1983

Notable Chicago Punk Events in 1983

 * January - Matter #1 is released
 * July/August - Naked Raygun released the Basement Screams EP
 * The Effigies released We're Da Machine EP
 * Wasteland Records released Savage Beliefs' The Moral Efficiency of... 7"
 * Happy Toons formed
 * Blatant Dissent formed in Dekalb, IL