Here’s a look back at Weiss’s life and death, with rarely seen photos and stories from the Tribune’s archives.

Thirty-five empty .45 caliber shells were in a pile near the window — just as they had been ejected from a Thompson machine ...

The Latin Kings street gang has reportedly issued a “shoot on sight” order against Customs and Border Protection agents in Chicago, prompting a security alert from federal authorities. CBP officials ...

CHICAGO (Tribune News Service) — Except for Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson would be forgotten by all but serious devotees of military history. The two never met, being cut from different cloth.

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Brandon Johnson saw his first gang business card when he was around 12 years old. Nestled inside a cigar box filled with his father’s old pocket knives and squirrel pelts was a wrinkled curio ...

A former Chicago gangster sounded the alarm about Democrats' "oxymoronic" crime policies, warning Americans "should be afraid" as fears mount over a possible turf war between Venezuelan gangs and ...

This post is a response to an article by Kevin D. Williamson, “Gangsterville,” written for the February 25 edition of National Review. Kevin’s piece on the homepage about uncontrolled gang violence in ...

From Al Capone to the haunted Congress Hotel Chicago has a rich history of gangsters and ghosts! One of the best ways to acquaint yourself with the infamous city is from the streets. That’s why ...