CHICAGO | The Rev. Robin Hood stands in front of an elementary school in what's known as "The Holy City" — the Chicago neighborhood where the notorious Vice Lords street ...

A popular music producer and rapper from Chicago’s hip-hop music scene has been murdered, his family says. Javunte Wheeler, better known as "Squeak" and a part of the hip-hop collective Pivot Gang, ...

The Rev. Robin Hood stands in front of an elementary school in what's known as "The Holy City" - the Chicago neighborhood where the notorious Vice Lords street gang got ...

Chicago's Safe Passage program protects kids walking to school from gangs. Chicago expanded the program this school year amid dozens of ... Hood said the program would cost $600 million over 10 ...

Suburban Chicago police arrested purported gang members in 2017 after observing them waving guns on ZackTV1. They hadn’t heeded Stoner’s advice: If you’re a felon and insist on waving guns ...

Chicago has the largest gang population in the country, with approximately 100,000 members who commit 75 to 80 percent of the city's homicides. "We're looking for ways to try to get to zero ...

SqueakPIVOT, Music Producer and DJ for Chicago's Pivot Gang, Dead at 26 After Fatal Shooting. The DJ, ... His uncle, 27-year-old Derion S. Hood, was also fatally shot.

It has grown steadily over many decades with little public attention. Through countless arrests and street stops, Chicago police officers have compiled a database of street gang members that now ...

Critics in Chicago are joining a nationwide chorus questioning the value and fairness of these massive lists of gang members, saying they are often inaccurate, outdated and racially skewed.

Jermaine Rhodes never saw a better option. His relatives were gang members, so naturally, he became involved, too. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. "I started selling drugs in school ...