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O’Block’ is one of Chicago’s most talked-about neighborhoods, but many don’t know the full history behind it. This video ...
The block where I pastor on the South Side of Chicago is known infamously around my city, around America, and even internationally, as "O Block." It was gangsters who gave O Block its name.
His killing came just weeks after he released a song entitled “Dead Bitches,” a diss track that mocked the deaths of several affiliates of O Block. The men charged in Weekly’s death are all ...
The sentencing hearings are expected in August and September. All six defendants are purportedly members or associates of O-Block, a rival faction of Black Disciples based in the Parkway Gardens ...
Despite his name coming up multiple times, Durk’s lack of direct ties to O Block seems to be his saving grace, keeping him clear of any legal repercussions in this case. This trial could mark a ...
Pastor Brooks started his journey more than 15 years ago to reinvent the stretch of King Drive, near the infamous ‘O-Block,’ dubbed by the Sun-Times in 2014 as ‘Chicago’s Most Dangerous.’ ...
The Chicago rap community, including Asian Doll to Big 30, is in mourning after a fatal shooting claimed the lives of O'Block rappers Munna Duke and Younggin in the early hours of May 10 ...
The board will vote to approve the next phase of design work for an addition and renovations at O’Block Elementary School and a purchase order agreement for 25 electric buses during its Dec. 17 ...
O-Block Louie, King Von’s friend who was shot in the head on the night of his murder, has reportedly passed away. For those unfamiliar, Louie was a close associate of Von, whose legacy as a ...
VATICAN CITY — When 15-year-old Maria Izworska from Poland hears the word Chicago, the first thing that comes to mind is “O Block,” the notoriously high-crime strip of South King Drive that ...