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. A federal grand jury has indicted six purported Chicago gang members for racketeering conspiracy, accusing the gang of involvement ...

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 ...

This has been a summer of blood, sweat and tears in Chicago. The city has been scorched by historic heat, and the homicide rate has soared. When the sun goes down behind the glimmering lakeshore ...

In this documentary, Jamali Maddix investigates a dramatic new era for Chicago’s infamous gang underworld. The gang leaders of old have been put in prison, throwing the streets into chaos of warring ...

A federal grand jury has indicted six alleged members of a South Side Chicago street gang, accusing them of running an operation that committed armed robberies and carjackings, murdered rivals, and ...

CHICAGO, Ill. – Chicago resident William Brown loves basketball. “I've always been Michael Jordan crazy," Brown said. "You know that’s like every Black kid’s dream growing up, wanting to be a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

CHICAGO, Illinois -- The eruption of gunfire outside a funeral home on Chicago's South Side that left 15 people wounded was part of an ongoing conflict involving the gang of a young man being mourned ...