Demonstrators distribute photos of Paul O'Neal before protesting his fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer Aug. 5, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Getty Images Leaders from three Chicago gangs ...

The last thing you’d expect to see at a museum exhibit on the Vice Lords, one of the largest, most vicious black street gangs in Chicago, is a photograph of a cherubic white guy. A cherubic ...

The Chicago Crime Commission recently published an update to its gang book. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Columbia University professor Desmond Patton about the book and why it's problematic for ...

Several Lake County law enforcement agencies on Monday announced new efforts to combat a spike in gang activity, releasing a list of men they consider the area’s 10 most-wanted gang members.

6-year investigation leads to major gangs, guns and drugs takedown by law enforcement in Chicago By Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff and Christine Tressel Friday, April 28, 2023 ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. (CBS) --The Bloods may sound familiar by name, from their rivalry with the Crips in stories of gang violence in Los Angeles, or from movies such as "Colors."But they have never had a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two suspected members of a Venezuelan gang have been taken into custody for their alleged involvement in a deadly mass shooting in Chicago. One of the suspects, 25-year-old ...

When 18-year-old Albert Vaughn Jr. was beaten to death with a baseball bat during a 2008 fight at a teen dance party in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, it sparked a tragic but familiar chain ...

Around 70 gangs operate in Chicago, with more than 100 thousand members among them. Chicago has long been notorious for its gang culture and for gangs’ influence on politics and business. But modern ...

Ex-Chicago gang member says Iowa school shooting won’t deter him William Holmes, founder of an alternative studies program for at-risk youth, was hurt in a shooting Jan. 23 at a Des Moines school.

The GDs were one of Chicago's most prolific gangs, along with rivals the Black Disciples (BDs). Welcoming the news, West reposted photos of a 2021 "Free Larry Hoover" benefit concert with popular ...