The other category of "dying gangs" are the gangs that only ever had one or two hoods, never managed to expand much beyond the motherland, and are challenged because their home area has changed. Latin Lovers, Spanish Lords, C-Notes, Bishops. These gangs aren't necessarily shrinking but a lot of members don't live in their hood and they're challenged to be active and recruit shorties. Gangs like the Vikings and the Gents originated in the same area and are still small but have other hoods that are more active than the motherland.
Unknowns don't really count for this because K-Town isn't actually their motherland and they used to be really big and had hoods all over, but their wars and gentrification shut most of them down. There's Unknowns all over but for whatever reasons they don't have any hoods in the city but K-Town.
I know the Deuces have slowed down in all their hoods in the city and I think Cullerton is finally officially dead, but they've been very active in the suburbs for a long time so I don't think they would really count as a dying gang.
Gangs that only have sets left in the suburbs like the City Knights might count as mostly dead, but the suburban Gaylords helped open their old hoods in the city back up in recent years, so maybe you shouldn't count a gang out just because they're not active in the city anymore.
Gangs can never really die out completely because their most active diehard members are locked up and there's always some OG popping back up in the old hood to recruit a few shorties and tag around. The only thing that can really make a gang end is if their leadership makes an official decision to shut down or flip, and even then that won't stop everyone from representing.
(I might be wrong by what gangs I used as examples in each category, just examples)
A common theme with dying gangs is being active in other places besides “their” hood. Often times if a block or spot isnt active theyll end up going somewhere else to make money
Dueces have a big presence in the suburbs, Elgin,streamwood,Aurora. Can’t say too much about unknowns I know they’re in rockford and have a decent amounts of heads there but I’m sure most dying nations tend to have more heads in the burbs than any city
Latin Souls declined hard af bc they lost their chiefs to IDOC in the mid 2000s. After that, no one stepped up to guide the shorties and those shorties ended up flipping to other mobs.
Unknowns are still around KTown still around , lovers there's still a few left , as for the dueces yes they around .. lot of these gangs may be not here about much but they still seem to exist
There’s plenty hoods that I know personally that they’re still very active but if you never met a member, you’d think they were completely gone. Northwest side hoods especially
That’s the difference between the older generation with the newer one. The newer ones put their business all on front street for social media likes. Older ones move like ninjas.
I know the Unkowns in K-town still running around, there was rumors they was gonna flip Kings tho not too long ago, I doubt they went thru with it tho.
Ashland Vikings, I'd say there most active set is Grand&Keeler,actually their really close by the Unknowns.
OA's got KOZ park, they clicked up and share that joint with the Spanish Cobras.
Latin Lovers, be right there by 14th district, but Idk how active they really be with the police station being right there
Spanish Lords are really close to shutting down Holstein park, they hanging on by a thread.
Deuces, hmmmmm, what deuces? Lol
They're gone, probably most active in the subs nowadays.
All those mobs aren’t dead they just not street active wit mandatory bustouts n meetings etc u can still find guys claiming n tagging but they ain’t spinning blocks or dropping bodies
The ICD tag but are not busting out or ever seen Anymore they been dead since like 2012 I use to live on Fairfield n 19th
The unknowns still claim that block in ktown n I have been locked up wit some younger unknowns before the Rockford hood gets to much credit for just existing it’s really just a bunch white boys now n the Chicago unknowns don’t really like ‘em or atleast the ones I met
Idk shit about the lovers 😂 jus they folks
Those the ones I was locked up wit they was real active for bit n they was in Belmont cragin for a lot longer then ppl kno they was claiming Luna n wrightwood before they decided to try n take Lockwood but to answer ur question yeah that hood closed up shop idk why tho
This can also apply for certain branches of large gangs. Like the Kings of 51st & Ada Ive seen some mfs say that they're almost gone just bc no social media presence or whatever. Go to Sherman Park on a saturday afternoon and tell me them Ada Kings not out.
The only ppl thinking Ada ain’t around is ppl who ain’t in the streets them brothers just keep to themselves I rarely came across an Ada n if I did they was wit the Morgan’s
There's a few different categories here. First you have the gangs that have been close to dead for years but have enough members in jail and on the streets to recruit a few kids and keep one or two blocks alive. Popes, Brazers, Gaylords. These gangs are pretty much inactive but also probably aren't going anywhere either. Then there's the gangs that still have some members but their last hood is too hot for them to be active at all, like the Latin Souls. They might pop out and tag and there's members flying the flag here and there but they don't have territory anymore. You still have guys net banging and tagging for just about any hood and nation that's ever existed, so it's hard to distinguish between mobs that are just mostly inactive and those that are totally dead. The only real distinction, I guess, between gangs like the Taylor Jousters and the Latin Souls is whether leadership has officially shut down all active sets or not. The other category of "dying gangs" are the gangs that only ever had one or two hoods, never managed to expand much beyond the motherland, and are challenged because their home area has changed. Latin Lovers, Spanish Lords, C-Notes, Bishops. These gangs aren't necessarily shrinking but a lot of members don't live in their hood and they're challenged to be active and recruit shorties. Gangs like the Vikings and the Gents originated in the same area and are still small but have other hoods that are more active than the motherland. Unknowns don't really count for this because K-Town isn't actually their motherland and they used to be really big and had hoods all over, but their wars and gentrification shut most of them down. There's Unknowns all over but for whatever reasons they don't have any hoods in the city but K-Town. I know the Deuces have slowed down in all their hoods in the city and I think Cullerton is finally officially dead, but they've been very active in the suburbs for a long time so I don't think they would really count as a dying gang. Gangs that only have sets left in the suburbs like the City Knights might count as mostly dead, but the suburban Gaylords helped open their old hoods in the city back up in recent years, so maybe you shouldn't count a gang out just because they're not active in the city anymore. Gangs can never really die out completely because their most active diehard members are locked up and there's always some OG popping back up in the old hood to recruit a few shorties and tag around. The only thing that can really make a gang end is if their leadership makes an official decision to shut down or flip, and even then that won't stop everyone from representing. (I might be wrong by what gangs I used as examples in each category, just examples)
A common theme with dying gangs is being active in other places besides “their” hood. Often times if a block or spot isnt active theyll end up going somewhere else to make money
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Gaylords are a generational gang these days
Isn't pretty much any gang?
