In the early 1980s, Chicago’s South Side was being terrorized by one of the most violent drug gangs in America. The El Rukn organization controlled territory, trafficked narcotics, and enforced its ...

Five masked and hooded gunmen opened fire in a busy area of River North early Wednesday morning, letting off dozens of rounds ...

Near South Side areas endure bigger share of gun violence suffering, costs despite progress fighting crime elsewhere in the ...

Chicago police are investigating a deadly River North shooting and other overnight violence. Here's what we know.

Giovanna Moreno Occhipinti, 32, a former Illinois educator, was arrested in May by federal immigration enforcement officers.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and a Chicago police officer detailed to a gang unit operating in the southwest suburb shot two suspects, officials said. Both were in critical ...

Five people face federal charges following an Athens gun trafficking investigation linking weapons from Georgia to gang violence in Chicago.

David Washington's gangster life began in elementary school, but a relentless youth minister helped deliver him from evil.

An Athens man was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on numerous gun-running charges that allege he purchased guns in ...