Faceworld is a South Side faction of the Gangster Disciples that was targeted by the FBI because of a wave of violence tied ...

In the early 1980s, Chicago’s South Side was being terrorized by one of the most violent drug gangs in America. The El Rukn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Athens man was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on numerous gun-running charges that allege he purchased guns in ...

Two suspected gang members were arrested after federal agents searched a Chicago home and seized guns and "switch" devices. Prosecutors say 11 firearms and 20 machine gun conversion devices were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — A Chicago gang member who led Ogle County police on a reckless 100 mph pursuit on May 9 is now in ...

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My gangster life began in elementary school, but a relentless youth minister helped deliver me from evil. I stood motionless in front of the mirror, filled with anger, as drugs flowed through my veins ...

Authorities early Thursday morning rounded up more than 40 leaders and senior members of Chicago's "Black Souls" street gang in a first-of-its-kind sweep conducted under Illinois' new RICO statute.

For 150 years Toledo has been known as "Glass City" for its reputation as a global glass-making capital. In recent years Toledo has also been branded as "Little Chicago," for its violent street crime ...

“It’s Halloween, and somebody is going to die tonight.” Those were the chilling words of a Chicago gang member who made good on his threat by firing a hail of bullets into a car on Halloween night in ...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — A Chicago gang member who led Ogle County police on a reckless 100 mph pursuit on May 9 is now in custody in Cook County, officials said. In an initial news bulletin, the ...