Portage Park gang arrest

[Lookout Kid]

Portage Park had rising gang troubles in the 80s and 90s. It's not like they just up and left. It's still a safe neighborhood by city standards.

[andrew61]

Originally Posted by princessbing68

Cops quell gang melee on Northwest Side - Chicago Breaking News (http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/08/cops-quell-gang-melee-on-northwest-side.html - broken link)

I always thought Portage Park was a fairly safe neighbourhood then again, gangs can walk into any neighbourhood and raise havoc. What a shame.

Yeah, I always thought so too. I've been taking quite a few walks around the Portage Park area recently and exploring a little (don't ask me why). Been wondering if, at my age, it might be time to retire from the fast-paced lakefront lifestyle, buy a little house someplace like Portage Park, live a quiet domestic life and do yard work or whatever...

I think those Far Northwest Side neighborhoods tend to be the lowest-crime in the city. Guess there's really no part of town that is completely untouched by gang activity, however.

[Venom]

Of course not... there's a little invention known as a motor vehicle that can transport humans from point A to point B relatively fast.

[heyho]

And what age is that, Andrew? : D

The far northwest side is 'safest' because most city workers: fire, cops, etc are required to be city residents, so they reside on the far fringes: Portage Park, Jefferson Park, Edgebrook, Norwood Park, Forest Glen.

JP in particular has easy access to public trans. If you are serious with regards to a move, pm me.

[ChiMack]

Originally Posted by Venom

There's a couple crews and futures in Portage Park

Also a neighborhood doesn't need to have gangs to have violence if you have a spot that attracts people that are not from the neighborhood.

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

Portage Park had rising gang troubles in the 80s and 90s. It's not like they just up and left. It's still a safe neighborhood by city standards.

like who... i also heard the mlds had a set by irving park and austin... but thats all i could think of Deuces ad D's

[Venom]

Originally Posted by ChiMack

like who... i also heard the mlds had a set by irving park and austin... but thats all i could think of Deuces ad D's

Yah MLDs,SGDs, Some Azteca crew, and of course LKs

[ChiMack]

Originally Posted by Venom

Yah MLDs,SGDs, Some Azteca crew, and of course LKs

where are the SGD's and LK's

the closest lk set i could think of is school and lavergne

[howieahandles]

could have sworn I saw a VL on Austin by St Roberts in Jeff Park. That's the second that I've seen in the area recently. Really depressing to see a once very safe and quiet neighborhood deteriorating so quickly.