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In the 1970s, Humboldt Park became more dangerous with high levels of gang activity, crime, and violence. The neighborhood was economically depressed, with housing values below the citywide average, until the recent upswing. [further explanation needed] Overcrowding remains a serious problem, [citation needed] as does gang activity and violent ...
Gangs in Humboldt Park originated in the 1950s, and quickly cascaded across nearly all racial groups in the area over the proceeding years as gang related violence also increased, with a surge in the late 1970s. [3] By the late 1980s/early 1990s, approximately 49 of the 139 gangs active in Chicago operated out of the 14th district, Humboldt ...
Demographic shifts and conflicts around this time led to the formation of many gangs, and the inception of a broader gang culture in Humboldt Park, and around other parts of the city. In the 1970s, gang-related crime and violence spiked, particularly with Hispanic-on-Hispanic homicides increasing in the summer of 1971 due to Latin Kings gang ...
Two men were in critical condition after they were gunned down in a drive-by shooting overnight in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police saiid. About 3 a.m. Saturday, the victims were ...
A 59-year-old woman was fatally wounded and another woman was left in critical condition Thursday night after a shooting in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before ...
A Chicago police officer was shot while patrolling in Humboldt Park early Sunday morning, authorities said. Two officers were on patrol on the 3800 block of West Augusta Boulevard at around 2:02 a ...
The Humboldt Park riot was the second major conflict between Puerto Ricans in Chicago and the Chicago Police Department. The riot began on June 4, 1977, and lasted a day and a half. [ 2 ] Following the shooting deaths of two Puerto Rican men, locals (mostly young Puerto Ricans) battled Chicago police officers in Humboldt Park and in the streets ...
A 32-year-old UPS driver was shot in Humboldt Park on Tuesday morning, according to Chicago police. The man was outside 746 N. Trumbull Ave. at about 10:20 a.m. when he heard shots then felt pain ...