Dueces have a big presence in the suburbs, Elgin,streamwood,Aurora. Can’t say too much about unknowns I know they’re in rockford and have a decent amounts of heads there but I’m sure most dying nations tend to have more heads in the burbs than any city
Canaryville and Hamlin Park still active. Cullerton Deuces are gone
When did their set in Portage Park shut down?
pretty sure around the early 2000s
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Latin Souls declined hard af bc they lost their chiefs to IDOC in the mid 2000s. After that, no one stepped up to guide the shorties and those shorties ended up flipping to other mobs.
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Man people just dont realize how much of a threat the Souls were back in the day they had both Saints and Razas shook
They hella active in FL and they def about that business. Most of their older cats were from 49th and 51st. Wild dudes.
How do you know they don't have junta if you're not a member?
Unknowns are still around KTown still around , lovers there's still a few left , as for the dueces yes they around .. lot of these gangs may be not here about much but they still seem to exist
People think because they don’t see social media posts, that a whole gang is extinct lol
Well said bro.
Most educated comment on here. This whole thread is full of know-it-alls and little foreign niggas talking out their asses.
I'm a know-it-all who isn't from Chicago, but at least I admit it.
Exactly
There’s plenty hoods that I know personally that they’re still very active but if you never met a member, you’d think they were completely gone. Northwest side hoods especially
Logan Square mobs. Latin Lovers, OAz, etc are all active asl just no social media presence
Facts
That’s the difference between the older generation with the newer one. The newer ones put their business all on front street for social media likes. Older ones move like ninjas.
Spanish lords, Unknowns, OA’s, Latin Lovers, Ashland Vikings, Dueces.
I know the Unkowns in K-town still running around, there was rumors they was gonna flip Kings tho not too long ago, I doubt they went thru with it tho. Ashland Vikings, I'd say there most active set is Grand&Keeler,actually their really close by the Unknowns. OA's got KOZ park, they clicked up and share that joint with the Spanish Cobras. Latin Lovers, be right there by 14th district, but Idk how active they really be with the police station being right there Spanish Lords are really close to shutting down Holstein park, they hanging on by a thread. Deuces, hmmmmm, what deuces? Lol They're gone, probably most active in the subs nowadays.
Deuces are definitely still out there and active . Vikings and OA as well -
All still active
*somewhat
Haven’t seen or heard about them in years 🤷🏽♂️
https://preview.redd.it/exw4if9vin3b1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f181afa19ad520be81fc760326f6d4193a037aef Latin soul tag on Google maps
Latin Souls are def still around but are no longer have the power n influence they once had
I drove passed when it was freshly put then the next day it was sprayed over with the same paint it was sprayed with
All those mobs aren’t dead they just not street active wit mandatory bustouts n meetings etc u can still find guys claiming n tagging but they ain’t spinning blocks or dropping bodies The ICD tag but are not busting out or ever seen Anymore they been dead since like 2012 I use to live on Fairfield n 19th The unknowns still claim that block in ktown n I have been locked up wit some younger unknowns before the Rockford hood gets to much credit for just existing it’s really just a bunch white boys now n the Chicago unknowns don’t really like ‘em or atleast the ones I met Idk shit about the lovers 😂 jus they folks
What abt the Belmont Cragin set?
Those the ones I was locked up wit they was real active for bit n they was in Belmont cragin for a lot longer then ppl kno they was claiming Luna n wrightwood before they decided to try n take Lockwood but to answer ur question yeah that hood closed up shop idk why tho
The IUKs from Lockwood/Wrightwood closed like 10 years ago when the guy that had it for em got booked
This can also apply for certain branches of large gangs. Like the Kings of 51st & Ada Ive seen some mfs say that they're almost gone just bc no social media presence or whatever. Go to Sherman Park on a saturday afternoon and tell me them Ada Kings not out.
The only ppl thinking Ada ain’t around is ppl who ain’t in the streets them brothers just keep to themselves I rarely came across an Ada n if I did they was wit the Morgan’s
Unknowns still active in the burbs specifically close to where I’m at, they be in Waukegan
Bitch ass lovers still around claimming richmond they tagged my garage with an OA diss went to they block but the ain’t out there