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 ...

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

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

An increased deployment of Cook County Sheriff's deputies over the July 4th weekend will maintain a permanent presence in ...

Five masked and hooded gunmen opened fire in a busy area of River North early Wednesday morning, letting off dozens of rounds, killing one man and injuring another, authorities said. Police said the ...

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

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