The story of the Saints begins with the formation of the Rebels in 1949. The Rebels were founded in 1949 in the Back of the Yards as a mostly Polish white gang that began to become very popular by the mid-1950s. The Rebels began making the news in 1956 and from there their popularity exploded. The Rebels were so powerful of a group their territory encompassed the entire Back of the Yards community and even beyond the borders expanding all the way to the suburbs. The Rebels were Chicago’s first super gang having up to 2,500 members at their peak but this was all prior to 1960; therefore, much of their history is lost. The Rebels mostly ran Back of the Yards and even opened business in the neighborhood.
Beginning in 1959 when the Rebels began to take more heat from law enforcement members began to leave the group to start their own groups and one of those groups was the Saints. The Saints were basically born out of the Rebels as even older Rebels started the Saints in 59. Many people in the neighborhood were unaware of this transition and assumed these members were still Rebels. The first time any people in the community knew of the Saints was in 1960 when young members like Rabbi and his brother Monk and Frank M became present on the streets. The first Saint hang out was at Gus’ Snack Shop at 1620 W. 47TH at 47th and Marshfield.
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