Exclusive | Chicago gangbangers face off against Venezuelans
Sep 22, 2024 · CHICAGO — After serving 20 years in state prison for murder, former gangbanger Tyrone Muhammad never expected to return to the city’s tough South Side and find Venezuelan migrants and the...
As North Side gang war heats up, Chicago cops are warned about …
Jul 26, 2023 · CHICAGO — After three men were shot while standing on an Uptown sidewalk Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police dispatchers began warning cops on the North Side about four areas with a “strong possibility of retaliatory shootings.”
Violence in Chicago has changed. Here’s why and what needs to …
Jul 5, 2024 · As Chicago stares down the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with 11 people killed as of Friday afternoon, an organized group of mothers, fathers, uncles and brothers questions the usefulness of...
What to know after viral social media claims of armed Venezuelan gang …
Sep 4, 2024 · Chicago police have addressed viral posts on social media surrounding a 911 call claiming armed Venezuelan gang members were taking over a city building this week.
54 slayings, more than 80 charged: As Chicago’s gangs have …
Nov 29, 2021 · At least 54 people slain and dozens more wounded in shootings stretching from Englewood to Garfield Park to the Gold Coast — and all of them now included in a string of recent federal...
Chicago shooting: Retaliatory gang violence led to shooting that …
May 11, 2022 · A shootout that left one person dead and four others injured in Chicago was the result of retaliatory violence between two rival gangs, police Superintendent David Brown said Wednesday.
DOJ charges 13 alleged members of violent Chicago gang in federal ... - CNN
Nov 2, 2021 · CNN — The Department of Justice has charged 13 members of a Chicago street gang faction with racketeering conspiracy as part of a federal indictment related to dozens of murders, attempted...
Leaders of ‘Goonie Gang’ are found guilty in racketeering case
Jul 6, 2023 · Three purported leaders of a street gang faction that terrorized Englewood were found guilty of racketeering charges Wednesday after a five-week trial that included evidence from nearly a dozen murders and multiple shootings allegedly …
Chicago mass shooting leaves young girl dead, 10 others injured - NBC News
Apr 14, 2024 · Chicago police believe gang-related violence led to the fatal shooting of a young girl that also left 10 others injured Saturday night in the city’s South Side.
Jury convicts Chicago gang’s reputed leader of racketeering
Nov 9, 2021 · CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a Chicago street gang’s reputed leader on charges alleging that he directed the gang in committing four killings and other violent crimes over the course of two decades. Jurors convicted Labar Spann, 44, on Monday of racketeering conspiracy charges.