Vice Lords
The Vice Lords is the oldest and the second largest street gang in Chicago, USA. It was originally formed in late 1950s, believed to be sometime in 1958, as a club of the Illinois State Training School for Boys in St. Charles, also known as the St. Charles Juvenile Correctional facility. There, a group of kids, from and around 16th street of the western part of Chicago, organized themselves into a group – they were the original members of the Vice Lords.
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Symbols or emblems
Over a period of last several decades, several sets of the Vice Lords have been identified, and they have also grown into a number of branches. They all use certain common symbols or emblems, including:
- A bunny wearing a bow tie
- A Martini Glass
- A Top Hat
- A Cane
- Gloves
- Dollar sign
- 5 Point Star
- A Crescent Moon
Identified branches
Some of the identified branches of the Vice Lords are:
- Cicero Insane Vice Lords
- Conservative Vice Lords
- Ebony Vice Lords
- Insane Vice Lords
- Mafia Insane Vice Lords
- Renegade Vice Lords
- Spanish Vice Lords
- Unknown Vice Lords
- Undertaker Vice Lords
Gang structure
It is interesting to not that the Vice Lords have their own rank structures, including General, Minister, Lieutenant, and Foot Soldiers. This basic structure applies to all factions of the Vice Lords. But, each factional leader enjoys authority over his particular faction only, and not on other factions.