Insane Latin Jivers Nation

Insane Latin Jivers Nation is a Folks Mob made up of mostly latinos.

Their colors are Brown and Black.

Their symbols include a Skull w/Tophat, Cane

History: The Latin Jivers originated in the Humboldt Park community in the vicinity of Rockwell & Potomac in the early 1980's. The Latin Jivers were predominantly a Puerto Rican street gang that focused their main operation in drug sales. The Latin Jivers established a brief relationship with the Latin Kings street gang in the Humboldt Park community in the early 1980's. The Latin Jivers and Latin Kings relationship acted out as a form of networking on the bases of drug-trafficking. The Latin Jivers and Latin Kings were closely allied for a short span of years, however, the Latin Jivers never opted to join the People alliance. By the mid 1980's, the Latin Jivers recruited Puerto Rican youth and gang members from various neighborhoods throughout the Humboldt Park community. In result, the gang started to develop new association to other street gangs on the Northwests side. Many members of the younger generation developed ties to the Maniac Campbell Boys and Milwaukee Kings street gangs. The Latin Jivers began to operate within few other gang circles beyond that of the Latin Kings. This lead high-ranking members of the Latin Kings to be angered and instructed the Latin Kings in Humboldt Park to implement pressure on the Latin Jivers to terminate their ties to all and any allied Folks street gangs. As the two organizations engaged in verbal confrontations on the streets, a meeting was setup among high-ranking members to discuss the matters and come to a reasoning. The Latin Kings expressed to members of the Latin Jivers their operations with Folks gangs was displayed as an act of disrespect and the gang was to terminate all ties to any Folks gangs. Few members of the Latin Jivers immediately refused and clarified the Latin Jivers held no solid alliance to either gang and would retain their operations within the likes of their own. This highly angered the Latin Kings and an ultimatum was given to the Latin Jivers along the guidelines the Latin Jivers would be forced to join the People alliance to continue their operations within their Humboldt Park territory. The Latin Jivers again refused to their demands and in result a war was initiated by the Latin Kings.

The Latin Jivers and Latin Kings engaged in several fights and shootings in the Humboldt Park community. The Latin Kings outnumbered the Latin Jivers by far and began to become a threat to the gangs drug turf. During these events, the Latin Jivers were able to expand their operations to benefit the gangs income. The Latin Jivers expanded their operations into the Bucktown community on Chicago's Northwest side. Members of the Latin Jivers had ties to a street gang known as the Latino Stars. The Latino Stars possibly dated back to the 1960's and operated generally in the vicinity of Pierce & Wood. Due to key members incarceration and internal feuding the gang opted to retire the gangs title and operations. As older members of the Latino Stars retired from the gang life, members of the younger generation joined the Latin Jivers or Harrison Gents street gang. The Latin Jivers then gained control over the area in which the Latino Stars previously operated in the Bucktown neighborhood. In the Humboldt Park community, the Latin Jivers established close ties to the Maniac Latin Disciples street gang through their relationship with the Maniac Campbell Boys and Milwaukee Kings, who were closely allied to the Maniac Latin Disciples. In the mid 1980's, the Maniac Latin Disciples, Campbell Boys, and Milwaukee Kings were already enemies to the Latin Kings street gang. These three organizations made up the original "Maniac Family", a group of allied Latino Folks gangs aside the Maniac Latin Disciples in the prisons and on the streets. The Maniac Latin Disciples held a strong presence in the Humboldt Park community and could help the Latin Jivers combat against the Latin Kings. The Maniac Latin Disciples invited the Latin Jivers to join the Maniac Family under a significant probationary term. The Latin Jivers accepted the endeavor and allied themselves with the Maniac Latin Disciples. The Latin Jivers were later influenced by the Maniac Latin Disciples to relocate their stronghold of activity within the Humboldt Park community and release the current drug corner of the Latin Jivers to the Maniac Latin Disciples to solidify the gangs base of operations and defend it from the Latin Kings. The Maniac Latin Disciples then moved their operations to Rockwell & Potomac while the Latin Jivers established themselves in the vicinity of Crystal & Washtenaw.

In the late 1980's, the Latin Jivers recruited modestly in the Bucktown community and developed minor drug ties to members of the Maniac Latin Disciples, Spanish Cobras, and Gangster Disciples street gang. The Latin Jivers also developed ties to the Milwaukee Kings street gang in the East Village community where the Milwaukee Kings and Latin Jivers would often share drug corners. During this time, the Latin Jivers had off-and-on again feuds with the Harrison Gents, Ashalnd Vikings, Satan Disciples, and C-Notes street gangs in the East Village community. In the late 1980's, the Maniac Campbell Boys, Latin Jivers, and Milwaukee Kings formed a tigh-knit relationship and were often referred to as "1st-Cousins"on the streets, however, today some may speculate that their relationship has drifted over the years. In the early 1990's, the Latin Jivers solidified their presence in the Bucktown community and soon spread into other locales throughout the neighborhood. The Latin Jivers setup a section in the vicinity of Greenview & Potomac, where the Gangster Disciples once operated. The gang briefly established a tight-knit relationship with the Maniac Latin Disciples in the Bucktown community. During this time, a large portion of Mexican youth were recruited by the Latin Jivers and were able to secure another set within blocks of the gangs stronghold. The Latin Jivers setup near the corner of Bosworth & Blackhawk. This intersection was once considered the boundary intersection between the Spanish Cobras, Maniac Latin Disciples, and Latin Jivers. As time progresed, animosity between the Maniac Latin Disciples and Latin Jivers developed due to the fact the gangs operations were now so confined. From few verbal and physical altercations, the gangs soon turned to gang brawls and drive-by shootings. These events violated the probationary agreement between the Latin Jivers and Maniac Latin Disciples in the Humboldt Park community, therefore, the gang did not officially become a member in the Maniac Family. The Latin Jivers and Maniac Latin Disciples fought on-and-off again battles, however, the two gangs were never able to settle their differences. Members on both sides were either shot or killed and the tension between the two organizations became to great to dismiss.

