But there are two things he won’t leave home without: his bulletproof vest and the 9 mm pistol he slips into his pocket. ... Stoner was adept at negotiating the patchwork of 60 Chicago gangs.

A gang war has taken over parts of Chicago. Over the weekend, 14 people were shot. Two were killed. So ... The police gave us a bulletproof vest for the trip, and within minutes it because crystal ...

Maybe he was off-duty. An ex-con wearing a “peacekeepers” vest took part in the vicious beating and robbery of a Chicago motorist over the Memorial Day weekend, according to authorities and ...

A violent barroom attack in 2012 involving people affiliated with Outlaws Motorcycle Club remains the subject of legal action in McHenry County. The criminal charges against the men arrested in the… ...

Members of La Raza cooperated with police to find two suspects. — -- Members of a Chicago street gang helped police apprehend and charge a suspect in connection to last week’s shooting of ...

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) talks about his annual “Get Behind the Vest” fundraiser supporting the Chicago Police Memorial ...

Anxiety simmered in the days before Chicago’s school year began. Everyone there knew about the city’s intractable gang problems, the explosive violence that came with it – and the dangerous ...

What the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation identified was the vests weren't being replaced," O'Shea said. Dig deeper Since ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Shawn Cotton no longer drives his $55,000, bright pink Corvette to work because he's afraid it could get him killed like his friend. But there are two things he won't leave home ...