Francisco Gonzalez-Jasso was swept up in the federal deportation campaign aimed at clearing "violent criminals" off Chicago-area streets. But there's no evidence he had gang ties or a criminal record.

A federal judge in Chicago will not permit prosecutors to present evidence of the alleged gang ties of a Chicago man charged with issuing a bounty for the killing of Border Patrol Commander Gregory ...

When discussing the problems of violence in Chicago, people should focus beyond gangs, Mikki Kendall writes at The Toast. Kendall argues that the city “needs healing and access to resources and ...

CHICAGO — As Chicago enters the tail end of another explosive year for gun violence, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is trying to help quell the bloodshed by pushing an ordinance that allows the city to sue gang ...

Chicago has posted death statistics that rival the number of soldiers lost in Afghanistan, but some locals are trying to reverse the violence. Recently, ABC News held a televised sit-down, Don’t Shoot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — Days before a high-profile trial, a federal judge Thursday barred prosecutors from bringing in evidence that a Chicago ...

President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former Chicago gang kingpin Larry Hoover. Hoover was convicted of operating a criminal enterprise in the late 1990s while imprisoned on a murder ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new top enforcer for the Drug Enforcement Administration's Chicago Field Division spent more than 20 years on the front lines ...

This undated photo in a court filing provided by the United States Attorney’s office in Chicago, shows Paris Poe’s back tattoo that reads “The Earth Is Our Turf”, and Hobo. Poe is one of six ...