In 1992, the Latin Jivers established a brief relationship with the Spanish Cobras street gang in the Bucktown community.This lead to much controversey within the gangs ranks in the Humboldt Park community. The Latin Jivers in Bucktown became closely allied to Spanish Cobras street gang and frequently transacted in drug-trafficking tactics together. The Latin Jivers from in the Bucktown community adopted the "Insane" prefix to their gang title, in prospect the organization would eventually join the "Insane Familia", a group of allied Latino Folks gangs aside the umbrella of the Spanish Cobras in the prisons and on the streets. Although the Latin Jivers violated their probationary term with the Maniac Latin Disciples in Bucktown, the Latin Jivers in Humboldt Park retained their relationship to the Maniac Latin Disciples and may commonly be referred to as "Maniac" Latin Jivers. The Latin Jivers in the Bucktown community fell under a probationary term into the Insane Familia as well. Although the Latin Jivers seemed to be divided into sections the gang members often hung-out in eachothers neighborhoods as one gang. This issue became a problem as the Latin Jivers in Humboldt Park began to feud with local Spanish Cobras sections, Latin Jivers from the Bucktown community would often get caught in the middle of gang fights and shoot-outs with the Spanish Cobras. The Latin Jivers from the Bucktown neighborhood naturally developed hatred towards the Spanish Cobras and spread the influence into the Bucktown community where the Latin Jivers and Spanish Cobras were faintly allied. Eventually, the Latin Jivers and Spanish Cobras had numerous fall-outs and the gangs started to fued and engage in shootings in the Bucktown community. The Latin Jivers obviously had to sever their ties to Spanish Cobras and Insane Familia before their initiaition transpired. In result, a consistent war erupted from the split in which several lives were lost on both sides in the Humboldt Park and Bucktown communities. Despite the non-affiliation to the Insane Familia, the Latin Jivers choose to use the "Insane" moniker in a renegade fashion within their sections gang title. The Latin Jivers may have also adopted the moniker in regard of insult towards to Spanish Cobras street gang.

Throughout the mid-to-late 1990's, the Latin Jivers fought with several gangs throughout the Northwest side including the Spanish Cobras, Maniac Latin Disciples, Latin Kings, Gangster Disciples, Ashland Vikings, Insane Unknowns, Spanish Lords, Orchestra Albany, and occasionally the Harrison Gents, Insane C-Notes, Satan Disciples, and Insane Deuces street gangs. In the late 1990's, the Spanish Cobras operations in the Bucktown community came to a fold due to multiple police investigations and several key incarcerations which allowed the Latin Jivers to fill the void left the in the community. The Latin Jivers and Maniac Latin Disiples short spouts of war intensified in the community and over the years the Maniac Latin Disciples street gang has suffered several losses from the Latin Jivers in the Bucktown community. The Latin Jivers in the Humboldt Park community have fought a consistent war with the Spanish Cobras street gang since the mid 1990's, in which many lives have been lost on both sides. The Latin Jivers have made the news on few accounts due to their shootings escapades against the Spanish Cobras and Maniac Latin Disciples. Today, very few members in the Humboldt Park community refer to themselves as Maniac Latin Jivers, as over the years most members have been initiated as Insane Latin Jivers. The Latin Jivers are relatively small in number, and over the past decade, a significant portion of the Latin Jivers gang members have been incarcerated. Several aspects have played a role in the Latin Jivers decline over the years. The Latin Jivers have experienced internal feuding among sets in the Bucktown community that may be due to a power stuggle and the likes of a racial divide between Puerto Rican and Mexican members. The section located in the vicnity of Bosworth & Blackhawk are said to have adopted the likes of a renegade philosophy in recent years. Tension and conflicts within the oganization has crippled the size, leadership, and stability within the organization. Never the less, the Latin Jivers continue to maintain a presence in the Humboldt Park and Bucktown communities, although gentrification is on the rise and has played a role in the gangs decline. The Latin Jivers have very few allies on the streets, however, the section in Humboldt Park retain their relationship to the Maniac Latin Disciples street gang. Although, in recent years there has been off-and-on again feuds among the gang's in Humboldt Park. The Latin Jivers principle rivals have consisted of the Spanish Cobras, Maniac Latin Disciples, Latin Kings, Noble Square Vice Lords, Noble Square Gangster Disciples, Harrison Gents, Ashland Vikings, Orchestra Albany, and Spanish Lords street gangs.