A Chicago pastor brought hundreds of men together on the city’s South Side Sunday in an effort to reduce violence and reclaim ...

The leader of the Chicago street gang Four Corner Hustlers has been sentenced to life in prison for racketeering conspiracy charges involving multiple murders. Labar Spann, 47, was convicted in ...

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“The movement is a moment in time and speaks to an ongoing struggle by Puerto Ricans for self-determination,” said ‘The Young Lords Speak’ editor Jacqueline Lazú. A new book, The Young Lords Speak: ...

Last year’s restaurant openings in Chicago — and, sadly, its closings, too — can reveal a lot of what to expect in the coming months. Steakhouses continue to reign supreme, while all-day cafes prove a ...

Fire insurance maps are an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand how cities have changed over the past century. The challenge has always been unlocking what's inside them—that is, until ...

Federal and state prosecutors now say a single gang faction on Chicago’s South Side committed 14 murders and shot at least 18 other people in just two years as part of a brazen crime spree meant to ...

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index improved to-0.21 in September from -0.31 in August, but August's reading was revised from -0.12, according to data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of ...

A federal grand jury has indicted six purported Chicago gang members for racketeering conspiracy, accusing the gang of involvement in 13 homicides as well as spates of other violence across the city ...